Sharing notes from my ongoing learning journey — what I build, break and understand along the way.
Part 3: Deploying a Shared Printer with Group Policy Preferences 1. Introduction In this part of the Active Directory and Group Policy lab series, I will deploy a shared printer to a user by using Group Policy Preferences. In the…
Part 2: Department-Based Network Drive Mapping with Group Policy 1. Introduction In this part of the Active Directory and Group Policy lab series, I will configure department-based network drive mapping by using Group Policy Preferences. In Part 1, I configured…
My First User-Based Group Policy Configuration in an Active Directory Environment In this post, I want to share my first basic Group Policy configuration in my lab environment. Instead of going into advanced settings, my goal was to apply a…
Deep Dive into Active Directory: Mastering FSMO Roles and Securing Branch Offices (RODC) Active Directory (AD) is essentially the “digital phonebook” and security guard of a company network. It manages users, computers, and permissions. However, as an organization grows, simply…
Building a Multi-Domain Active Directory Forest In the world of IT, setting up a single server is just “Day 1” stuff. The real expertise lies in understanding how to build a network that can survive failures, scale across different office…