Active Directory Powershell Blog
Pipelining AD – one object at a time
Disable loading the default drive ‘AD:’ during import-module
All of you who have used the Active Directory (AD) powershell module would have noticed that every...
Date: 04/12/2010
Find out when your Password Expires
Few weeks ago I came across this question “How to find out an account’s password...
Date: 02/26/2010
Adding/removing members from another forest or domain to groups in Active Directory
Adding/removing members belonging to the same domain from a group is very simple using AD Powershell...
Date: 01/20/2010
Redirecting Well Known Containers (CN=Users; CN=Computers etc.)
In this post we will see the Powershell way of redirecting Users and Computers containers (i.e....
Date: 11/25/2009
Accessing Replication Metadata using ADPowerShell
Metadata associated with Active Directory Replication is exposed in AD via many constructed...
Date: 11/01/2009
View/Configure Protected ACL and Fixing Broken Inheritance
ACL inheritance is one of key concept in Active Directory delegation of control. It allows ACEs set...
Date: 10/22/2009
Add Object Specific ACEs using Active Directory Powershell
Active Directory Powershell implements two Powershell Provider cmdlets specifically for access...
Date: 10/13/2009
How to view SOAP XML messages to and from AD Webservices and Powershell
I am sure many of us are curious to see the XML messages communicated between the AD Powershell...
Date: 10/05/2009
How to find extended rights that apply to a schema class object
Recently, I came across this question (how to find extended rights that apply to a schema class) in...
Date: 09/22/2009
Active Directory Management Gateway Service released to web - manage YOUR Windows 2003/2008 DCs USING AD POWERSHELL !
RTW version of Active Directory Management Gateway Service (ADMGS), an Active Directory Web Services...
Date: 09/17/2009
Token Bloat Troubleshooting by Analyzing Group Nesting in AD
This tool started when I was finding ways to analyze the complexity of group memberships in AD....
Date: 09/04/2009
Active Directory Powershell to manage Sites and Subnets – Part 3 (Getting Site and Subnets)
Hello folks! Here are few Active Directory Powershell script snippets that you will find useful...
Date: 08/18/2009
Active Directory Powershell to manage Sites and Subnets – Part 2 (New-XADSubnet)
In an earlier post “Active Directory Powershell to manage sites – Part 1 (New-XADSite)” Jairo...
Date: 08/11/2009
Three Module Extensions (DC Health, Trust Management and Demo Script)
This is a short blog post to highlight a few module extensions that we have been demoing at...
Date: 08/04/2009
Use Active Directory Powershell to manage Windows 2003/2008 DCs
Many of the readers have expressed interest in having the ability to manage their down level...
Date: 06/23/2009
Inspecting Deleted Objects before Restore
Accidental deletions can happen in Active Directory in many ways. An administrator can end up...
Date: 06/01/2009
Tab completing LDAP attribute names inside Advanced Filters
In my previous post about Advanced filters I showed how to use Powershell variables to represent...
Date: 05/19/2009
ACTIVE DIRECTORY POWERSHELL TO MANAGE SITES – Part 1 (New-XADSite)
In this opportunity I am going to provide a solution to manage sites in your Active Directory (AD)...
Date: 05/05/2009
HOW TO CREATE A FUNCTION TO VALIDATE THE EXISTENCE OF AN AD OBJECT (Test-XADObject)
In this posting I am sharing a simple but useful function that you might need to use in many of your...
Date: 05/05/2009
Working with Certificates in Active Directory Powershell
AD Powershell uses .NET class X509Certificate to represent a certificate. Let's see how you can...
Date: 04/26/2009
Active Directory Powershell – Advanced Filter (Part – II)
In my previous post I discussed about the various features available in -Filter parameter aka...
Date: 04/14/2009
Active Directory Web Services Overview
Active Directory Web Services (ADWS) is a new windows service introduced in Windows 2008 R2 that...
Date: 04/06/2009
Active Directory Powershell – Advanced Filter
Do you find it difficult reading/writing LDAP filters? Do you wish you could write LDAP filter in a...
Date: 04/03/2009
Active Directory Administrative Center for Windows Server 2008 R2 implemented using ADPowershell!
Windows Server 2008 R2 doesn’t just add ADPowershell – it also adds Active Directory Administrative...
Date: 03/27/2009
Error Reporting in Active Directory Powershell
In this blog, I will discuss the Active Directory (AD) PowerShell error reporting. Good error...
Date: 03/25/2009
Active Directory Powershell: Installation using RSAT on Windows 7
Some of the blog readers have mentioned that it would be great to have AD Powershell cmdlets...
Date: 03/24/2009
Extending Active Directory Powershell
Today, I am going to show how we can leverage the power of Powershell V2 and Active Directory...
Date: 03/19/2009
Active Directory Powershell: The Drive is the connection
People familiar with LDAP, ADSI or third party Active Directory Powershell cmdlets might be...
Date: 03/11/2009
Active Directory Powershell Overview
Although it is pretty easy to get the list of AD cmdlets using Powershell, many of you might be...
Date: 03/04/2009
Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell – Quick start guide
ADPowershell is available starting Windows Server 2008 R2. To play with AD Powershell cmdlets, you...
Date: 02/25/2009
Welcome!!
Welcome to Active Directory Powershell Blog! This blog is written by a group of developers, testers,...
Date: 02/18/2009