Category: Active Directory
Azure AD Connect: User Realm Discovery Failed.
Recently I faced an issue with Azure AD Connect. The scenario: A Windows Server 2012 R2 box with direct access to the internet with Azure AD Connect installed and running under the context of a […]
Azure AD Connect: Initialize-ADSyncDomainJoinedComputerSync
Azure Active Directory Connect (AADConnect) is the tool that connects your on-premises Active Directory to Azure Active Directory. At the end of the setup there is a rather unhelpful message asking you to run “AdSyncPrep:Initialize-ADSyncDomainJoinedComputerSync” […]
The hidden benefit of hacking your own Active Directory?
This summary stems from a brief conversation within a peer circle. A parallax perspective on the issue of passwords. Most IT organisations have an IT Security policy, which defines the required password parameters for an organisation. […]
Active Directory: What to learn next?
The Microsoft MVP summit was held last week (3rd – 7th November) in Redmond, where I had the good fortune to spend the week with members of various Microsoft product teams that are responsible for […]
Active Directory: A user cannot be in more than 1015 groups.
In any Microsoft Active Directory forest, a user can only a member of 1024 groups but after allowing for up to 9 well known SIDS this number is actually 1015. See KB http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328889 If a user […]
Active Directory: Disaster Recovery (Recap)
In preparation for the Active Directory forest to be upgraded (to Windows Server 2012 R2), it may be prudent to re-evaluate Active Directory disaster recovery plans. Active Directory if configured correctly will just sit there […]
Top 6 (Independent) Microsoft Active Directory Integration Experts to Follow
Blatant self-promotion, but I wanted to share a blog post from OneLogin that gives their list of top Active Directory experts (including me) and our top tips on “What you should never do when working […]
