For most of us, the decision to buy software comes down to saving time and saving money. If we don’t save one or the other, then what is the point? We know in the business of IT that time is money. But how do you show that to your CFO, or to the business unit…
To manage Active Directory user accounts; that’s quite a statement. It evokes an image of constantly working on a user account, ensuring its accuracy, checking on its well being, and probably calling the user herself every once in a while to see how life is going. It is also one of the phrases that brings…
In Active Directory, a computer object is a security principal. This means that just as with a user, you can give permissions for resources and assign security group memberships to the computer. Applying permissions to Active Directory groups, more specifically, Active Directory security groups instead of OUs is a generally accepted best practice. For user…
A computer object is a security principal. This means that just as with a user, you can give permissions for resources and assign security group memberships to the computer. Applying permissions to security groups instead of OUs is a generally accepted best practice. For user objects, you can delegate part of this and automate most…
Managing Active Directory is a repetitive and routine task yet can be overwhelming. Group management is performed in Active Directory as a means of simplifying administration and achieving flexibility. Keeping it all orderly and secure is a challenge fraught with nuance and details that are time-consuming without the correct tools. Table Of Contents Group Owners…
In a recent conversation with a GroupID customer, we were made aware that they don’t allow mail-enabled Active Directory security groups. Another customer in the same meeting wished to disable the ability of mail-enabling security groups altogether. So, it left us wondering why IT Administrators are hesitant to mail enabling security groups? Before digging down…