Server 2008 CertLog EDB log files have never been deleted - taking a lot of...
This is a Windows Small Business Server 2008 installation with all updates that I've recently taken over maintenance. I found the C: drive to have almost no space available. I took immediate steps to...
View ArticleHow to make LDAP SSL call using DsBrowseForContainerW API
Hi, I am using DsBrowseForContainerW( ) to load all container (OUs ) from given domain. Internally Its using LDAP Non SSL call to read data from domain controller. But I want to use LDAP SSL...
View ArticleSysvol FRS to DFS-R Migration issues 2008 R2
Looking for some advice on the best way forward. I am in the process of completing a domain upgrade from Server 2008R2 to Server 2016. We currently have 4 DC's running on 2008R2 with a domain and...
View Article2016 AD schema in mixed Win2008R2\Win2012R2 domain
Is having Windows 2016 AD schema in mixed Win2008R2\Win2012R2 domain supported?I am trying to find some official confirmation or a Microsoft document.
View ArticleNeed to create user account with user's password reset permission only
I need to create user account (or service account) and this user should permitted to change users password. only that option need to be created. So is there any option to enable this. what are the GPO...
View Articlehow to prevent reuse of account names
The goal here is to prevent accounts from being created with the UPN of an account that existed in the past. So if employee A leaves in 2015, that account ID should never be used again. Is there a...
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 ArticleUpodating root certificate
Hi all,I have a Private certificate authority installed on domain controller of windows server 2008 R2.This certificate authority is used to issue certificates for exchange 2010.The root certificate is...
View ArticleLDAP VIP name configuration
Hi,I have 3 sites UK,US,Germany each AD site contains 3 domain controllers so totally 9 domain controllers.I want to create LDAP virtual name using 3 domain controller this should be done according to...
View ArticleDomain controller virtualization
Can we virtuallize the windows 2003 domain controller? Is there is technet article available from Microsoft which can be referred?
View ArticleCA not updating revocation list of superseeded CA certificates
Hello,I have a Enterprise Sub-CA running on Server 2012R2. The root is an offline CA. I have a history of 6 CA certificates (0-5) of which 4 & 5 are revoked. There are still many valid certificates...
View ArticleHow to assign Admin Rights Only for their on Computers in Active Directory?
Dear Team,Here i need 2 Helps from everyone1>How we can assign the computer to particular owner for configuring admin rights?Example : PC-1 should be assigned to John2> How to configure admin...
View ArticleFSMO roles and DC decommissioning
We are having WS2008R2/2012R2 DCs, and have upgraded to WS2016 DCs. Now we are planning to move the FSMO roles to new DCs in our root and child domain. Root forest is empty, and child domain has all...
View ArticleInternet restriction on DC
I want to restrict internet browsing on domain controller. Already I'm following the Microsoft...
View ArticleActive Director Group Member Created by User
How can I determine who has created a member in a AD group?
View ArticleAD LDS - Create new application partition
Hello!I have two 2 AD LDS instances in one configuration set and I am trying to create a new application partition. I am following an MSDN article (unfortunately I can not provide the link here, I do...
View ArticleBest Practices for AD Site configuration
I have been trying to find a document from Microsoft for the Best Practices for AD Site configuration. We have about 20 sites and multiple DCs at most of them. A coworker wants to setup each DC in...
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Replication access denied
Hi Support, We have two Windows 2012 Standard DCs.We did not make any recent changes.When checked replication today we have seen the below errorRepadmin: running command /showrepl against full DC...
View ArticleIs Windows Server 2008 Directories Services failover transparently?
Hi experts, I need to patch a Windows Server 2008 for CVE-2019-0708(Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability). Here is my problem. Is Windows Server 2008 Directories Services run...
View Article2008 to 2019
I am getting ready to install a new server with WS2019 standard from an older WS2008 standard. It's our AD/DC and standard file server. Running DNS and DHCP.What am I getting myself into? Not much...
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