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Active Directory Migration: Fundamentals Pt 5 — userPrincipalName suffix considerations Change is never easy, but with proper planning and ex*****on, it can be smoother. userPrincipalName (UPN) changes are no different. In…

Active Directory Migration: Fundamentals Pt 3 - Importance of sIDHistory

In previous posts for this series, we began by discussing some of the fundamentals for performing a On-Premise Active Directory Migration. We've covered the topics of DNS Conditional Forwarding, building and configuring the Active Directory Trusts, as well as the importance of mirroring Active Directory Sites & Subnets, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), and logon scripts. In this post, we'll take a look at the role sIDHistory plays into Active Directory migration considerations.

In the linked article below we cover:

• Let’s start at the fundamentals - What is sIDHistory?
• How does sIDHistory work?
• What are the benefits of using sIDHistory?
• What are the drawbacks of using sIDHistory?
• How does sIDHistory impact a User’s Security Token generated during logon?
• How can I tell if a user has sIDHistory?
• How do you adjust the maximum token size in Active Directory?

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Active Directory Migration: Fundamentals Pt 3 — Importance of sIDHistory In previous posts for this series, we began by discussing some of the fundamentals for performing a On-Premise Active Directory Migration…

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