Microsoft MVP Derek Melber explains why real AD knowledge depends on understanding how Group Policy, replication and DNS behave in production.

Wow, I so don't know what I am doing. But here's the issue. I have two W2K8 AD controllers we'll call HW1 and VM2. HW1 is a physical box. VM2 is a virtual server on Hyper-V. At some point, and we're ...

As the size of a network increases, replication becomes a more pressing issue. Constantly Updated — The download contains the latest and most accurate details. Boost Your Knowledge — This eight-page ...

I was in the process of setting up DFS replication , and after I typed the name of the group, I got an error windows that said: "The AD schema on domain controller ...

On the surface, Active Directory groups are a simple and straightforward way to manage identities (users and/or computers) and assign permissions. Users or computers are added as group members, and ...

This post provides the most suitable solutions to the issue whereby Group Policies are not applying as well as not replicating between Domain Controllers in a typical Windows Server environment. If ...