Demoting a Server 2008 R2 DC to a Member/File Server
I have done a lot of searching on this but cannot find the answer to my question. I have a 2008 r2 server that was a 2nd DC at one subnet site.The server failed quite a bit on DCPROMO orinially which...
View ArticleCannot remote manage a workstation from ADUC link
If I open Computer Management and then connect to another computer on my network, I can manage it remotely. However, if I right-click on the computer in ADUC and select Manage, I get this...
View ArticleAD FS auditing subsystem could not register itself with the system
Trying to configure ADFS and SSO as per this article on a 2008 R2 server (domain controller) with WSS 3.0:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc287811(office.12).aspxI am getting this error when...
View ArticleAdding multiple users to groups in Active Directory
Is it possible to add select multiple users and add them to a group within Active Directory all at the same time. When adding users to a group, I've always had to do it one at a time.Thanks for reading!
View ArticleAccount Lockout - Events show calling computer as domain controller
I changed my password today and my account locks out every 30 seconds or so.I used the Account Lockout Status tool to determine the domain controller locking it out, then used EventComb to search for...
View ArticleADPrep execution failed - Error(8224) while running "LDIFDE -o "ObjectGuid" -d
In a network environment with Windows SBS 2003 domain controller, other than completely replace the domain, I am trying to setup a backup domain controller with the Windows Server 2012 Standard.Here's...
View Article(Server 2008 R2) Active Directory returns the UID attribute (not the GUID) in...
Hello,We have an application that makes use of an Active Directory (server 2008 R2) setup as its own forest and domain. We use it for an LDAP Directory and for DNS Services.We create AD accounts in AD...
View ArticleExchange 2003 to Exchange 2010 Cross Forest Shared SMTP Migration Mail Flow...
Hi,We are currently in the process of migrating from Exchange 2003 forest A to a Exchange 2010 forest B. That needs a shared smtp (@test.com) for the co-exsistence period for the migration. All outside...
View ArticleUnable to access Netogon a Domain Controller
HiI have a setup with 2 domain controllers running Windows Server 2012When accessing \\MyDomain\Netlogon from a workstationServer1: I can access the shareServer2: I can NOT access the shareIf I change...
View ArticleWindows 2003 Active directory / profile rebuild
Hello,Long story short, our active directory server at work crashed (hard drives) and the backup of AD we had was corrupt. I rebuild the new server from scratch including active directory with all our...
View ArticleCannot Add User (already exists in recycle bin), Cannot Empty Recycle Bin...
I'm running powershell modules, as a member of Domain Admins. I have also tried as the domain administrator account, which is also a member of domain admins, enterprise admins, schema admins. The...
View ArticleDomain Trust problems
Hello,is it possible to create a trust between the following domains? mydomain-bank.local (Windows 2003) and mydomain.bank (Windows 2008) I have all DNS configured properly, I can ping between domains...
View Articleoutlook drop connection?
I have a mixed domain consisting of Windows 2008 R2 and 2003 DCs. One exchange 2003 server. This was done recently and ever since then I have a user that sometimes experiences what looks like a...
View ArticleFinding out who is logged into what computer ? To find out where user logged in?
Hello Friends :I want to show you that how can you findout the place which your domain users are logging in ,Of Course i mean the computer account which the user is using for logging in :1- The first...
View ArticleDomain Logon Errors on Windows 8?
My little sister was trying to download Google Sketch Up when she started encountering errors with her Administrative logon. It kept telling her that there were there are currently no logon servers...
View ArticleDemote and promote DC server 2012
Any guidance or guides? i have installed second dc that i would like to promote and added as secondary server.Is it just a matter of removing the ad roles? i need the GPOs to migrate. Thanks
View ArticleUser State Migration Tool (USMT) that supports Server 2012?
Is there a User State Migration Tool (USMT) for Server 2012?We have a mixed 2003/2008/2008R2 domain running a 2003 Forest Functional Level that we'd like to upgrade to Server 2012 OS and FFL.We'd like...
View ArticleDNS Server error Event ID 4015 after replacing domain controller with another...
After demoting a Server 2008 R2 domain controller, renaming it, and then creating and promoting a new Server 2012 Domain Controller with the same name (DC6) I am seeing this error intermittently on the...
View Articlefix the "scripts" directory within SYSVOL to fix Netlogon share failure
The scripts folder got renamed. Can I just rename it on one machine and let it replicate or is there some special procedure? I can't seem to find anything other than talk about D2s and D4s and restores...
View ArticleActiveDirectory_DomainService
Hi I recently installed two new 2008R2 DC's, removed all 2003 DC's. The main DC is on a physical server that holds the FSMO roles. The other is a Hyper-V VM. I am seeing two warnings under the event...
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