Windows cannot create the object username because: The name reference is invalid
After upgrading domain controllers from Windows 2008 R2 to windows 2012 R2. We cannot copy an existing user that has a mailbox.We get the error Windows cannot create the object username because: The...
View ArticleLogon issues when pending reboot/shutdown on domain controllers
Is it safe to stop the Netlogon service before shutdown on domain controllers? We are experiencing logon issues with some applications (mostly BizTalk) when automatically patching our DCs using Windows...
View ArticleMy Domain Controller has every month 1 min TIME DELAY
Hi Dears, I want to know why my Domain Controller has Time Delay every month approximately one minute, in there months has three minutes, however I set the Date and Time at local time zone,please help...
View ArticleAD Delegation
Dear All,I did delegate a user to reset domain user passwords and modified their properties, he can do his tasks on majority of domain users but not for others. I did check those users and they'r...
View ArticleADLDS query
First let me say that I have almost no experience with powershell. I know how to dump some code in to a .ps1 file to be run like a batch file. Here is what I'm trying to figure out. We're going to...
View ArticleUnable to Remove Child Domains (Windows 2008 R2 Functional Level)
Hi All,I'm running into an issue when deleting (3) child domains on a Windows 2008 R2 functional level domain. The child domains have been severed for several years and the child domain DCs have been...
View ArticleAD Sites and Services (Renaming Sites)
I recently renamed several sites to align with infrastructure changes made on the back-end which include metadata cleanups for legacy child domains and DCs. (Link...
View ArticleActive Directory Users
We have two different AD DS in our company. First for the Domain client user login(abc.com) and second for theExchange mail service(xyz.com). We currently have approximately 500 users in our company....
View Articlepath to become expert in Active Directory
Hello Team,I am new to Active Directory. So I want to ask that what is the path to learn active directory and get certified in that.Also want to know that what is the pre-requisite required to learn...
View ArticleHow to add Windows 2012 R2 as new domain controller in the existing Windows...
In our environment we had three domain controller as single forest and all the servers on windows 2008 R2, one is located at branch office in different region, two at Head Office among which one is...
View ArticleImporting an LDIF file
I am a complete rookie when it comes to these things, so please bear with me.I have an LDIF file myfile.ldif with the following contents:dn: dc=mydomain,dc=com objectClass: top objectClass: dcObject...
View ArticleAD FS 2019 user consent (Oauth2 authorization code grant flow)
Hi,We created an application group with a Web App (client) and Web API (RP) in AD FS 2019 to support the oauth2 autorisation code grant flow between the two of them (Web Browser to Web App with Oauth...
View ArticleWhen does the computer LastLogonTimestamp update
I've read the existing questions regarding the computer LastLogonTimestamp, and cannot seem to find an exact answer to this question. Possibly it was answered and I didn't understand the answer or...
View ArticleRemove parent domain from NTDS
Hi,I have a orphaned subdomain with 4 DCs (sub.root.local) (two of them as GC), where I can't contact nothing on parent domain (root.local). Previously, we had to delete all settings that pointed to...
View ArticleHow to add Windows 2012 R2 as new domain controller in the existing Windows...
In our environment we had three domain controller as single forest and all the servers on windows 2008 R2, one is located at branch office in different region, two at Head Office among which one is...
View ArticleHow to Turn on File & Printer Sharing using group policy?
Hi TeamDO we have any options to enable or deploy File and Print sharing in firewall using group policy .
View ArticleLogon Server
Hi All,I have noticed recently after the SET command in CMD that my laptops LOGONSERVER is a Domain Controller server not in the same location as the laptop. For example my laptop is located in HQ but...
View ArticleDomain account - Bad password count display in user display
Hi, In any option available to show the domain user login display no of attempt left to login or bad password countPlease help to update the query
View Articletrust relationship cannot add to domain anymore
hello, in a lab environment, i got 2 domains who trust eachother, Domain A and domain B, both outgoing and incoming. Domain A has a conditional forwarder to domain B its DC and a forwarder to that DC....
View ArticleGot error while checking LDAP and RPC connectivity. Please check your...
Hi,I have single Domain Controller 30 machines are not able to contact the Server then possibly i checked internet in the Directory Server i was not able to browse Internet though Directory Server....
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