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Automate OU cleanup in AD with PowerShell (Expert Guide)

September 29, 2025
Automating OU cleanup in Active Directory with PowerShell: the expert’s comparison guide Active Directory · PowerShell automation Automating OU cleanup in Active Directory with PowerShell: the expert’s comparison guide A practical, production-oriented approach to discover, stage, delete, and prune—safely. Short definition for snippets: Automating OU cleanup means discovering…
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Auditing Nested Group Memberships: An Expert Guide

September 29, 2025
Auditing nested group memberships for security risks: the expert’s comparison guide Reading time: ~14–18 min • Last updated: 2025-09-29 Nested groups are convenient, flexible, and dangerously opaque. This guide shows how to audit them properly in Active Directory and Microsoft Entra, with path-aware reporting, Windows event alerts, and Graph transitive queries. …
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Active Directory Objects

How to detect stale/orphaned service accounts

September 12, 2025
Detecting stale or orphaned service accounts: a modern playbook for AD & Entra Service accounts are the quietest identities in your estate—and the most dangerous when forgotten. They run backups, talk to databases, deploy code, and glue systems together. When those identities become stale (unused) or orphaned (no clear owner), you inherit invisible risk…
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Managing AD metadata cleanup post-DC decommission: A Playbook

September 9, 2025
Active Directory behaves as if that DC never existed. This guide goes beyond “delete in ADUC” and covers DNS SRV/CNAME integrity, KCC recomputation, lingering objects, and RODC specifics. Focus: metadata cleanup Covers: ADUC/ADSS/ntdsutil Also: DNS SRV, KCC, DFSR, RODC Quick nav Why this matters now Definition & blind spots Under the hood Production-ready Runbook Inherent…
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Active Directory Objects

Active Directory User properties – General tab

April 9, 2021
In IT infrastructures, Active Directory (AD) plays a vital role in auditing and managing user accounts, groups, and permissions. AD groups streamline auditing, management, and permissions for users. The General tab of an AD group object encompasses essential features for effective management, making it crucial for administrators to understand its significance. This blog explores the importance and…
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