Active Directory

Active Directory (AD) is a directory service that Microsoft developed for the Windows domain networks. It is included in most Windows Server operating systems as a set of processes and services. Initially, Active Directory was only in charge of centralized domain management. Starting with Windows Server 2008, however, Active Directory became an umbrella title for a broad range of directory-based identity-related services.

What are the steps to move the DC in production site after promotion?

Moving a domain controller (DC) to a production site after promotion involves several steps. Here's a general overview of the…

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What are the staging and production sites in Active directory?

In Active Directory, staging and production sites refer to different environments used for testing and deploying changes to Active Directory. The staging site is an…

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If domain controller down for some time, is it good to move this to staging site? if yes then why?

If a domain controller (DC) has been down for an extended period of time, there may be several reasons why…

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What information contain netlogon logs?

Netlogon logs contain information related to the Netlogon service on a Windows Server, which is responsible for authenticating users and computers on the…

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What are sites in Active directory? What are they used for?

In Active Directory, sites are a logical construct used to group together network resources (such as domain controllers and clients) that are…

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How we can redirect specific user’s subnet to get the authentication from particular AD site

You can redirect a specific subnet to authenticate from a particular Active Directory site by using site link bridges and connection objects.…

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What is subnet and how we can add or remove in active directory

In Active Directory, subnets are used to define the scope of certain policies and features. Adding or removing subnets allows you…

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What factors should I consider when designing site links?

When designing site links in Active Directory, there are several factors to consider to ensure that replication traffic is efficient and reliable. Here…

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If one of the domain controller goes down in site, will there any impact?

If one of the domain controllers in a site goes down, there may be several impacts on the Active Directory environment, depending…

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What is the impact if Schema Master goes down

If the Schema Master domain controller goes down in an Active Directory forest, the potential impacts are: Inability to make schema changes - No schema…

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