posts tagged with ‘Active Directory’

Forgot Password

Resetting Password for Specific OU

Joakim April 19, 2013

I created a powershell-script which will reset the password of all users in a specific Organizational Unit.

I prefer to set unique high-end passwords for all users. If you prefer a more ‘user friendly’ approach simply…

Home Folder

Verifying User Home Directory

Joakim March 20, 2013

Some administrators prefer to do everything manually, other automated. I have always preferred to have as much as possible automated or at least set up with a script so the action can easily be repeated without varying end results.

I have written a script which verifies that all users that should have a home folder has one, and that it has the appropriate permissions.

Advanced Security Settings

Fix Users Homefolder Permissions

Joakim January 15, 2013

The script will look through the a selected Organization Unit and verify that all users have a Home Directory set, and that it has the appropriate NTFS permissions.
Previously all users had Full-permissions on their home folder, which led to the users resetting permissions and removing unwanted permissions (Backup or Admin accounts) to their “private” stuff.

SCCM-Console

Powershell: Create Collections and AD Groups

Joakim November 16, 2012

After setting up a new domain and deploying SCCM 2012 I came to realize how much work it actually is to set up new applications.
I have made a script which creates AD groups and Collections.

Domain Auditing via Group Policy

Auditing Group Changes in Active Directory

Joakim October 16, 2012

A customer of ours asked us to look into making their environment more secure. However we noticed that they did not audit Group/User changes in their Active Directory, we adjusted this and here’s a quick guide how to deploy it in your corporation.

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