Badri Narayanan

Locating objects outside a domain controller’s (DC) domain is beyond its scope. Hence, there is a need for a server called a global catalog server. The global catalog contains a partial representation of all objects in the entire forest. Watch this video where we discuss how you can check if a domain controller is a global catalog server using Active Directory Sites and Services Check out a…

FSMO roles are replication roles that are assigned to Domain controllers by administrators. These roles takes care of a certain part of the replication process so that one DC does not have to monitor and control all the replication processes. Learn how to identifying DCs that have been authorized with FSMO roles Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here…

Lear how to create the building blocks of Active Directory with this step-by-step guide to configuring sites, subnets, and site links. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here 👇 https://www.windows-active-directory.com/active-directory-sites.html For more such articles, visit our website 👇 https://www.windows-active-directory.com/ Subscribe to our monthly…

WMI filtering allows administrators to target specific computers based on filters that are provided to them, and then apply GPOs to the targeted computers. Learn how to add a WMI filter to GPO to reduce the hassle of searching for computes, organizing them under separate containers, and then creating separate group policies for them. For a more detailed explanation, check out our article here…

A security filter is an AD functionality that allows you to specify the users or computers to which you want a particular GPO to be applied. Learn how to apply security filters to negate the frustration of dealing with authenticated users having excessive or insufficient security policies being applied to them. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here…

Nesting groups in Active Directory (AD) allow for better control in managing access to resources in the AD network. In this video, we will learn what group nesting is, the types of groups and their scope of nesting, how you can nest a group, and the best practices for group nesting to avoid confusion and hassle. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here…

Group Policy includes policy settings that affect both users and computers. The settings under Computer Configuration control how the computer is configured. The settings under User Configuration control the user’s log-on session. In this video, we discuss the various group policy settings in detail. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here…