I had to create a global security group while I was managing shared mailboxes in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 with the help of PowerShell. I thought to document it for others. Create an Active Directory Global Security Group with PowerShell 1. Open PowerShell with administrative privileges. 2. Execute the following command. This is just an ... Read more
We have configured a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) Windows Server 2016 using server manager in another tutorial already. In this post, we will again configure RODC Windows Server 2016 but using PowerShell this time. Prerequisites I assume you have at least one writeable DC in your environment. Following are some other prerequisites you need to meet. ... Read more
When a Password Replication Policy is enabled and a user or computer account is in the allowed RODC password replication group, a password is replicated and cached on Read-Only Domain Controller when a branch user login for the first time. The RODC authenticates the branch users and computers for subsequent logins without forwarding requests to the main ... Read more
If you want to set a password to never expire for a single user, you have to do it via PowerShell. There is no way from admin center. Prerequisites Download and install the following modules. Microsoft Online Service Sign-in Assistant for IT Professionals RTW Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell (64-bit version) Step-By-Step ... Read more
When you have multiple domains in a forest, migrating Active Directory objects between two domains is a day to day task of system engineers. Reasons can be that companies are sold or merged or employees are transferred. Type of AD Migration There are two types of AD migrations: Inter forest migration - In inter forest migration, AD objects ... Read more
In this article, I'll show you to get all O365 users which have not been assigned any license. Prerequisites Download and install the following modules. Microsoft Online Service Sign-in Assistant for IT Professionals RTW Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell (64-bit version) Get a List of Unlicensed Users in Office 365 To get ... Read more
Just like we added AD users in a group with the help of Ad-ADGroupMember PowerShell cmdlet, we can also remove AD users from a group using PowerShell. Remove AD Members from Group Using PowerShell 1. Open PowerShell with elevated privileges. 2. Execute the following cmdlet if you would like to remove a single or multiple users ... Read more
When AD users change office, their postal addresses become incorrect and you need to change them. As you know this can be inefficient and hectic if you change postal address of each user one by one using active directory users and computer ADUC MMC snap-in. In such scenarios, PowerShell is the preferred choice. So Let's get started ... Read more
In previous article, we added a new domain in an existing forest using server manager. In this guide, I'll focus on adding a new domain using PowerShell. Prerequisites Static IP is configured Administrator account has strong password Firewall is turned off DNS server settings in TCP/IPv4 are correct and they are pointing to a domain ... Read more
You can create a DHCP failover with two servers in hot standby mode by using a single Add-DhcpServerv4Failover PowerShell cmdlet. This tutorial assumes you have an active scope on primary DHCP server and a DHCP running on standby or partner server. Configure DHCP Failover in Windows Server 2016 using PowerShell Step 1. Open PowerShell on primary ... Read more