How to Install and Setup Azure AD Connect (Step by Step). Before you install Azure AD Connect, you must check that your environments meet certain requirements. So, the first section of this guide provides various prerequisites and requirements to ensure a successful installation. There are also steps provided to check that your on-prem AD server […]
What is Windows Event Log ID 4740? – A User Account Was Locked Out. Well, if you are an IT professional, you might have come across a situation where a user account gets locked out on your Windows Server. This is due to multiple reasons, such as entering the wrong password multiple times or a […]
How to Connect to Exchange Online using Powershell. Have you ever needed to manage Exchange Online and felt that the web based admin center was too limited? All in all, PowerShell offers you a more robust option, and in this article, I show you how to connect to Exchange Online using PowerShell and manage it […]
How to Connect to Office 365 using Powershell. Have you ever found yourself needing to manage Office 365 users, groups, and services, but the web based admin center just doesn’t cut it? In this situation, PowerShell is a great help. In this guide, I’ll teach you how to connect to Office 365 with PowerShell in […]
Are you trying to find the sAMAccountName of a user in Active Directory? As a SysAdmin, you may come across situations where you need to locate the sAMAccountName of a user in AD. Fortunately, there are multiple tools available to you to perform this task, and in this article, I’ll share five of them. Specifically, […]
How to Add Domain Controller to an Existing Domain. Having one Domain Controller (DC) is not recommended because it creates a single point of failure (SPOF) risk. For example, if the only Domain Controller goes down in the organization, extensive outages result in a loss of operations. Therefore, we need to have a secondary Domain […]
Azure AD Connect Force Sync PowerShell/ Synchronization Service Manager. As a default, the synchronization cycle in Azure AD is executed every 30 minutes. However, sometimes, as an Azure administrator, you may need to make urgent changes to on-premises AD objects and want them synchronized immediately with Azure AD. For instance, forcing a sync is necessary, […]
Azure AD Joined vs Registered Devices — What’s the Difference? In the times when the working environment has made a rapid shift from working at offices to work from home, you must understand the cloud based components that define your business operations. All in all, Azure AD empowers your workforce to access the external as well […]
How to Setup Active Directory on Windows Server 2022. One of the most notable features of Windows Server that helps it stand out in the Enterprise sphere is Active Directory. All in all, Active Directory is a great tool for enhancing security for organizations, enabling administrators to have a centralized user and rights management. The latest […]
Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs – Find Sign In Logs for Last 30 Days with PowerShell. Since its inception more than 10 years ago, PowerShell’s command line interface (CLI) has proven to be a vital tool for managing local and remote Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. One of its vital uses in server administration is finding the sign in […]