Fine Grained Password Policy in Windows 2012 RC

 

No need to ADSI or LDIFDE Tools to configure the “Fine Grained Password Policy” in windows 2012 RC. All it’s done by GUI “Graphical User Interface”. It’s pretty simple and cool. As Microsoft Certified Trainer, my students found many difficulties when configuring PSO with the ADSI Tool.

1. The first step: “ Active Directory Administrative Center”

Remember, with windows 2008, we find the PSO object already created in a special container called “Password Setting Container”, under the “System” Container. So let’s go there…

2. Create the PSO object

Double click the container called “Password Setting Policy”, then, let’s do a right click…. Amazing, we can create the PSO object here. So simple…

3. A pretty cool GUI

This is the GUI to create a PSO object, I created “My first PSO Object” as you see in the following picture, the GUI is divided into two parts, the first one for the configuration purpose and the second to apply the created PSO to a user or group.

Best regards.

Active Directory Recycle Bin In Windows 2012 RC

 

With Active Directory in Windows 2008 R2, configuring AD Recycle Bin request doing some pretty tasks with Powershell to activate this new feature and some others tasks to restore object. With Windows 2012 RC, such tasks become so simple relying to the GUI. You will find here, step by step in order to activate the recycle bin and for restoring an object with graphical user interface.

1. Activate the “Active Directory Recycle Bin”

You have to open “Active Directory Administrative Center”, Don’t forget, you must have at least a forest functional level equal or greater than “Windows 2008 R2”. Then click the option in the red square. (See the following picture)

2. The famous container “Deleted Object”

After activating the “ADRB”, refresh the screen, you will see a new container called “Deleted Object”, double click it.

3. Restoring an Object

Now, restoring a deleted object is pretty cool, you have only to make a right click, then you have a list of choice. (See the following picture)

 

Thanks Microsoft