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  • Blog Post: Step-By-Step: Creating an Azure AD Lab Environment

    MVP Sean Kearney
    Active Directory is one of the most predominant identity management tools found in business today. Azure Active Directory further enables this capability by introducing cloud authentication via either a synchronized for federated model to allow further connection to devices and services not traditionally...
    on 28 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: Forensics: Audit Group Policy Links and Changes with PowerShell

    Ashley McGlone
    Honorary Scripting Guy I would like to thank Ed and Teresa Wilson, the Microsoft Scripting Guy and the Scripting Wife, for bestowing upon me the title of Honorary Scripting Guy . This was a humbling surprise. It has been a joy to share my scripting passion with the community, and I will continue to...
    on 26 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: Mailbag: Superbowl Superbag (Issue #6)

    Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT]
    Hey y'all, Mark, Tom and Lakshman are back for another mailbag. All of our NFL teams are out of the playoffs but I promise you this mailbag meets the proper inflation requirements for a blog post. Sorry Boston I had to. Ok let’s jump into it ...read more
    on 23 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Work with Active Directory Date Fields

    The Scripting Guys
    Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to work with Active Directory date fields. How can I Use Windows PowerShell to work with date fields in Active Directory? Try the following techniques: # Password last set within the last 30 days? $pwdLastSet = Get-ADUser Administrator -Properties pwdLastSet...
    on 27 Nov 2014

  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find if User Is Nested Group Member

    The Scripting Guys
    Summary : U se Windows PowerShell to find if a user is a nested member of a particular group. How can I use Windows PowerShell to quickly find if a user is a nested member of a particular group, for example, Domain Admins? Use the -RecursiveMatch LDAP filter operator: Get-ADUser -Filter 'memberOf...
    on 25 Nov 2014

  • Blog Post: Active Directory Week: Stale Object Cleanup Guidance—Part 2

    The Scripting Guys
    Summary : Scripting tips for cleaning up stale Active Directory accounts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we continue our series about Active Directory PowerShell by Ashley McGlone. Before you begin, you might enjoy reading these posts from the series: Get Started with Active...
    on 27 Nov 2014

  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get List of FSMO Role Holders

    The Scripting Guys
    Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to get a list of FSMO role holders in Active Directory. I use NETDOM QUERY FSMO to list my domain controllers that hold the FSMO roles, but can I do it with Windows PowerShell? As usual, there is more than one way to do most things in Windows PowerShell, but here...
    on 28 Nov 2014

  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get Inactive Active Directory Accounts

    The Scripting Guys
    Summary : U se Windows PowerShell to get a report of inactive Active Directory accounts. How can I use Windows PowerShell to get a report of inactive Active Directory accounts? The Search-ADAccount cmdlet has a number of parameters and switches to help identify stale accounts: ...
    on 26 Nov 2014

  • Blog Post: Mailbag: Superbowl Superbag (Issue #6)

    Mark Morowczynski [MSFT]
    Hey y'all, Mark, Tom and Lakshman are back for another mailbag. All of our NFL teams are out of the playoffs but I promise you this mailbag meets the proper inflation requirements for a blog post. Sorry Boston I had to. Ok let’s jump into it. Web Application Proxy Cert Renewal Static...
    on 23 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: Azure Cloud App Discovery

    MSFTTS2
    Michael Kophs Partner Technology Strategist Partners, A few weeks ago, I blogged about the brand new Azure Identity Management Solution Accelerator , which provides detailed guidance on how to integrate your on-premises Active Directory with Azure Active Directory (AAD). Why integrate Azure AD with on...
    on 20 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: Microsoft Virtual Academy: Active Directory, Windows 8.1, Office 365, Hybrid Cloud Azure, Bing Optimization, Windows App, Designing XAML UI

    Stephen.Ibaraki
    IT Pro Courses 1. Understanding Active Directory 2. Windows 8.1 Deployment JumpStart 3. Office 365 ProPlus Deployment for IT Pros 4. Moving to Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft Azure Dev Courses 1. Mobile Dev: Bing Search Engine Optimization Jump Start 2. Mobile Dev: Last Stop: Getting Your Windows App to...
    on 20 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: Differences in Email Attribute Between UPA and Active Directory

    Ambergahill
    There may be times when you receive a report where a user's email address in Active Directory (AD) differs from the one found in User Profile Application (UPA) for that user's profile. This usually occurs after a user has changed their email address in Active Directory and the UPA has not correctly...
    on 20 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: AD Magic Restore script published on codeplex

    Justin Hall MSFT
    Alexandre Augagneur is an AD MVP who recently published a new script called AD Magic Restore . It uses dsamain.exe to expose an AD database file taken from a backup or a snapshot. It compares that database file with your production AD database and let's you restore any attributes. The attribute-level...
    on 19 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: RPC Endpoint Mapper Returns Dynamic Port Incorrectly When Active Directory is Configured to Use Static Port

    Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT]
    Hi Folks, Gary Green, Lakshman Hariharan and Rick Sasser here with a new post on RPC. The purpose of this post is to draw attention to an issue that our friends in the Directory Services team have uncovered where the RPC Endpoint Mapper (EPM) returns ...read more
    on 12 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: mstep 開催レポート【 11/26 更新】

    MPN_Japan
    今回ご紹介する mstep は、MCP試験 70-346 / 70-347 の受験者が合格するために有効な知識やポイントを解説するだけでなく、Office 365 (Azure Active Directory 含む) やExchange Online、Lync Online、SharePoint Onlineなどの管理方法などについても学ぶことができるコースです。 今回は約 70 名の皆様に参加いただきました。 8 月に日本語で試験提供されたばかりの科目でしたが、2 科目取得で MCSA の資格を取得できることから注目を集めているコースだったため、すぐに満席となりました。 ＜セミナー名...
    on 26 Nov 2014

  • Blog Post: mstep 開催レポート【 10/10 更新】

    MPN_Japan
    今回ご紹介する mstep は、Azure IaaS を利用した Active Directory ドメインの構築および、Azure Active Directory とのハイブリッド認証基盤の構築を予定しているエンジニアが、実践的に学ぶことができるハンズオン コースです。 ＜セミナー名＞ 【ハンズオン】 Enterprise Mobility を実現するハイブリッド認証基盤の構築 ～ Azure IaaS, AD DS, AD FS, Web Application Proxy & Azure AD を一気に構築 ＜講師からのコメント＞ ハイブリッド IdP の正しい知識と構築方法を習得するためには...
    on 10 Oct 2014

  • Blog Post: mstep 開催レポート【 8/20 更新】

    MPN_Japan
    今回ご紹介する mstep は、皆様もご存知のクラウド サービス Microsoft Azure です。 オンプレミスのネットワークと Microsoft Azure のネットワークを VPN でつなぐことにより、Microsoft Azure をオンプレミスの延長として活用できることを、理解していただけるコースです。 クラウド ニーズが高いこともあり、約 70 名の皆様に参加いただきました。 ＜セミナー名＞ Microsoft Azure 仮想マシン (IaaS) で構成する Active Directory ドメイン環境 ～ドメイン コントローラー、Office 365 SSO 環境を...
    on 20 Aug 2014

  • Blog Post: mstep 開催レポート【 6/27 更新】

    MPN_Japan
    今回ご紹介する mstep はWindows Server 2003 サポート終了を目前に控えて、新しい環境への移行を検討されている方のためのコースです。 タイムリーなコースということもあり、約60名の皆様に参加いただきました。 ＜セミナー名＞ Windows Server 2003 サポート終了前! 新環境への移行解説セミナー ～ Active Directory とグループ ポリシーの移行編 ～ ＜概要＞ Windows Server 2003 を移行するにあたり、考慮すべき点やツールを用いた具体的な移行方法について、デモを交えてご紹介します。 また、Windows Server...
    on 27 Jun 2014

  • Blog Post: RPC Endpoint Mapper Returns Dynamic Port Incorrectly When Active Directory is Configured to Use Static Port

    Mark Morowczynski [MSFT]
    Hi Folks, Gary Green, Lakshman Hariharan and Rick Sasser here with a new post on RPC. The purpose of this post is to draw attention to an issue that our friends in the Directory Services team have uncovered where the RPC Endpoint Mapper (EPM) returns a dynamic port incorrectly instead of the static...
    on 12 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: Mailbag: New Year New Questions (Issue #5)

    Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT]
    Hey y'all, Mark and Tom and some new members to AskPFEPlat to tackle your questions in the new year. Hope everyone was able to take some time off and re-charge. How are those new year's resolutions going? Be healthier? Read more? Learn a new technology ...read more
    on 9 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: Mailbag: New Year New Questions (Issue #5)

    Mark Morowczynski [MSFT]
    Hey y'all, Mark and Tom and some new members to AskPFEPlat to tackle your questions in the new year. Hope everyone was able to take some time off and re-charge. How are those new year's resolutions going? Be healthier? Read more? Learn a new technology? Get certified? More on that later. By this...
    on 9 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: Updated tutorials about installing Active Directory domain controllers on an Azure virtual network

    Justin Hall MSFT
    I recently updated a couple tutorials about installing domain controllers on Azure. The steps are simpler, and the topics are much shorter. I also removed a script that provisioned domain-joined member servers because it was no longer working. When I have that working again I will add it back. Or if...
    on 5 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: Azure Active Directory for the Old-School AD Admin

    Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT]
    Greetings! Hilde here to wish you a Happy New Year and to welcome you to the first Monday of 2015 and the first post of 2015 for AskPFEPlat! As you may know from reading my posts here, I tend to reminisce. Well it's the New Year, so here I go again ...read more
    on 5 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: Azure Active Directory for the Old-School AD Admin

    Michael Hildebrand - MSFT
    Greetings! Hilde here to wish you a Happy New Year and to welcome you to the first Monday of 2015 and the first post of 2015 for AskPFEPlat! As you may know from reading my posts here, I tend to reminisce. Well it's the New Year, so here I go again … Anyone out there remember the "Distributed...
    on 5 Jan 2015

  • Blog Post: Sysvol migration - Migrating to the ‘ELIMINATED’ state

    M. Omer Siddiqui
    I was recently working with a customer helping them migrate to the Eliminated state of Sysvol migration so I thought to highlight the steps that we took for this migration. Before the migration, we verified: - All domain controllers are in the Redirected state. Run dfsrmig /getmigrationstate against...
    on 31 Dec 2014