Unusual SAMaccountNames
I'm working on a multi-domain Exchange 2016 configuration running on Server 2012 R2. Since it is multi-domain we use a third party control panel to manage the users. The issue may not be due to the...
View ArticleWindows Global Catalog was removed by mistake how to rebuild the GC
Hi All:This is probably a bad question that has been asked and solved before but after 6-7 hours of searching and finding no solution I am posting this question.Sequence of events. Had 2 2012R2 DC's,...
View ArticlePassword Expired
Dear Team,We have windows server 2003 R2 with sp2 DC. All the users password was set never expired. Yesterday i had applied Default Domain Policy with complex Password enabled, Minimum Password age:8...
View ArticleQuery Department field from AD users
I am trying to make a list of all the Department fields that I have populated for users in Active Directory. How would I go about running a query against all the users in AD to pull the...
View ArticleSupermaritime Ghana
my main server crashed and had a backup server which after became my main server. i bought a new one which is server 2016 . the old one was server 2003. now i have configured the new one ,with a...
View ArticleUser access to computer A
i have user that is trying to log into computer X on the domain but it is receiving errorYou cannot log on because the method is not allowed .I looked in local policy but I cant add the user there...
View ArticleNltest /dsregdns shows ERROR_NO_LOGON_SERVERS
Hi,3 domain controllers, 2 in site A, 1 in site BWe have replaced our domain controller in site B, so it is now running Windows Server 2016. All replication seems fine, and can not see anything...
View Articleusers are not able to connect due to missing some Attributes
HI everyone We are implementing new app for our Email system . but some users are not able to connect from their Iphone,s . We investigate and found that some user are missing some attributes ....
View ArticleMove-ADObject and "Protect from Deletion"
I am using the following script to search for stale accounts and move them into a "Stale" OU. The problem is that we have some users checked as "Protect From Accidental Deletion" and for good reason....
View ArticleBlocking password change
Hello I have my own server with the AD service and recently I encountered the problem of blocking (hanging) of the module to change the password. How does it look like? At the moment when I want to...
View ArticleProblems after failed installation of RRAS
Hello All,I have a client with a 2012 R2 server. I just tried to install RRAS for VPN and it said that it worked, rebooted and looked like it was installing what it needed. When it restarted the RRAS...
View ArticleMaximum Password length
I was trying to set the maximum password length for user accounts in the AD. I know I can set the minimum password length using GPO, but is there a way that I can set a maximum and a minimum password...
View ArticleWindows Hello for Business - On Prem Certificates - Client Side Errors
After following the deployment guide here I'm not getting prompted on the client to enroll, and when trying to enroll the options are grayed out. The client log...
View ArticleHow to change duplicated domain controller SID correctly ?
Hi,Our company have 3 domain controllers, when we doing domain migration to new forest, we cannot use ADMT tools as the following error occur:The Security System detected an authentication error for...
View ArticleAdding a computer object to active directory
HI,What is the benefit If I add client pc name to AD prior to joining to the domain Thanks
View ArticleFailed DCPROMO - First Domain Controller of a new Child Domain
HiI'm trying to create a new child domain (F) in a mixed 2012R2 / 2016 DC environment best pictured as follows Root / \ A B / | | \ C D E FSummary of domainsRoot - 2012...
View ArticleGroup Policies - what will be applied?
Hello, am I right, that Computer part of GPO is applied only on computer (at start) and User part of GPO is applied for user after login? (I am newbie in AD) I cannot solve this problem: there are two...
View ArticleDomain network connection is detected as Public
Hi,I disabled in hyper-v virtual switch option "Allow management operating system to share this connection" to have dedicated psychical network adapter for my virtual guest - domain controller 2012...
View ArticleHow to set up deny interactive logon with limited hours for service account
Hi,I am looking for a solution to set up deny interactive logon with limited hours for service account.Since it is a service account, the service has to run all the time. But I would like to configure...
View ArticleForest level before migration to o365
Hello All, We're in the middle of a migration to O365 and we're currently in hybrid mode, my question is does our domain/forest level need to be at a certain level for the migration? Does it matter if...
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