DR Scenario for Member Servers using Storage Replication
Hi, I'm attempting to determine the implications of testing DR scenarios for member server systems. Unchangeable facts in my environment: A) Asynchronous storage replication used between active and...
View ArticleActive Directory Federated Services
I am taking over for a technician who was doing an Office 365 deployment. He was getting fired and decided to be spiteful and uninstall AD-FS 2.0. Now I am tasked with trying to install AD-FS 2.0 and...
View ArticleWhen using repadmin, a callback message is returned for a non-existent server
Hi guys, I've been racking my brains on this one for a few days now. The good news is that everything basically works, but this is sticking in my craw as a point of housekeeping.When I run a repadmin...
View ArticleWindows 8 Client - Bitlocker recovery in AD
We are just getting started with Bitlocker and I've extended the schema to 2012 to my 2008 R2 DC to support Windows 8 clients. I've got a windows 8 client setup with bitlocker and it's writing the info...
View ArticleRenaming Domain Computers Remotely
Is there anyway to Rename the Computers Remotely that are joined to Domain.we have about 1000 Computers in Organization, Want t rename all these.What Kind of Permissions need / Account Privilege to...
View ArticleUser cant connect to client using remote desktop
hi My domain name in test environment is man.localI can connect remotely to client using user man\administrator but i create new user y.zahedi and he is member of remote desktop but he cant connect to...
View ArticleAdmin Count
What is the effect of Admin Count to any particular User. I saw that by default it sets to NULL. But what will be the proportionate effect on Exchange/Mail Client if the Admin Count sets to 1 or higher...
View ArticleCannot resolve a Contact to add it to a Distribution Group - issue
We are running 2 Exchange 2010 servers in my company.Issue: I have Contacts that are created in Active Directory(with their email address included as a property) and then placed in a Distribution...
View ArticleError installing AD LDS. The specified package is not applicable.
Hey guys, I have been having an issue today when testing out AD LDS.I know the best practice is NOT to install it on a Primay Domain Controller, but no where does it say I CAN'T do it.For testing, I...
View ArticleEvent ID: 4010 Source: DNS
HelloI am currently working on fixing an issue with my domain controllers. I was getting event id 4010. I was not able to remove a dc from my forest. In-order for me to remove a DC from the forest, I...
View ArticleAD Sites and Subnet question
Let’s say I configured a subnet (example: 192.168.0.0/16) and linked to an Active Directory siteA. Now I want to configure another subnet (example: 192.168.100.100/27) and link to Active Directory...
View ArticleRestructing Active Directory Forest with Exchange 2010
Hi Everyone, Here is the scenario. We have recently acquired a company and need to bring them into our environment. Currently we have a two-way trust to this company. But Because the possibility exists...
View ArticleProcedure on How to Logon with Domain Credentials to a Server in a Workgroup
I wrote a step-by-step guide on how to logon with your domain credentials onto a server in a workgroup.Can be usefull for workgroup servers which are installed in the...
View ArticleNLTEST - Sdigest
Hi,Would anyone know if the output for NLTEST /sdigest should output identical results to the corresponding NLTEST /cdigest where there are no issues at all with the client or AD?On a Win7 client in a...
View ArticleAD consolidation & AD Forest Trust prerequisites
We are in the planning stages of an AD consolidation with 4 other companies. Parent company (AD1) will be the primary AD source for a system-wide application (the application will only point to one...
View Articledomain trust validates OK, but not really.
hello.i have a domain X on 2003 servers (2 of them)i have a domain Y on 2008r2 server & 2012 server (08 was primary, then i made 12 primary, this scenario here is after the 12 became the primary...
View ArticleActive Directory FSMO Role Transfer during Child Domain Migration
We have Active Directory Domain Structure as below. - Domain Controller PDC : XYZ.COM BDC : XYZ.COM - Child Domain Controller PDC : A.XYZ.COM - Child Domain Com PDC : B.A.XYZ.COM BDC : B.A.XYZ.COM We...
View ArticleHow do I manually remove an ADLDS replica host from the instance...
How do I manually remove an ADLDS replica host from the instance configuration when the server is gone?
View ArticleDelegation Membership of a group
Hi!I created a control delegation for some users and allowed Modify the membership of a group but users cannot do it. The message is : You do not have the permission to modify the group...I checked OU...
View Articlehow to configure DC 2008 r2 with multiple subnets
Hello for everyone, I have little problem, i have a network with 6 subnets and i put a single Active Directory domain ( Windows Server 2008 R2 ) with one domain controllers in one of this...
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