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Morphed folders are being created repeatedly.
We were getting some morphed folder couple of days back and we renamed both the file but replication was not happening for propagating the changes then we set D4 in one of the server so that other...
View ArticleTime & Zone Syncronization
Hi Everyone,I would like to have new machines joined to the domain to be picking the AD time and Zone. How do i enforce this?I've also seen cases where some of the machines on the domain have varying...
View ArticleSetting up user with local administrator priviledges?
I'm running Windows Server 2003 and I am about to be creating 1012 users in my Active Directory domain. I need these user to have local Administrator rights on their computer but not be able to log in...
View ArticleUser password changes from Windows 7 on a 2008 r2 domain takes approximately...
Hi,We have 3 domains in a forest, and users of one of those domains have been complaining that it's taking too long to change their passwords (5 minutes each change), and this is amplified by the fact...
View ArticleOrphane domain controller after running ADRAP
After running ADRAP tools, it show one of domain controller is orphane. I would like to know how to remove it without any impact ?
View Articlelogon failure: the target account name is incorrect
HiI am getting “logon failure: the target account name is incorrect” error when trying to add a computer to the domainOffice network runs on windows 2003 server and we have to DC both 2003. Client...
View ArticleCannot promote server to DC
Hello,I am having a few issues promoting a brand new 2012 Std server to a domain controller. The OS is freshly installed with (almost) nothing else installed or added.I have installed AD DS from roles...
View ArticleSETSPN FQDN User Account name length question
SetSPN -S is failing with an error 0X00000525 - Unable to locate account XXXXThis seems to happen ONLY with accounts longer than 20 Characters - Is there a limitation on Account name length and search...
View ArticleFailure to join the domain with the error
New Systems Windows XP machines failed to join new build machine to the domain belonging to a site. The site has a DC.Getting the error…”Error occured attempting to join the domain XXXX. The system...
View ArticleMirgating to Active Directory 2008
I have a Windows 2003 Server as my domain controllerUsing the Windows 2008 Adprep folder I did all the prep for Active 2008. I then added a second domain controller on a Windows 2008 server. It joined...
View Article[powershell] change homedirectory to local path
Until now we used a network path for the homedirectory. Now we want use the default local path.In the Active Directory Console, you can change the Option "Home Folder" from "Connect" (Network Path) to...
View ArticleDemoting single domain controller in smal network to file server
We have a small network of with a mix of about 10 workstations, desktops Ethernet and a few laptops wireless and one 2003R2 domain controller. We want to demote the domain controller and just make it...
View ArticleHow to use login service from ADFS in local web app
Hi all,I need to change the login page of ADFS by special login page in my web app, but I can't find out a solution for this. In my pages, both user domain and user database can access, so that If only...
View ArticleTitle: Cross Forest Domain & Mailbox Migration from 2003 forest to 2008...
Hi All, We need some clarification about Cross forest migration as well as mailbox Forest 1: Domain Name : abc.comDomain & Forest Functional Level : windows 2008Exchange 2010 for Mailing...
View ArticleActive Directory Migration 2003 to 2008 R2
I am migrating a 2003 Active Directory Schema to 2008 R2One Domain controller - nothing fancyWill this have any affect on present Password policy?Want to make sure everyone can log in when this is done...
View ArticleHijacked DC Name
One of our (now ex) technicians mistakenly renamed a workstation the exact same name as our DC that holds FSMO roles. Then, realizing his mistake, renamed the PC. The result is our DC was renamed in...
View ArticleRestoring Accesss of A Domain Admin User
Hi,We have a Domain Admin User in our AD .Whose Security Groups access has changed lately. It's like someone has removed his access to certain groups. Like to know is there a way to restore his...
View ArticleNew Active Directory Site for remote office, or stick to just one site?
New Active Directory Site for remote office, or keep in same site/domain? Scenario:Physical (main) Site 1 – West coast Two AD servers (Windows 2008 R2 Standard)Domain.com192.168.100.x/24fiber internet...
View ArticleHow to Prioritize Logon Server Selection
Here's the SituationI have 4 Domain Controllers in my Domain, at 2 different sites, on two different subnets,dc1 192.168.1.100/24dc2 192.168.1.101/24dc3 192.168.2.100/24dc3 192.168.2.101/24how do I set...
View ArticleSimple Cloud app to test/demo with Active Directory Federation Services 2.0??
I recently inherited an ADFS 2.0 Farm that was previously working with a cloud app as a test, but the vendor de-provisioned it. I'm hoping to find a relatively simple app in the cloud I can test ADFS...
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