What is Active Directory Domain Services? Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is a server role in Active Directory that allows admins to manage and store information about resources from a ...

Back in the day, we would be using ADSI to connect to our Active Directory forest/domain to gather information about a variety of things. Today I will completely ignore ADSI and focus solely on the ...

Before you decide to upgrade to Windows Server 2003 from Windows NT, it's important to understand some key differences between Active Directory and the NT 4 domain model as it pertains to server roles ...

I recently worked in a situation where an entire forest root domain had to be recovered. The structure itself was relatively simple. It consisted of two domains; an empty forest root and a child ...

What’s New in Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services Windows Server 2008 System Requirements Installing Windows Server 2008 Active Directory has ...

Earlier this week I saw a situation in which someone with a small, single-domain controller network performed a restoration of their domain controller. This restoration effectively reverted the Active ...

Windows Server admins should establish one authoritative time source for their organization. Rick Vanover explains how to configure the authoritative time source. We may earn from vendors via ...

Hackers can use tools like BloodHound to visualize the shortest path to owning your domain. But that doesn't mean you can't use it to find and protect your organization's weak spots. Here's how.

Active Directory is at the center of many attacks as it is still the predominant source of identity and access management in the enterprise. Hackers commonly target Active Directory with various ...