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DCGPOFIX on RODC

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Hi Guys,

I am facing similar issue as highlighted in the below article but only on the RODC,

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1533833

Is it fine to execute dcgpofix /ignoreschema on the RODC, Since this is a RODC the changes should not replicate right ? If this is not the fix then how to mitigate the issue on RODC (Issue on RODC only, all other DC's are fine) 


Unable to create child domain

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I've an existing W2008R2 domain, and I'm trying to create a new child domain using W2012 std. The new server is on a remote subnet, connected via Wan, without any firewall or security filter. It can connect to the existing domain controllers (ping, network share, and so on.. all works)

I start the wizard, and it confirms that environment is ok. Then it stalls when working on "active directory synchronizing". It reports a serie of 1963/1961/2839/1962/1125 event ID errors, then after a while it starts back reporting the same serie (it loops to check if problem are solved I think).

I cannot find any way to understand why it cannot complete the dcpromo.

Any idea?

Thanks

Windows Server 2008 R2 Slow Response

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hi,

     when i open Active Directory Users and Computers it takes too much time to open ........  same is the bahvior with the other services like Active Directory Site and Services.... i am fedup with this slow bahvior of windows... plz help

Computer locked Policy

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which Policy I have to set to computer locked from 2003 /2008 DC

Domain & Work Group Issue

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Dear All,

I am installing a software(Data Entry) on client machine it works fine when client is on work-group but when i join domain software application stops working.

Let me show you Net stat results.


C:\Documents and Settings\Test>netstat -A

Active Connections

  Proto  Local Address          Foreign Address        State
  TCP    TELECOMM:epmap         TELECOMM.pcrwp.com:0   LISTENING
  TCP    TELECOMM:microsoft-ds  TELECOMM.pcrwp.com:0   LISTENING
  TCP    TELECOMM:2030          TELECOMM.pcrwp.com:0   LISTENING
  TCP    TELECOMM:3389          TELECOMM.pcrwp.com:0   LISTENING
  TCP    TELECOMM:6279          TELECOMM.pcrwp.com:0   LISTENING
  TCP    TELECOMM:9100          TELECOMM.pcrwp.com:0   LISTENING
  TCP    TELECOMM:1038          TELECOMM.pcrwp.com:0   LISTENING
  TCP    TELECOMM:1085          TELECOMM.pcrwp.com:0   LISTENING
  TCP    TELECOMM:1375          localhost:1376         ESTABLISHED
  TCP    TELECOMM:1376          localhost:1375         ESTABLISHED
  TCP    TELECOMM:1378          localhost:1379         ESTABLISHED
  TCP    TELECOMM:1379          localhost:1378         ESTABLISHED
  TCP    TELECOMM:49100         TELECOMM.pcrwp.com:0   LISTENING
  TCP    TELECOMM:3083          addons-versioncheck-single1.zlb.phx.mozilla.net:
https  CLOSE_WAIT
  TCP    TELECOMM:3084          addons-star.zlb.phx.mozilla.net:https  CLOSE_WAI
T
  TCP    TELECOMM:netbios-ssn   TELECOMM.pcrwp.com:0   LISTENING
  TCP    TELECOMM:2602          se.pcrwp.com:microsoft-ds  ESTABLISHED
  TCP    TELECOMM:3081          pdc.pcrwp.com:epmap    TIME_WAIT
  TCP    TELECOMM:3082          pdc.pcrwp.com:49158    TIME_WAIT
  TCP    TELECOMM:3086          pdc.pcrwp.com:49158    TIME_WAIT
  TCP    TELECOMM:3095          pdc.pcrwp.com:epmap    TIME_WAIT
  TCP    TELECOMM:3096          pdc.pcrwp.com:49156    ESTABLISHED
  TCP    TELECOMM:3099          192.xxx.xxx.xxx:9000   FIN_WAIT_2
  TCP    TELECOMM:3389          se.pcrwp.com:57751     ESTABLISHED
  UDP    TELECOMM:microsoft-ds  *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:isakmp        *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:4500          *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:ntp           *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:1025          *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:1049          *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:1058          *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:1115          *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:1900          *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:2610          *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:ntp           *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:ntp           *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:netbios-ns    *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:netbios-dgm   *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:ntp           *:*
  UDP    TELECOMM:1900          *:*

" TCP    TELECOMM:3099          192.xxx.xxx.xxx:9000   FIN_WAIT_2"

This process keeps it self in FIN_WAIT_2 and application didn't start what should i do please advice.


All is Well

Migrate computer local groups to domain

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Hello,

is it posiible to migrate computer's local users & groups [ workgroup environment ]
to AD domain users & groups ?

ADMT can transfer from domain to domain
but not from workgroup to domain environment.

Why am I asking about it ?

I've standalone fileserver with many shares which will be migrated to CIFS storage system with AD integration.


best regards Janusz Such

Migrating from one Domain Controller to another Server 2012

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I am currently running a Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller. I would like to switch over to a new DC using Windows Server 2012 on the same network and decommission the old DC. This seems pretty straight forward, but I would also like to change the name of the domain and keep all the user profiles.

The current domain controller is tied into ESXi, FreeNAS, and various other server applications.

The goal is to have it so that user1.domain1.local has the same profile when switched to the second domain user1.domain2.local. I would need to manually configure ESXi and some other dependent servers. I would also like to migrate over group policy.

The reason I dont want to migrate the current domain and all of active directory is mostly because of botched installs of Exchange, Lync server, and some other half finished projects that have altered active directory. So I would like to pick and choose what is migrated over.

Is that I am trying to accomplish possible?


How to email event in Windows server 2008?

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How can I capture server events in Windows server 2008 r2 using power shell?

What I want to do is Windows Server 2008 R2 send me an email event time a member has been added to any security group (event  ID 4728)


Auto email notification to system administrators if users do not login for more than 1 month

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As from the title above, basically is to allow the system administrators to be notified that these users did not login to their PCs for at least a month and above, and therefore is required to disable their domain accounts. The email notification will keep on sending to the system administrators on daily basis until the system administators have disabled the users' domain accounts. Is there any solution to implement it? Hope my explaination is clear. Really need assistance from you all!! Thank you in advance!!

DDM1983

Windows Server 2008 FSMO could not be verified

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Hello, first off, I know this may seem stupid, but I read the other articles regarding the error message and the Microsoft Articles, yet they did not work. 

I tried using the utility ntdsutil, and when i tried to replicate the schema operation off the main(teacher's edition) onto mine, it said i had insufficient privileges, and I am signed into my version of Server 2008, as a Domain Administrator

I am trying to create a domain off of an existing domain, both domains is running Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

I am currently taking IT221 Microsoft Network Operating Systems 1 at ITT Technical Institute.  Windows Server 2008 is a new thing to the students and the teachers here.  I am trying to add a child domain on my(student's copy of Server 2008), onto the master domain(which is the copy that the teacher has installed and running).



I log in my domain account and start to do the lab exercise where i am suppose to create a new domain in an existing forest option. however when i do that i get the following message 

The opeartion failed because:

Active Directory Domain Services could not create the object CN=TEST,CN=Partitions,CN=Configuration,DC=078IT221,DC=com. Check the even log for possible system errors.

"The FSMO role ownership could not be verified because its directory partition has not been replicated successfully with atleast one replication partner."

"This server has been disjoined from the domain 078IT221."

Can any1 help with this, I have searched forums, Microsoft articles, but I keep running into problem after problem, and I have this class tomorrow, which means when I get to the Lab to do our exercises, I'll be too busy trying to help the other students to try to do this stuff, and I don't want them running into the same problems as me. My lab grade is based off how much I try to help the other students.

Good tool to remove old accounts out of AD

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Hi guys,

Just a quick simple question. I want to cleanup my AD domain from old user and computer accounts. What are some tools that will display the last logon time/date for all users and computer in the AD domain. Any ideas?

Failed Computer Kerberos Authentication

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Hello,

I have a problem where duplicate IP DNS records are causing my domain DHCP computers to fall off the domain with Authentication issues due to failed RPC and broken AD Kerberos connections. And before you ask, 'Yes' I have both DNS scavenging and DHCP Conflict Detection enabled -> It's just the usual sliding window of possible duplicate DNS records when the clients are turnned off and on at a high rate, with a DHCP lease period of 8 days and a total scavenge period of 7 days.

Via a PS script, I have dertermined most of these failed computers have a password > 90 days, as well as a broken Kerberos connection (determined via 'nltest /server:computer /sc_query:domain'), but some have good passwords (i.e. < 90 days), but broken Kerberos connections.

Question 1: How can I prevent this sliding window of possible duplicate IP address DNS records?

Question 2: Why do some of the above mentioned problem computers have a good computer password, but still a bad secure AD connection?

Question 3: Is there any way to prevent this entire above scenario from occuring?

Cheers,

Cosmo



Protecting group from accidental deletion.

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Hello forum,

I am currently working on a Server Core (Windows 2008R2) and I have an OU called 'Groups'. In this OU I have several Global and Domain Local groups that I want to protect from accidental deletion with dsacls.exe. I am however having trouble finding the correct syntax. 

Using 

dsacls "cn=GG-SALES,ou=Groups,dc=S14,dc=NID" /d Everyone:SDDT

did not work, and so far I have only been able to protect my OU from deletion. Giving the /I:T parameter did not protect the underlying groups. 

Does anyone have an idea how I can protect the groups in only this OU from accidental deletion with dsacls.exe ?

Many thanks.

upgradationof Domain Controller from Windows Server 2003 Standard 32 Bit Edition to Windows Server R2 Standard Edition

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Hi Experts,

I want to upgrade Domain Controller from Windows Server 2003 Standard 32 Bit Edition to Windows Server R2 Standard Edition.

I have some query . pls help me out on these.

  1. Task to be done before upgrading.
  2. Step by step procedure to upgrade domain controller Windows Server 2003 Standard 32 Bit Edition to Windows Server R2 Standard Edition.
  3. Issues that can happen during upgradation. And mitigation of issues.
  4. How to verify the Upgradation from Server 2003 to Server 2008.
  5. How to verify DNS functionality on new DC.
  6. How to verify the functionality of DC 2008
  7. How to demote Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller

Balwan Singh

Warning issues after adding 2008 R2 in a 2003 domain environment

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Our environment consists of Windows XP & few windows 7 client and 2003 servers. We have added a 2008 R2 DC in our 2003 environment (two 2003 DCs) and plan to add another soon.We plan to move all the roles to the 2008 R2 DCs and phase out the 2003 DCs. Currently we have started getting few warning in DNS & AD event logs on both 2008 R2 and 2003 domain. We want these issues resolved before introducing the other 2008 R2 domain in our environment and transferring the roles to 2008 R2 DC. Please review the events below:

Log Name:      DNS Server-2008 R2
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Service
Date:          12/12/2012 1:00:54 AM
Event ID:      4013
Task Category: None
Level:         Warning
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      DMGDC1.dawn.com
Description:
The DNS server is waiting for Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to signal that the initial synchronization of the directory has been completed. The DNS server service cannot start until the initial synchronization is complete because critical DNS data might not yet be replicated onto this domain controller. If events in the AD DS event log indicate that there is a problem with DNS name resolution, consider adding the IP address of another DNS server for this domain to the DNS server list in the Internet Protocol properties of this computer. This event will be logged every two minutes until AD DS has signaled that the initial synchronization has successfully completed.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Service" Guid="{71A551F5-C893-4849-886B-B5EC8502641E}" EventSourceName="DNS" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="32768">4013</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>3</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-12-11T20:00:54.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>33</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
    <Channel>DNS Server</Channel>
    <Computer>DMGDC1.dawn.com</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData Name="DNS_EVENT_DS_OPEN_WAIT">
  </EventData>
</Event>

DNS Server-2003

Event Type:Warning
Event Source:DNS
Event Category:None
Event ID:9999
Date:12/11/2012
Time:10:08:49 PM
User:N/A
Computer:DAWNHO
Description:
The DNS server has encountered numerous run-time events. To determine the initial cause of these run-time events, examine the DNS server event log entries that preceded these run-time events. The data is the number of events that have been suppressed in the last 60 minute interval.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 16 00 00 00               ....    


DNS Server-2003


Event Type:Warning
Event Source:DNS
Event Category:None
Event ID:4521
Date:12/12/2012
Time:10:44:49 AM
User:N/A
Computer:DAWNHO
Description:
The DNS server encountered error 9002 attempting to load zone . from Active Directory. The DNS server will attempt to load this zone again on the next timeout cycle. This can be caused by high Active Directory load and may be a transient condition.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

and in AD of 2008 R2 and 2003 (below)

   

Log Name:      Directory Service-2008 R2

Source:        Microsoft-Windows-ActiveDirectory_DomainService
Date:          12/11/2012 6:22:06 PM
Event ID:      2886
Task Category: LDAP Interface
Level:         Warning
Keywords:      Classic
User:          ANONYMOUS LOGON
Computer:      DMGDC1.dawn.com
Description:
The security of this directory server can be significantly enhanced by configuring the server to reject SASL (Negotiate,  Kerberos, NTLM, or Digest) LDAP binds that do not request signing (integrity verification) and LDAP simple binds that  are performed on a cleartext (non-SSL/TLS-encrypted) connection.  Even if no clients are using such binds, configuring the server to reject them will improve the security of this server. 

Some clients may currently be relying on unsigned SASL binds or LDAP simple binds over a non-SSL/TLS connection, and will stop working if this configuration change is made.  To assist in identifying these clients, if such binds occur this  directory server will log a summary event once every 24 hours indicating how many such binds  occurred.  You are encouraged to configure those clients to not use such binds.  Once no such events are observed  for an extended period, it is recommended that you configure the server to reject such binds. 

For more details and information on how to make this configuration change to the server, please see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=87923. 

You can enable additional logging to log an event each time a client makes such a bind, including information on which client made the bind.  To do so, please raise the setting for the "LDAP Interface Events" event logging category to level 2 or higher.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-ActiveDirectory_DomainService" Guid="{0e8478c5-3605-4e8c-8497-1e730c959516}" EventSourceName="NTDS General" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="32768">2886</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>3</Level>
    <Task>16</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-12-11T13:22:06.241712000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>489</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="532" ThreadID="704" />
    <Channel>Directory Service</Channel>
    <Computer>DMGDC1.dawn.com</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-7" />
  </System>
  <EventData>
  </EventData>
</Event>

Directory Service-2003

Event Type:Warning
Event Source:NTDS KCC
Event Category:Knowledge Consistency Checker 
Event ID:1925
Date:12/10/2012
Time:5:29:18 PM
User:NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON
Computer:DAWNHO
Description:
The attempt to establish a replication link for the following writable directory partition failed. 
 
Directory partition: 
DC=dawn,DC=com 
Source domain controller: 
CN=NTDS Settings,CN=DMGDC1,CN=Servers,CN=DAWN-Karachi,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=dawn,DC=com 
Source domain controller address: 
97b88721-9ba3-496b-ae6a-b37e4928226d._msdcs.dawn.com 
Intersite transport (if any): 
 
 
This domain controller will be unable to replicate with the source domain controller until this problem is corrected.  
 
User Action 
Verify if the source domain controller is accessible or network connectivity is available. 
 
Additional Data 
Error value: 
8524 The DSA operation is unable to proceed because of a DNS lookup failure.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

==========================================================================

how do we correct these issues before moving forward with our plan

Regards

Imran



Testing LDS functionality

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Dear Colleagues,

I have installed an LDS server to support multiforest authentication for Cisco UC Manager. I have extended the schema, imported the affected users and finally I gave the new LDS server as a source. The user import was success from both domain (as proxy users with all necessary attributes), but no one can authenticate.

The CUCM error message has no usable information (LDAP error! Contact your Administrator). My 'Cisco' colleague has started to check the CUCM logs, but meanwhile I should check the LDS related logs (no usable info) and the functionality.

How can I test the LDS based authentication without CUCM?

Any suggestion will be appreciated!

Cheers, Laci

FSMO Role Transfer

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Hi,

I have little doubt in transferring FSMO role. Pls clear my doubt.

I have two dc in a forest. First is eva.com and second is tech.eva.com. 

I know we can transfer or seize the FSMO role on ADC. But i want to know that can we transfer FSMO role to child domain? If not why? 

I tried to search about this but not get any exact answer.

Regards

Raj

Domain controlleur and active directory running but domain unavailable.

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Hello,

I use a domain with 2 domain controller. 1 with SBS 2008 and an other in windows 2008 R2.

The sbs crash after a disk failure and I have to restore him from the backup. After reinstallation the domain is Unavailable. When I open the user active directory console, the system could'nt find the domain. But when I add a domain controller (the windows 2008 R2) he find the tree and all the domain. But it still anavailable.

I really don't know how to fix it.

Could somebody help me ??

IP changes not reflected on Dynamic DNS records

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Hi All,

We have Windows 2008 R2 DHCP server, and seprate AD integrated DNS server in our environment. One of our non windows client has recived IP from scope X.X.74.0 and later the same machine has connected to other VLAN and got new IP from VLAN X.X.78.0. When we come to the DNS part, the new IP has not reflected on the DNS server. The A record has there with the old IP only X.X.74.91, but both the leases are there in the DHCP server scopes. We have enabled the option "Always Dynamically Update DNS A and PTR record", but couldn't find any logs on the DHCP server for DNS registration failures. Please

Can Metadata be cleaned on an DC that has already been force demoted?

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We had a 2003sp2 DC (no master roles, just a "secondary" DNS) go tombstone. The dcpromo /forceremoval was done with the idea of doing metadata cleanup afterward. However now of course it is in a workgroup and the other DCs cannot see it to do the metadata cleanup. Is there a way we can do the metadata cleanup (already went manually through DNS and AD Sites and Services) even though it is no longer part of the domain?
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