Badri Narayanan

Nesting groups in Active Directory (AD) allow for better control in managing access to resources in the AD network. In this video, we will learn what group nesting is, the types of groups and their scope of nesting, how you can nest a group, and the best practices for group nesting to avoid confusion and hassle. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here…

Group Policy includes policy settings that affect both users and computers. The settings under Computer Configuration control how the computer is configured. The settings under User Configuration control the user’s log-on session. In this video, we discuss the various group policy settings in detail. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here…

Learn how to add and manage `group objects in Active Directory using the Active Directory users and computers. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here 👇 https://www.windows-active-directory.com/group-object-management-in-active-directory.html For more such articles on Windows Server Management, visit our website 👇 https://www.windows-active-directory.com/ To stay updated…

Active Directory objects represent resources that are a part of the network. There are several types of objects such as a user, computer, printer, and more. In this video, we will take a look at what an Active Directory Computer object is, what are its properties, and how you can create, delete, and modify a computer object. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here…

A workgroup is a peer-to-peer network setup using the Microsoft Windows operating system. It’s a group of computers on a local area network that share common resources and responsibilities. Learn how to set up a Windows workgroup. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here 👇 https://www.windows-active-directory.com/what-is-a-workgroup-and-how-is-it-set-up.html For more such…

To apply different settings to sets of users, administrators need to create a new PSO and configure the settings as per requirement. When a PSO is applied to a user, the user no longer uses the password policy deployed by Group Policy. Instead, they use the specified PSO settings. In this video, we discuss how you can go about managing PSO using Active Directory Administrative Center. Check out a…

Local Users and Groups is a part of the collection of tools that an administrator can use to manage single local computers as well as remote computers. Learn how to set permissions and rights on a local user account or group account on that computer, thereby controlling access to files and folders. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here…

The Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) is a one-stop solution for performing all the Group Policy functions an administrator has to deal with. This MMC snap-in provides all the information about Group Policies and allows one to view all the settings within a Group Policy Object (GPO). In this video, we discuss how the GPMC provides viewing, configuring, and analyzing GPO settings to know how…

Fine-Grained Password Policy (FGPP), gives Active Directory the ability to set different password policies and account lockout policies for a different set of users in a domain. In this video, learn how to create a password policy using administrative tools Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here…

An account lockout policy is a built-in security policy that allows administrators to determine when and for how long a user account should be locked out. It determines what happens when a user enters the wrong password. In this video, we will learn how we can change the account lockout group policy in Windows Server 2012 Active Directory. Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here…