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How to create a group in Active Directory

Groups in Active Directory (AD) bring together users and devices that share common permissions, and access rights for easy management and efficient administration. Read on to learn how to create one. Steps to create a group in AD: Launch the computer which has AD DS installed, go to “Start” and choose “Administrative tools”. Choose the tile that reads “Active…
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How to check if a DC is a global catalog server | How to Active Directory

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…
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Active Directory FSMO roles | How to Active Directory

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…
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Active Directory Sites, subnets, and site links| How to Active Directory

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…
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Active Directory WMI filtering | How to Active Directory

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…
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Active Directory security filtering | How to Active Directory

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…
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Nesting groups in Active Directory | How to Active Directory

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…
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Managing group objects | How to Active Directory

Learn how to add and manage `group objects in Active Directory using the Active Directory users and computers. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here 👇 https://www.windows-active-directory.com/group-object-management-in-active-directory.html For more such articles on Windows Server Management, visit our website 👇 https://www.windows-active-directory.com/ To stay updated…
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Managing AD computer objects | How to Active Directory

Active Directory objects represent resources that are a part of the network. There are several types of objects such as a user, computer, printer, and more. In this video, we will take a look at what an Active Directory Computer object is, what are its properties, and how you can create, delete, and modify a computer object. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here…
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