AD Cross forest access token creation and resource access
Dear all!Could someone explain me an access token creation process for user with two AD forests (2003 - 2008R2) that are joined by forest trust.Domain and Forest functional levels are 2003 native and...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 "The requested mode is invalid" error enumerating domains...
We have a user management application using .net 2 that we need to work on Windows Server 2012. I have been testing this on the latest RC and our call to Forest.GetCurrentForest returns a Domain object...
View ArticleRODC dcpromo DNS check fails with "dynamic updates" problem
I am putting a new RODC into a site with already has 2 RODCs in it, ths site is called Mgmt. I am running the dcpromo command and I have gotten to the "Additional Domain Controller Options" window...
View ArticleDNS servers configuration after AD/DC replication.
Good day all.I understand that this issue might have been repeated several times in the previous posts/questions but nevertheless I feel the need to explain the situation I have thoroughly in order to...
View ArticleAD and Write Permissions
HiAssume the context is 2003 Sp2 possibly 2008 Our corporate Active directory can only be changed by a restricted user set in IT.We would like to be able to have permissions from IT to adjust users,...
View ArticleKeeping getting "adprep /forestprep" message after running the command
We currently have 2 sites and 3 domain controllers. 2 DC's on one site and 1 on the other. I'm trying to add one more DC to the site with only 1 DC. When upgrading the server via DCPROMO, I keep...
View ArticleJoining a computer to an Active Directory Domain - DNS issues
In the client computer I set the DNS to the private IP of the server and got this. ------" An Active Directory Domain Controller could not be contacted. The domain name "FAISALMISLE" might be a...
View ArticleLDAP error 32 No such object -- AD LDS simple authentication
I am new to ad lds and ldap. I created an instance of ad lds using port 50000 (for non-ssl) and created a user with adsi edit as follows:DN is CN=UserInsideOU,OU=OUNumber1,O=Microsoft,C=US I...
View Articleldp.exe traffic: interpreting protocols with wireshark
I have a stand alone version of AD LDS and I am running wireshark. On another server I run ldp.exe and do a connect to the LDS server and a simple bind to a user which is successful.I am surprised...
View ArticleDFS Replication references offline DC
I might be in over my head on this one. But I don't like giving up.I set up a Small Business Server Essentials 2008 with the Domain Controller feature. Everything was working fine out of the box.I then...
View ArticleOffline Domain Controller
I have a 2003 domain. 4 Domain Controllers are 2003, 1 is 2008. One of the 2003 DCs is offline and I cannot access it to run DCPromo.Can I use GUI (Active Directory Users and Computers and Sites and...
View ArticleDemoted DC Can't Reach Domain
Looking for some assistance. I demoted a 2008 R2 DC at one of our branches because it was tombstoned. I had to forcefully demote the DC. I performed a metadata cleanup afterwards to remove the DC...
View ArticleSecurity Logon
Goodmorning everyone,I am in needof asafety tip:Computershereinthe company,whennoUserlogswith thedomainaccount, the administrator of your computer.Howeverin manycases, we need to supportthemicro,...
View ArticleCSVDE export data
I'm importing AD data from one domain to another (totally separate). I'm having an issue with continental European characters in names - i.e. accents above letters "e" and "a". The raw CSVDE exports...
View ArticleRODCs and the ntds.dit file
Now my understanding of a RODC is that it stores a read-only copy of the ntds.dit file. From the MS website "Except for account passwords, an RODC holds all the Active Directory objects and attributes...
View ArticleCan no longer login with administrator to AD DS
I have setup my firstAD DSforour network.The problem isthat I now somehow madethatI can no longerlog in with administrator!I do not knowwhatI done, but when Itry to log inwithadministrator, saysonly...
View ArticleUnable to Remove Trust from 2008 R2 DC
All FSMO roles are held by 2003 DCs. Domain/Forest functional level is Windows Server 2003. I am an enterprise admin, and all commands are being run as administrator. I am a new user on this forum. I...
View ArticleStand Alone AD LDS missing sAMAccountName in user class
Hi,I have created a user in a stand alone version of AD LDS on a machine that is part of a workgroup.I can now use LDP.exe from another machine and successfully do a simple bind using both DN and UPN...
View ArticleHow to check if Domain Controller is in use or not.
Hi,How can we check that if particular Domain Controller is in use or not, we have some servers (DC) which needs to decommissioned.RegardsShyam Hendre.MCP, MCTS
View ArticleThe requested object has a non-unique identifier and cannot be retrieved.?
Hello, I know i seen this thread around but it doesn't specifically target my problem,On our DC, on the active directoy, whenever i try to add an user to a group or a computer, i get the error "The...
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