Create Bulk Organizational Units (OU) in Active Directory with PowerShell
In this guide, I’m going to show you how to create bulk OUs in Active Directory using PowerShell. Maybe you are migrating to a new domain, server, merging with another company, or creating a lab environment. Whatever the case PowerShell can be used to quickly create a bunch of OUs and save you time. Let’s…
How to Find Which Logon Server You Authenticated to (Domain Controller)
There are times when you need to determine which domain controller you have authenticated to. This can be helpful for a number of reasons such as troubleshooting group policy, slow logins, application issues, map network drives or printers, and so on. For example, recently I ran into an issue where single sign-on was not working…
How to Add Users to Active Directory Groups
In this guide, I will show you how to add users to Active Directory security groups using PowerShell, ADUC, and by using the Bulk Group Management Tool. I will provide you with examples of adding a single user and multiple users to groups. Example 1: Add a Single User to a Group using PowerShell Example…
How to Disable Multiple Users in Active Directory
In this guide, you will learn how to disable Active Directory user accounts. First I will show you how to disable single and multiple user accounts using Active Directory users and computers console. Then I will show you how to disable user accounts by using PowerShell for a single account and multiple accounts from a…
Find Nested Groups in Active Directory
Remove Users from Local Administrators Group using Group Policy
In this guide, I’ll show you how to remove users from the local administrator group using group policy. I’ll also show you how to add users or groups into the local administrator group. By using group policy you can gain control over admin rights and ensure no unwanted account is added into the local administrator…