Tag: active directory

All the articles with the tag "active directory".

• Analyzing Active Directory Attribute Usage

  3 Mar, 2026

  If you’re not sure which Active Directory attributes are actually in use, this post shows how to reverse-engineer your environment with PowerShell so you can build proper governance around object creation.

• Finding Common Active Directory Groups

  14 Feb, 2026

  Trying to work out which Active Directory groups multiple users all share? This post shows you a simple PowerShell method to uncover those common group memberships, without overcomplicating it.

• Why Are Clients Authenticating to the Wrong Domain Controller?

  23 Jan, 2026

  If clients are hitting the wrong domain controller and logons are dragging, this post shows how to uncover the likely root cause by pulling the evidence straight from netlogon logs with PowerShell.

• Finding Unused Group Policy Objects

  6 Jun, 2019

  A practical approach to identifying Group Policy Objects that are truly not used in your environment by checking for unlinked GPOs, missing Apply permissions, and disabled settings.