New DC, two sites
Hi,This is my first time posting a question; I've always found these forums to be very helpful but this time I didn't find a thread that asked the same question.I administer a single domain with two...
View Article2012 Schema Update: Recover in case of failure
I'm going to update schema from server Windows Server 2003 to Server 2012. (I've tested iton lab....)We have a forest/domain with 200 DCs.What steps should I do in case of Schema update failure??
View Article2008r2 nslookup returns Non-existent domain
I need to create a self-contained windows LAN on a couple of VMs. I have a couple of hyper-v VMs running Windows 2008r2 on a Win8 host. Both VMs are running off the same virtual switch which is...
View ArticleMigrating from statically defined conditional DNS forwarders to Ad integrated...
Hi All, I have a situation where we have 20 domain controllers spread across several sites and domains with inconsistently set static conditional DNS forwarders on each machine. To resolve this issue...
View ArticleHow to limit the domain user , grant then create object permission only and...
Hi,I have windows 2008 R2 level domain , I have a new temp admin , and I need that use cancreate users change user's Password Grant groups to Users ( cannot grant domain admins)but I dont want the...
View ArticleLogon between trusted domains slowness
I have created a trust between two domains. Domain Infra & Domain QA. I have a Member server in Domain INFRA (Server1.INFRA.com), but requirement is, I need to login to this Server using my QA...
View ArticleOffline Domain Controller Build
I am looking for a method where we can build AD DC's when they are not connected to the AD Forest/Domain. We have a vendor who builds a bunch of servers (VBlock) which needs AD to be installed first....
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Windows 2003 FSMO role Error on additional DC
Hi I'm encounter problem after dcpromo a server as additional DC on domain, after dcpromo this additional DC seem not working at all, it fail to replicate with Primary DC. When i check on the FSMO role...
View ArticleTime off on many of our 2008 R2 server users
We have multiple customers running either Windows 2008 R2 servers OR Windows SBS2011 Servers that are seeing a time variation of 2-5 minutes behind actual time. We are also running a Windows 2008 R2...
View ArticleThe Permissions for This GPO in the SYSVOL Folder Are Inconsistent with Those...
Hi,This messages show up from time to time with a few in the Group Polcicy Management console (RAST) for GPOs within the Domain.There hasn't been any problem with AD replication nor any other issue.I...
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Configuring Primary DNS Server For Internet Name Resolution
Hello Members,We Have Single Domain Controller on Server 2008 R2 it is also AD integrated DNS Server but no forwarding or not root hints is setup on this (No internet Facing) for some users on domain...
View ArticleSecurity on the BuiltIn and Users containers?
Hey guys,I am looking to tighten up security on a 2008r2 domain. We have the default accounts and groups that reside in the BuiltIn and Users containers. I know some of these cannot be...
View ArticleDifferent Time Sync source
Ours is a single forest, single domain environment with 6 datacenters in different part of the world. Our PDC server is located in Europe. We have our local domain controllers here and all our windows...
View Articleadmt tool for windows 2012
Hi Please let me know if released ADMT for windows 2012.I need to forest migration from w2k8 to 2012...
View ArticleModify user attr in AD
In my Windows server, there are around 1500 users, I would like to update the user a/c in Active Directory as it is not correct .What I would like to update is the e-mail field , for example, the...
View ArticleStarting with AD
This is my first post here, so i hope i did everything right :)Well, my company decided they would want/need Active Directory across the company network. For now, we use LDAP server with replication to...
View ArticleActive directory logging
Hi,I have a security group in AD which i found updated with lot of others users which shouldnt be a part of.We have 2003 DC.Is there a way to track who changed it?Best Regards, Arun...
View ArticleDomai Controller C drive fulled
Hi,My Domain Controller C drive is fulled. Now i have only 270MB free Space. My C drive Space is 63 GB. I didn't install any software. My System32 itself holding the space of 61GB. That is in...
View Articlesmall and capital letters in DNS / Active Directory
Hi allI've a special question related to AD and DNS - I've noticed that some of my systems are using small, and other capital letters for the computer name. Does someone has an explaination for...
View ArticleActive Directory Federation Services
What is the use of Active Directory Federation Services ?Please let know with Simple live Concept.Many thanksRegards, Hari Prasad.D
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