Looking for some pointing in the right direction as a mostly Linux admin. Big picture what I'm trying to do is take about 50 Windows client PCs that aren't part of a domain, join them to a domain, and ...

You shouldn’t change domain controller network settings, but here’s how to do it if you must Your email has been sent Active Directory domain controllers (DCs) are probably the most change-averse ...

A recent report from Microsoft reinforces warnings about the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on ...

Microsoft warns that some Windows domain controllers are entering restart loops after installing the April 2026 security ...

Or, the continuing saga of my disaster recovery testing....<P>I start with a happily running test network with two domain controllers. I back up one of the domain controllers remotely from the other ...

Installing this month's Windows Server security update has knocked some enterprise domain controllers into continuous reboot ...

Sounds funny, but believe it or not, it's real. Since its release in Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V supports cloning of Domain Controller VMs. Cloning may seem an incredibly naughty task for a domain ...

IT admin may lock down the DMZ from an external perspective but fail to put that level of security on access to the DMZ from an internal perspective as you’ll have to access, manage and monitor these ...

A recent report from Microsoft reinforces warns of the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on the ...

Samba's open source alternative to Microsoft's domain controller is a good start, but not ready for prime time Samba 4.0 is a milestone release that brings Active Directory functionality to the open ...

Windows Server admins should establish one authoritative time source for their organization. Rick Vanover explains how to configure the authoritative time source. Time management is one of the more ...