r/activedirectory is a subreddit with 47k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses ad, domain, active directory, domain controller, and gpo.
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.
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Popular Themes in r/activedirectory
#1
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a tool to automatically document Active Directory topology"
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"
9 posts
Popular Topics in r/activedirectory
#1
Ad
: "Which sensitive Ad groups you should monitor to prevent users from Added?"
17 posts
#2
Domain
: "Built-in Domain administrator account with old password (180 days"
16 posts
#3
Active Directory
: "Active Directory Cleanup (seeking advice)"
11 posts
#4
Domain Controller
: "Unable to login to my Domain Controller after mistakenly changed the name and changed it back"
4 posts
#5
Gpo
: "Gpo to block URL Links in Outlook"
3 posts
#6
Security
: "Joined a company with a 10-year-old Active Directory environment and almost no Security controls—how should I handle it?"
3 posts
#7
Adcs
: "Adcs Subordinate CA Certificate Up for Renewal After 10 years"
3 posts
#8
Dns Records
: "Why is “Authenticated Users can add Dns Records” flagged as a vulnerability if this is intentional for Dynamic DNS?"
2 posts
#9
Purple Knight
: "Purple Knight flagged "Authenticated Users can add DNS records" (SI000183) on 300+ zones — is this default behaviour, and what's the safe way to remediate?"
2 posts
#10
Ai Tabletop
: "Ai Tabletop exercises for first time CISOs and the great compliance cosplay"
2 posts
Flair Used in r/activedirectory
#1
Help
: "Helpdesk still escalates every "why is this account locked" ticket because the DC event logs need Get-WinEvent to read."
17 posts
#2
Active Directory
: "Which sensitive AD groups you should monitor to prevent users from added?"
17 posts
#3
Security
: "Reducing Active Directory Certificate DB Size"
6 posts
#4
ANNOUNCEMENT
: "TOMORROW - AD Community Virtual Meetup #3 @ 10:00 CDT / 15:00 UTC"
2 posts
#5
Meta
: "New computed property, undocumented"
1 post
#6
Active Directory - Conference
: "Workplace Ninjas US 2027 | Scottsdale Arizona | January 11-13, 2027"
1 post
#7
Group Policy
: "GPO to block URL Links in Outlook"
1 post
#8
Entra ID/Azure AD
: "Offboarding still looks fine in AD and the mailbox is still live"
1 post
Member Growth in r/activedirectory
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+12k members(33.8%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026