Active Directory

#PSTip Identifying read-only domain controllers

Shay Levy
1 Min To Read
11 Mar, 2014
- Active directory
- Tips and tricks

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. When you get a list of domain controllers using the AD module, one of the properties each DC has is the IsReadOnly property.

Identifying Active Directory built-in groups with PowerShell

Shay Levy
4 Min To Read
26 Nov, 2013
- Active directory
- How to

Built-in groups are predefined security groups, defined with domain local scope, that are created automatically when you create an Active Directory domain.

#PSTip Find all groups with same group members in Active Directory

Jaap Brasser
2 Min To Read
24 May, 2013
- Active directory
- Tips and tricks

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. Today I was asked if there was a way to find out which groups have the same group members.

#PSTip Retrieve group membership of an Active Directory group recursively

Shay Levy
1 Min To Read
23 May, 2013
- Active directory
- Tips and tricks

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. When you need to manage Active Directory, the Active Directory PowerShell module is the first admin choice as it provides many cmdlets for administering and interfacing with various AD objects.

#PSTip Verify Active Directory account credentials using System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry

Jaap Brasser
2 Min To Read
21 May, 2013
- Active directory
- Tips and tricks

The System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement namespace provides a nice way of testing if a set of Active Directory credentials are correct (also discussed in PSTip Validating Active Directory user credentials ).

#PSTip List all AD attributes currently in use for AD users

Jaap Brasser
1 Min To Read
06 May, 2013
- Active directory
- Tips and tricks

This question was asked on the forums recently, is it possible to list all the Active Directory attributes that are currently in use for Active Directory users.

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