This “how to” tutorial explains how to create users in Active Directory using the New-ADUser cmdlet in PowerShell Create a user in Active Directory with PowerShell Open a PowerShell window On a domain controller, open a PowerShell command prompt. Create the user using the New-ADUser cmdlet and validate the command Example to create the user …
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure a tiering system in an Active Directory environment, more specifically how to configure group policies (GPOs). This tutorial is not a complete guide to setting up tiering, but it does explain the basic GPOs you need to set up. This tutorial is not a complete guide …
In this tutorial, we will see how to create an Active Directory group from a domain controller in PowerShell using the New-ADGroup cmdlet. Syntax to create a group in PowerShell: Example: Create the SysAdmin group in the OU Groups which is located in the OU IT. Create a group in Active Directory using PowerShell Ouvrir …
Presentation of Distribution Optimization Since Windows 10 and available on Windows Server 2019, it is possible to optimize the distribution of Windows updates by using a peer-to-peer (P2P) system between computers on the same network (and even on the Internet) for downloading updates. This system avoids having to search for updates on the Internet each …
In this tutorial, I will explain how to set up an authentication silo with Active Directory, but before going into detail, I will explain in a few words what an authentication silo is used for. In fact it is quite simple, it allows to control on which computers a user can connect, the authentication silos …
In this tutorial, I will show you how to run a PowerShell script when your computer starts. For this example, I created a “simple” PowerShell script that will create an entry in the Windows Event Log. Here is the script: Before you begin, copy your script file to the domain controller you will use to …
Presentation In this tutorial, I will explain how to link GLPI 10 with an Active Directory to allow users to log in with their domain account. This link will allow you to synchronize users in GLPI, if you use an email collector, this allows you to provision user accounts and allows the import of emails …
With the deployment of Windows 11 24H2, you may have group policy application issues, which is visible by running the gpupdate command. Error message: Computer policy could not be updated successfully. The following errors were encountered:Group Policy processing failed. Windows could not resolve the computer name. This could be due to one of the following …
Below you will find scripts that will allow you to mass change the owner of different Active Directory objects such as: In a “normal” situation, the owner of Active Directory objects is: When an object is created by a user who is not a member of one of the above groups through delegation or use …
In this tutorial, we will see how to join a computer running Windows Server 2025 to an Active Directory domain. Before joining the Active Directory domain, you must have a user (administrator) account in the target domain with the necessary rights to add a computer. Before you make sure that the domain join is successful, …