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How to configure the xRDP server on Ubuntu Linux?

How to configure the xRDP server on Ubuntu Linux?

How to configure the xRDP server on Ubuntu Linux? This tutorial describes how to set up an xRDP server to connect to Ubuntu Linux with the lightweight graphical Xforce UI using the RDP protocol. This can be very handy when you need to connect to Linux operating systems with graphical interface from Windows using Remote Desktop. What is xRDP? xRDP is Microsoft’s free and open-source…

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Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2019

Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2019

Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2019 In this tutorial, you will find how to install Active Directory in Windows Server 2019. This will be accomplished by installing the appropriate role and upgrading the server to a master domain controller (DC). We will also add the DNS role to take advantage of the zone capabilities integrated into Active Directory. Basically, it is a two-step…

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How to Enable Active Directory Recycle Bin

How to Enable Active Directory Recycle Bin

How to Enable Active Directory Recycle Bin Active Directory Recycle Bin enables a feature for administrators to restore deleted objects. Finding Domain Naming Master Server We recommend enabling Recycle Bin feature on your DC with Domain Naming Master role. In order to get what domain controller holds this role, you need to use netdom.exe application with following parameters (run it in…

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How to Troubleshoot AD Replication using Repadmin Tool

How to Troubleshoot AD Replication using Repadmin Tool

How to Troubleshoot AD Replication using Repadmin Tool Repadmin is a cmd application for diagnosing AD replication issues. Via Repadmin it is easy to view replication topology for every domain controller. And use this knowledge to manually change it and initiate replication communications between controllers. With Repadmin you can easily check replication metadata and relevance vectors…

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How to Manage User Accounts in Active Directory

How to Manage User Accounts in Active Directory

How to Manage User Accounts in Active Directory Users are one of the most popular objects in AD. They are used for authentication and authorization on workstations. Also in many services which are integrated with AD. User management is the main routine for sysadmins and helpdesk specialists. This guide helps to manage such objects in multiple ways. For managing users there is a need to install…

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How to Change Default Location for New User and Computer Accounts in AD

When you join a computer to the Active Directory domain or create a user, all these objects will be placed in default containers – Computers and Users. In order to place your new objects to relevant OUs with proper group policies you need to change their default location. This tutorial will show you how to do that. Modification the default location for new user and computer objects is possible…

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How to Assign Logon Scripts with a Group Policy

How to Assign Logon Scripts with a Group Policy

Logon scripts can be very handy when we need certain actions been done with a user logon such as mapping a network drive. This tutorial will show you how to assign a logon script using Group Policies. In order to do that your account must have Domain Admin rights, delegated “edit GPO settings” rights or be an owner of the GPO. There are four types of script you can use with Group Policy: Logon…

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How to Install and Configure OpenVPN Server on Linux CentOS

How to Install and Configure OpenVPN Server on Linux CentOS

In this article we will cover the installation and configuration of the OpenVPN server based on Linux CentOS, and show how to connect two remote computers (or offices) behind NAT into one network using OpenVPN server. We will also use certificates for encrypted connection. If you are a Windows user, check out the guide about configuri…

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Group Policy Diagnostics with GPResult Command

Group Policy Diagnostics with GPResult Command

Group Policy Diagnostics with GPResult Command

GPResult.exe– is a console application designed to analyze settings and diagnose group policies that apply to a computer and/or user in an Active Directory domain. Specifically, GPResult provides the resulting set of policies (RSOP), a list of applied domain policies (GPOs), their settings, and detailed information about processing errors. The…

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How to Update Windows Group Policy on Domain Computers

How to Update Windows Group Policy on Domain Computers

How to Update Windows Group Policy on Domain Computers

In this article, we will take a look at the features of updating Group Policy settings on Active Directory domain computers:

Automatic Group Policy update interval

The GPUpdate command

Remote update via the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC.msc)

PowerShell Invoke-GPUpdate command

Group Policy Update Interval

In order for the new…

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How to Configure Direct Access in Windows Server

How to Configure Direct Access in Windows Server

How to Configure Direct Access in Windows Server

In this article, we’ll step by step describe how to deploy the Direct Access (DA) remote connection service on Microsoft Windows Server. Before we get started, let’s take a quick look at what the Direct Access service is. The Direct Access component was first introduced by Microsoft in Windows Server 2008 R2 and was designed to provide…

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How to View RDP Connection Logs in Windows

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How to View RDP Connection Logs in Windows

In this article we will take a look at the features of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection auditing and log analysis in Windows. Typically, it is useful when investigating various incidents on Windows servers when a system administrator is required to provide information about what users logged on to the server, when he logged on and off, and…