Active Directory Domain Services Documentation

Helpful links documenting how to configure and troubleshoot Windows Server Active Directory:

Identity and Access Management

Logon and Authentication Technologies

Authorization and Access Control Technologies

What is the Active Directory Schema?

Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Management Console 3.0

Active Directory Domain Services Server 2008

Managing Active Directory from MMC

Install the Active Directory Schema Snap-in

Remote Server Administration Tools Pack Server 2008 R2

Using Run As

Search Active Directory

Managing Users

Create a New User Account

Dsadd

Object Names

User Properties - Account Tab

Reset a User Password

Disable or Enable a User Account

Delete a User Account

Move a User Account

Copy a User Account

Create a New Group

How to Restore Deleted Accounts and their Group Membership in Active Directory

Windows Server 2003

Delegated permissions are not available and inheritance is not available

Windows Server Group Policy

How Core Group Policy Works

Deploying Group Policy using Windows Vista

Summary of New or Expanded Group Policy Settings

What's New in Group Policy in Windows Vista

Multiple Local Group Policy objects

Step-by-Step Guide to Managing Multiple Local Group Policy Objects

ADMX Migrator

ADMX Migrator download (Blog)

GPO Operations

Backing up, Restoring, Migrating and Copying GPOs

Server Security Policy Settings

Security Configuration Wizard

AD DS Auditing Step-by-Step Guide

The Domain Policy

AD DS:Fine-Grained Password Policies

AD DS FIne-Grained Password and Account Lockout Policy Step-by-Step Guide

Read-Only Domain Controllers Step-by-Step Guide

Providing Single-Label DNS Name Resolution

Deploying the GlobalNames Zone

Steps for Removing AD DS

How to remove data in a domain controller after an unsuccessful domain controller demotion

Server Core Installation Option

Appendix of Unattended Installation Parameters

Event Viewer

Create and Manage Custom Views

Event Subscriptions

Create a Custom View

Configure Computers to Forward and Collect Events

Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor

Using Reliability Monitor

Using Performance Monitor

Creating Data Collector Sets

How the Data Store Works

Data Store Tools and Settings

Compact the Directory Database File (Offline Defragmentation)

End-to-End Scenario That Uses the Active Directory Database Mounting Tool

Backup and Recovery Overview for Windows Server 2008

Windows Server Backup

Backing Up Your Server Windows Server 2008

AD DS Backup and Recovery Step-by-Step Guide

Backup and Recovery Overview for Windows Server 2008

Planning and Architecture AD DS

Domain Migration Cookbook