If you have multiple domain controllers in your environment and you want to check with domain controller is authenticating your client, you can execute the following command on command prompt. (Execute it with elevated privileges) nltest /dsgetdc:<domain> This will return you the domain controller you are getting authenticated from. Above picture shows the client machine ... Read more
By default when users attempt to login to a computer at a branch site, a read-only domain controller contacts the writeable DC for their authentication as it doesn't store user passwords. This happens every time when users log in. However, a read-only domain controller can be configured to cache user passwords using Password Replication Policy (PRP). With PRP, ... Read more
When a Password Replication Policy is enabled and a user or computer account is in the allowed RODC password replication group, a password is replicated and cached on Read-Only Domain Controller when a branch user login for the first time. The RODC authenticates the branch users and computers for subsequent logins without forwarding requests to the main ... Read more
When passwords of branch users are cached on an RODC, there is no way to directly delete them. However, if you reset their password at the writeable DC (RWDC), they get automatically removed at the RODC. Same applies to computers, reset their account at RWDC to remove them from cache.
This guide is written to show you how to add a new domain in an existing forest in Windows Active Directory. You can add a new domain by using the server manager or PowerShell. In this guide, I'll show you how to use the server manger. Before you add a new domain, your system must meet ... Read more
You can create an unlicensed user in Office 365 for testing purposes. Lets get started. Prerequisites Download and install the following modules. Microsoft Online Service Sign-in Assistant for IT Professionals RTW Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell (64-bit version) Create an Unlicensed User in Office 365 for Testing Open portal.office.com in your favorite ... Read more
If you want to set a password to never expire for a single user, you have to do it via PowerShell. There is no way from admin center. Prerequisites Download and install the following modules. Microsoft Online Service Sign-in Assistant for IT Professionals RTW Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell (64-bit version) Step-By-Step ... Read more
This article focuses on Office 365 password policy. Allowed Characters Following are the allowed characters in Office 365 user password: a - z A - Z 0 - 9 @ # $ % ^ & * – _ + = [ ] { } | \ : ‘ , . ? / ` ~ “ ... Read more
In one of earlier articles, we removed active directory domain services using PowerShell. In this guide, I'll focus on removing active directory domain services using server manager. Remove Active Directory Domain Services Using Server Manager Step 1. Open server manager dashboard. Click: Manage -> Remove roles and features. Step 2. Verify the tasks and then click Next. ... Read more
The other day, I was studying about the Linux du command when I stumbled upon its --files0-from option that enables the tool to accept input file/directory names written in a file. The option has an associated condition that names specified in the file should be NUL terminated. Now, it was when I started entering names ... Read more