On the surface, Active Directory groups are a simple and straightforward way to manage identities (users and/or computers) and assign permissions. Users or computers are added as group members, and ...

Since Active Directory is a core feature of Windows Server, we can install it from the Server Manager. So, to install Active Directory, follow the steps mentioned below. After installing the role, you ...

Microsoft moves to make the cloud version of its Active Directory service more appealing by letting you create and edit groups. Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD) has only seen a modest level of ...

Find the actual number of users in a group by locating those that may be hard to find in a hidden subgroup. As someone that manages Active Directory users and groups, trying to figure out the true ...

Active Directory (AD) is an excellent file and folder permissions, security, and management tool. It allows administrators to give permission to access specific folders to specific users. Simply put, ...

In our Active Directory domain, we’d like to manage users and groups from a workstation rather than from the server. How can I get the Active Directory Users and Computers application into my XP ...

Attackers have learned to use Active Directory and Group Policy to find weaknesses in Windows networks and identify targets. Here's what you can do to prevent that. Active Directory, part of Windows ...

Editor’s note: When originally published this article said that by using dynamic user identification (UID) generation, users might be assigned a different UID number each time they logged onto a ...

Researchers at Secureworks’ Counter Threat Unit (CTU) have warned of a new and potentially serious vulnerability affecting the pass-through authentication (PTA) hybrid identity authentication method ...