Administrator login without password
How can I login with administrator(Local) without password in windows server2012?
View ArticleDCDiag: DC failed test VerifyEnterpriseReferences
I am working on a network that used to have several DCs. Some of those were demoted gracefully and some failed and were demoted forcefully. The only remaining DC runs Windows Server 2008 R2. When I...
View ArticleExisting Fileservers and DFS
Hello,When installing DFS at existing fileservers with real folders/data, how can i add the already existing folders. Do i need to add a folder from server A and it will auto sync to server B with the...
View ArticleGPO to install and configure SNMP
Hello,I've been trying to follow some posts out there that show how to setup and configure the SNMP feature in Windows server, however, the GPO alone never installs the service. I don;t know if I'm...
View ArticleAuditing for dirsync attributes
Is there way to retrieve a log file (NOT THE LOGS AVAILABLE in MIIS client) which stores the attributes that were updated in the last synchronization.We had a strange incident wherein a shared mailbox...
View ArticleI'm having some issue joining a domain on a separate segment.
I'm currently having trouble promoting a server to a domain controller ( windows server 2016 ). I have 2 segment, 1 is 10.101.16.0/24 and the other is 10.101.17.0/24The domain is on the 16.0...
View ArticleWho enabled or changed DNS scavenging configuration
Hi,We have DNS scavenging enabled for some time now and has been working fine. Last week, someone changed the scavenging Refresh and Non-refresh interval on a zone to 9 hours each and it ended up...
View ArticleCA migration: SHA1 to SHA2 in Windows 2016 OS
Hi,We currently have a single Root CA (AD integrated) in our organization and it uses SHA-1. We have issued some certificates internally by using this CA. So now we need to migrate the certificate...
View ArticleHow to disable LDAP and force LDAPS?
We are currently using LDAP. I plan to install certificates on the specific domain controllers applications are configured to connect to and reconfigure the applications to connect over LDAPS.What can...
View ArticleStore Disabled Date in Custom Attributes in Active Directory
Hi, For Auditing purposes, I need to keep track of Disabled date of user/computer accounts in Active Directory. Keeping these details in Excel file is not very reliable. I want to add a custom...
View ArticleHelp with Windows 2008 SP2 Certificate Servers Upgrade/Migrate
I have inherited these systemsThere is a root CA which is ONLINE and a Sub CA. It is using SHA1. This month we are hit with the google chrome 72 update whereby users are getting the privacy...
View ArticleWindows Lockout issue
I am facing domain account lockout the issue and I am stuck in troubleshooting.According to below link, I am able to find our problematic domain controller but unable to find event id 4625 on the...
View ArticleSchema upgrade using Windows 2019
Hi ExpertI have a question about domain controller migration from Windows 2008 R2 to Windows 2016.If I use a setup of Windows 2019 to upgrade schema version , can we promote later a DC on windows 2016...
View ArticleCan't restore a deleted object after recycle bin activation
Hi,I can't restore a deleted object after recycle-bin activation.Do you have any idea?
View ArticleLAPS password taking time to reset or not doing it at all
Hi All,We have a setup with a main domain and a subdomain. I recently installed LAPS onto my system. But the issue is that sometimes the password resets after a little time, and sometimes the password...
View ArticleAll workstation on network (Unauthenticated) after authoritative restore.
When you click on the network status icon in the notification area on the taskbar it says: "ddt.edu 2 (Unauthenticated)" and therefore, group policies are not applied to workstations.I have two Windows...
View ArticleAll computers get: ddt.edu 2 (Unauthenticated) after authoritative restore of...
Problem:When you click on the network status icon in the notification area on the taskbar it says: "ddt.edu 2 (Unauthenticated)" and therefore, group policies are not applied to workstations.I have two...
View ArticlePhantom DNS records
I seem to be having a problem with my dns, it might not be my only problem, but it is the one i am currently trying to tackle. Sometimes DNS works to connect to computers, some times it doesn't. I ran...
View ArticleI cannot join new machines to the AD "Network Path not found"
After having demoted and removed one of two domain controllers I cannot add any new servers to the AD. Both the DC and the server I am trying to add is running Server 2016. I have enabled netbios over...
View ArticleADDC Replication failed with The remote procedure call failed \ Cancelled.
Hi All,We have multi-master AD environment running on Windows 2012. recently facing AD replication issue in a Domain controller located in spoke site getting RPC failed error in Dcdiag and Ad...
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