Partitions in Active Directory

The active directory database is stored in a single NTDS.dit file which is logically separated into the following partitions: Schema Partition Configuration Partition Domain Partition Application Partition Schema Partition There is only one schema partition per forest and it is stored in all DCs of the forest.  It contains the definition of objects and rules for their ... Read more

How to Send an Email from Gmail Account Using PowerShell

You can send an email from your Gmail account using only a single command in PowerShell. There are several ways to achieve that, however, this tutorial uses the Send-MailMessage cmdlet. Send-MailMessage cmdlet has following commonly used paramters: –Attachments string The full path and filenames to be attached with an email. –Bcc string Email addresses that you would like to ... Read more

How to Downgrade Forest and Domain Functional Levels

Downgrade the Forest Functional Level Step 1. Open PowerShell with elevated privileges. Step 2. Execute the following command, replace the identity with your domain name and the forestmode with the level you want to downgrade to. Set-ADForestMode –Identity “CANITPRO.com” –ForestMode Windows2008Forest In the above example, I have downgraded the forest functional level to Windows Server 2008. ... Read more