r/activedirectory is a subreddit with 46k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses domain, active directory, domain controller, security, and ad.
A community about Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID, and other identity-related products and integrations. Posts about specific products should be short and sweet and not just glorified ads.
Please check out the wiki for information and links: https://www.reddit.com/r/activedirectory/wiki/index/.
Popular Themes in r/activedirectory
#1
Solution Requests
: "I've made my AD unusable - I need help please"
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Building a Tier 0 jump server (Server 2022) , need suggestions for real-world advice on hardening, RDP restrictions, web allow-listing, and Authentication Policy Silos"
8 posts
#3
Ideas
: "AD Security Project Idea"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/activedirectory
#1
Domain
: "Built-in Domain administrator account with old password (180 days"
14 posts
#2
Active Directory
: "Active Directory Cleanup (seeking advice)"
11 posts
#3
Domain Controller
: "Unable to login to my Domain Controller after mistakenly changed the name and changed it back"
4 posts
#4
Security
: "Joined a company with a 10-year-old Active Directory environment and almost no Security controls—how should I handle it?"
3 posts
#5
Ad
2 posts
#6
Gpo
1 post
#7
Script
1 post
#8
Provisioning
1 post
Flair Used in r/activedirectory
#1
Active Directory
: "Active Directory Just-in-time"
23 posts
#2
Help
: "I've made my AD unusable - I need help please"
18 posts
#3
ANNOUNCEMENT
: "Upcoming AD Community Events! Aug 18 + Sept 1"
9 posts
#4
Security
: "PAW Handling in Admin Tiering Env."
7 posts
#5
Group Policy
: "Windows Firewall - 'Monitoring > Firewall' crashes MMC on Server 2022 when can't access domain controller"
4 posts
#6
Entra ID/Azure AD
: "Offboarding still looks fine in AD and the mailbox is still live"
3 posts
#7
Tool
: "SSPR with Passkey as MFA"
2 posts
#8
Active Directory Training
: "More AD Training from Microsoft - Database and SYSVOL"
1 post
#9
Resource
: "Active Directory Domain Services modules on Microsoft Learn"
1 post
#10
Meta
: "New computed property, undocumented"
1 post
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Last updated: September 13, 2026