Active Directory

Use PowerShell to Create a New Active Directory Forest on Windows 2012 Server Core Installation (no-GUI)

Oct 13, 2012 · Active Directory PowerShell Server Core Windows Server 2012 ·

You have a fresh installation of Windows Server 2012 that was installed using the default installation type of server core installation (no-GUI). This server will be the first domain controller in a brand new Active Directory forest. Log into the server and launch PowerShell by typing powershell.exe. You'll need to …

Use Data Stored in a SQL Server Database to Create Active Directory User Accounts with PowerShell

Aug 9, 2012 · Active Directory PowerShell SQL Server ·

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I need a few Active Directory users created in my mikefrobbins.com test environment so I thought why come up with fake information when I could use information that I already have in a SQL Server database? The Employees table in the Northwind database looks like an easy enough candidate since all the data I need is in …

Find AD User Account Lockout Events with PowerShell

Oct 6, 2011 ·

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A few weeks ago a user contacted me and stated they were constantly being locked out throughout the day. This could have been caused by a number of things from someone else trying to log in as them to being logged in somewhere else, changing their password and the session with the old password still being active. I ran …

Create AD Group and Copy a Group’s Members with PowerShell

Sep 29, 2011 ·

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This week, I was asked if I could export a list of users who were members of a specific group in Active Directory. What's this list for? We're working on a project that requires us to create a new security group in Active Directory and we're going to add all the users on the list to the new group. I determined that …