SYSVOL is a folder which resides on every domain controller in domain. It contains the domains public files that need to be accessed by clients and kept synchronised between domain controllers. This share will be created automatically during the DC promotion. The default location for the SYSVOL folder is “C:\Windows\SYSVOL” although it can be changed… Read More »
Schema Master FSMO Role The schema master FSMO role holder is the DC responsible for performing updates to the directory schema (that is, the schema naming context or LDAP://cn=schema,cn=configuration,dc=<domain>). This DC is the only one that can process updates to the directory schema. Once the Schema update is complete, it is replicated from the schema… Read More »
Multi-Master Model A multi-master enabled database, such as the Active Directory, provides the flexibility of allowing changes to occur at any DC in the enterprise, but it also introduces the possibility of conflicts that can potentially lead to problems once the data is replicated to the rest of the enterprise. One way Windows deals with… Read More »
What is Microsoft AGPM? Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) extends the capabilities of the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to provide comprehensive change control and improved management for Group Policy Objects (GPOs). AGPM is available as part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) for Software Assurance. What is RSoP?RSoP (Resultant Set of Policy) is a… Read More »
What is group policy in active directory? What are Group Policy objects (GPOs)? Group policy is a feature of Microsoft Windows Active Directory that adds additional controls to user and computer accounts. Group policies provide centralized management of User and Computer configuration settings. A Group Policy Object is a collection of settings systems administrators create… Read More »
Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS) provides managed domain services such as domain join, group policy, lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP), and Kerberos / NTLM authentication that is fully compatible with Windows Server Active Directory. We can use these domain services without the need to deploy, manage, and patch domain controllers in the… Read More »
This article will help you to understand the basic concept of AD sites, subnets, and site. Also helps you effectively manage sites and their implementation in Active Directory Domain Services. AD Sites overview Sites in AD DS represent the physical structure, or topology, of your network. AD DS uses network topology information, which is stored in the directory… Read More »
This article will explain how to fix time sync issue on Hyper-V virtual domain controller. Normally domain controllers in the domain use the PDC as their central time source. However, a Hyper-V virtual DC would normally synchronize time with it’s hyper-v host instead of PDC. This would cause time difference between virtual DC and other… Read More »
I am going to list down some key areas which need to be covered in any Active Directory health check: Replication health: A healthy replication is important for any Active Directory infrastructure. All domain controllers in the infrastructure need to be aware of every change to the Active Directory database. There are tools and techniques… Read More »
There are five flexible single master operations (FSMO) roles in the Active Directory infrastructure. Each of them will be performing specific Active Directory tasks that other domain controllers in the infrastructure are not permitted to perform. These five FSMO roles are divided into two categories based on their operation boundaries: Forest Level> Schema operations master>… Read More »