In Active Directory environment users have to update their passwords when its expire. In some occasions, it is important to know when user password will expire.
For user account, the value for the next password change is saved under the attribute msDS-UserPasswordExpiryTimeComputed
We can view this value for a user account using a PowerShell command like following,
Get-ADuser R564441…
Healthy SYSVOL replication is key for every active directory infrastructure. when there is SYSVOL replication issues you may notice,
1. Users and systems are not applying their group policy settings properly.
2. New group policies not applying to certain users and systems.
3. Group policy object counts is different between domain controllers (inside SYSVOL folders)
4. Log on scripts…
Healthy Active directory replication is important for active directory infrastructure. REPADMIN is command line utility which can use to check the AD replication status. I wrote an article before about common replication errors and how to use these command line utilities for troubleshooting. If you till not read it you can find it in here.
The Active Directory Replication Status Tool…
Till Windows server 2008 R2, forest and domain functional level are not possible to downgrade once it’s upgraded. Well it’s not a problem if you properly plan you active directory upgrades. But sometime it’s save life with difficulties admins face with AD upgrades. With starting windows server 2008 R2 you can downgrade forest and function levels. The minimum level it can…
