Recommended way to test the secure channel between DCs
Is the Test-ComputerSecureChannel powershell command a valid way to test the secure channel on a DC or is it only for windows client OSs? If I want to reset the secure channel on a DC can I use...
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 Articleldp - bind with credentials fails on instance of AD LDS
I have a stand alone instance of LDS running on a machine that is not part of a domain. I am running ldp.exe on the same machine. When I use ldp.exe to do a simple bind with credentials (using my...
View ArticleDomain Admin cannot see groups is AD?
Something happened to my AD environment where an account that is a member of the Domain Administrators group is no longer able to see security groups within the domain. Yet I can create groups and see...
View ArticleActive Directory Solved!
I just wanted to share my resolution of a pesky AD problem. I installed AD using the Automated AD tool in Server 2008 r2. I verified the server's DNS was working.I had the client pointed at the...
View Articlejoining to domain on same computer account name
Hi, I have a critical server. I need to reinstall it with clean installation an same name. I don't have permissions to delete computer account from AD, but I have permissions to add to domain. If I...
View Articlehow to find all the orphan computers in active directory with date and time
how to find all the orphan computers in active directory (server 2008) with date and time
View Articlechanging language of a child domain
Hi,I have a Windows 2008 R2 AD running on two english ws2008 r2 domain controllers today. The original domain controller for the initial installation of this child domain were built on french...
View Articlecannot install additional domain controller at this time because the RID...
Recently I had the DC that was my Schema Master, Domain Naming Master, PDC, RID Pool manager, and Infrastructure master crash. After repeated attempts to resuscitate, I began the rebuild process. I...
View ArticleWin 7 AD 2008 Some users slow logon!!
HiWe have some users lately, that it takes them an age to logon on DC, OK, we have 1000's of users that this does not happen with but a few that I know off.So, We delete the profile locally on...
View ArticleMultiple site cross forest AD Servers integration required with newly created...
We have currently three remote located branches with Windows 2003 AD Server, which integrated with dedicated exchange server with each domain. We are looking to integrate all remote location AD &...
View ArticleAccount Lockout
Does anyone know whether Microsoft has released a version of ALockout.dll that works for Windows 7? I registered the .dll provided in the below link on my W7 machine and it seems it broke 'runas'...
View ArticleSingle Sign ON in Office365
HI, i am planning to implement SSO with Office365, i am not clear about the requirements to achieve this.Existing Environment - Local DC (Win2003 R2 - local domain name- branchoffice.org01).Office 365...
View Articlehow to Undo udpated schema attributes from active directory schema
Hi All,Today as i am in process of installing of third party tools where AD integration is required. I have update customizes schema ldif file to schema by using LDISDE command. Before doing update, i...
View ArticleHow to create reg.pol file
Hi All,I need to edit the registry.pol filefor a GPO located under "\\Domain\sysvol\domain\Policies\{Guid...}\User . When i browse to this path and try to edit this file directorly, GPo gets corrupt...
View ArticleNotify users with domain password expiration
Hi all,Is there a way to notify a user that his domain user account password will expire in two days for example?Also, when the password expires, will the machine joined to the domain present a change...
View ArticleHow to export people's profile and terminal service profile paths
Hello everyone. Is there a way within AD U&C to get a list showing the users names, and what they have as their profile path and their terminal services profile path? I access AD via a Server...
View ArticleServer Replication / Promote Issues
This is a follow up to an earlier problem but while i have gotten further i am stuck. Client Setup:Server 1- old 2003 Server we want to decomission Server 2 -2008 R2 SP2Client had server one as the...
View ArticleDC to test environment
Hi guys, We're planning to setup our testing environment which will model the production network as close as possible.We have setup the network/routers for the testing and it's working ok.Now the focus...
View ArticleDelegating the ability to trust a computer for delegation
I'm currently attempting to allow an administrator of a delegated OU (so, full-control in test and as-good-as in production to a specific OU, but not a domain admin), to trust computers for delegation...
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