Domain/User Profile Log In Unknown
A computer at our office was logged off of, which isn't abnormal, however the person who tried logging in next typed in either a different directory/domain because now the receptionist can't login to...
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 ArticleAdd attribute through commandline in Active Directory
I am migrating from OpenLDAP to Active Directory. I was wondering if there is a commandline command (in windows commandprompt, not powershell) to add Attributes to the Active Directory Schema. I can...
View ArticleSimulating Time Movement
Hi,Is there any software solution for simulating time and date movement in Active Directory environment.I'm aware of Time Machine but it don't seems to work properly.We would need to be able to change...
View ArticleDomain accounts on XP very rarely able to setup Outlook for Exchange, local...
Hi,I was sent here from the Exchange forums.The original thread is: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchangesvrclients/thread/ea798a34-d009-4158-a50d-05b494e8c718/It would be great if...
View ArticleFailed DC; Can we simply re-introduce server with same name?
We have a remote site with two 2008 R2 Domain Controllers - well, actually, it's now down to only one. This morning, the second DC up and died. As such, there was no opportunity to politely remove it...
View ArticleWhy or why not?
I plan on moving a 2008 R2 domain controller to another site that is connected back to me over a VPN connection (WAN link). There will be communication that is, hence replication between all DCs...
View ArticleLogonserver...
In an environment consisting of several domain controllers, who determines which DC is responsible for answering an authentication request from a user? Is it random? Is it determined by which DC is...
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Service fails to start, error 1297 and 7000
I have a lab configured with a single domain controller and one client server. Both servers are Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard and the functional level of the domain is Windows Server 2008 R2. After...
View ArticleServer 2008 Domain Controller Demotion Error
I have two a Server 2008 R2 Domain Controllers. CrDC was the primary DC until yesterday when I transferred the FSMO roles to OuDC (my other DC). While attempting to demote CrDC. I Get the following...
View ArticleReplacing Server 2003 with 2008 R2 with same name and IP
I need to upgrade and replace an existing MS Server 2003 box with a new MS Server 2008 R2. It is the only server for the forest. It is obviously the PDC and holds all the roles (FSMO, DNS, DHCP,...
View ArticleI got Event ID:_13508
after the network between 2 DC was down for a long time I got Event ID:13508 in both DC's both are running win 2008 R2 in child DC also Event ID 13562 is appear
View ArticleTrust relationship DNS errors
Hello,I want to establish an external/Forest Trust between two forest AD.1/ Forest A: (W2k8) domaineA.local2/ Forest B: (W2k3) domainebForest A doesn't resolve the FQDN Forest B (domaineB) but the...
View ArticleCorrupt OU in Active Directory
We've taken on a site with a 2008 R2 server with what appears to be a corrupt OU in AD, and I'm looking for any advice on how to remove the OU.When attempting to open the OU in ADUC an error message is...
View ArticleUser locked out and event log fills with event 4771, but no "bad password"...
The event is triggered every few seconds. Pre-authentication failed is not clear. It doesn't say bad password, but the account keeps locking. 4771,AUDIT...
View ArticleUnable to modify the wellKnownObjects attribute when changing default...
Hello, I'm preparing for the 70-640 exam. In attempting to redirect the default domain computer OU, I entered the command redircmp "CN=CLIENTS,DC=contoso,CD=com". I get the error -unable to modify...
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NTDS\ntds.dit table database may be corrupt ..
hellothere is a warning on my Server 2008R2 in the event viewer, how bad is this warning and how do i solve this ? Do i need to fix this before i proceed with transfer FSMO?.
View ArticleDomain trusts and FireWalls
HiI'm going to set up a one way domain trust. Scenation:Domain A (Forest A):Contains users that is going to access resources in Domain B. (User A)Contains server (Server A) that is used to access...
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Negiotate, Kerberos, NTLM or Digest
Hello,Does anyone know what warning is this? how can i solve this or can i just disable this service? I am receiving this warning continuously on my Server 2008R2. Thanks.
View ArticleADUC query for Windows xp versions
Does anyone have an importable query to find all xp versions in ADUC please. Thanks,
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