Getting a list of users in an Active Directory group.
DaleLike the write up I did on how to get a list of users in your domain, there are several ways to do this, but the method I prefer to…
Getting a list of users in your AD domain.
Update 12/2015: A Powershell version of this article is here. There are several ways to do this, but the method I prefer to use is GET-QADUser command from the Quest Active…
Detecting broken or not installed SMS/SCCM clients.
You take all your computer accounts in Active Directory, filter out the old records (I use a cut-off of 30 days), and then compare it to your SMS or SCCM…
Detecting inactive computers in your AD domain.
Use the LastLogonTimeStamp or the LastLogin Active Directory attribute. If you are on a Windows 2003 Functional Domain or later, use LastLogonTimeStamp. If you are on a Windows 2000 Functional…
Windows 2000 had Active Directory folders.
In Windows 2000 you could create a shortcut to an Active Directory resource, and turn it into an Windows Explorer view. One of my (now long gone) predecessors worked out…
Using %homeshare% seemed like a good idea at the time.
We used to hard-code a user’s home directory in a logon script; just like this: net use H: \\NODDY22\%Username%$ Of course, it becomes a problem when you need to change…
Semi-regular web-link clearance (3) – January 2010
How to Install GPMC on Server 2008, 2008 R2, and Windows 7 (via RSAT) Can You See Me - Open Port Check Tool Is a free utility for remotely verifying…
Semi-regular web-link clearance – January 2010
Get-ComputersNearMe Today I learned a little bit about how to get to some of the data stored within special shell folders. You can get a list of all of the…
Seen @ blogs.technet.com: W2K3 to W2K8 Active Directory Upgrade Considerations
W2K3 to W2K8 Active Directory Upgrade Considerations I have collected some upgrade considerations from a couple colleagues of mine and have been sharing them on our internal technical DLs as…