r/activedirectory is a subreddit with 44k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses active directory, ad, dc, kerberos, and security.
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
: "Interesting Internals of the MS Exchange and AD Schema Issue"
21 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What’s the real future of Active Directory? Cloud? AI? Hybrid forever? Curious what other sysadmins think."
7 posts
#3
Ideas
: "MockAD : visualize structure without infrastructure"
4 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I finally published ADFT, my Active Directory Forensic Toolkit"
4 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Looking for Identity-as-Code Architects to help run one of the largest Active Directory environments on earth (Staff & Principal ICs)"
2 posts
#6
News
: "Microsoft Announces Entra Private Access for Active Directory DCs"
2 posts
#7
Pain & Anger
: "IT Manager told Admins/Engineers to use/enable RSAT on their personal/assigned computers for convenience. Many places that I have worked (Government and Corporate) prohibited RSAT usage due to security/attack surface concerns. Your views? Jump Servers or RSAT"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/activedirectory
#1
Active Directory
: "I finally published ADFT, my Active Directory Forensic Toolkit"
138 posts
#2
Ad
: "Interesting Internals of the MS Exchange and Ad Schema Issue"
69 posts
#3
Dc
: "Adding 2025 Dc to Domain with existing 2016 and 2022 servers"
30 posts
#4
Kerberos
: "Microsoft Entra Kerberos Now Supports Instant Hybrid Join for Devices!"
26 posts
#5
Security
: "Essential Best Practices for Active Directory Security"
25 posts
#6
Gpo
: "Group Policy Report Explorer - View and Search Gpos via Webpage!"
18 posts
#7
Domain Controller
: "I fckd up my Domain Controller, I can't log in. The trust is broken"
17 posts
#8
Domain Controllers
: "Server 2025 Domain Controllers - N-2 support call reducer is broken"
13 posts
#9
Windows
: "GetDirSyncChanges - C# AD change tracking tool"
13 posts
#10
Dns
: "Dns Forwarder stopped working after April 2026 CU install on Windows Server 2022 Workgroup Dns server — Event ID 404"
12 posts
Flair Used in r/activedirectory
#1
Help
: "Active directory exercise"
21 posts
#2
Active Directory
: "On-prem conditional access you never knew you had"
18 posts
#3
Security
: "I wrote a 4-part guide on building an on-prem PKI with PowerShell"
13 posts
#4
Tutorial
: "Blog: Building High-Available LDAPS Architectures"
4 posts
#5
Product
: "MockAD : visualize structure without infrastructure"
2 posts
#6
ANNOUNCEMENT
: "Active Directory Community Virtual Meetup & Happy Hour"
2 posts
#7
Group Policy
: "Group Policy Object Comparison - FREE tool"
2 posts
#8
Job Posting
: "Looking for Identity-as-Code Architects to help run one of the largest Active Directory environments on earth (Staff & Principal ICs)"
1 post
#9
Tool
: "Ever wondered what a Microsoft MVP does on a quiet weekend?"
1 post
#10
Powershell
: "AD Tiered Model and Hardening"
1 post
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Last updated: July 4, 2026