Powershell script deleted AD objects
HelloI am running AD 2003 native mode, all of my domain controllers are running Windows 2008 sp2. On one of my DC's I have installed powershell 2.0. What i am doing is trying to find a way to tell me...
View ArticleActive Directory Migration without Trust
I'm doing some research for an upcoming project that will require some unique and thorough testing. The project is to migrate an acquired company and about 2,500 employees including groups, GPs and...
View Article"RPC Server Unavailable" while attempting to Join domain
I am promoting one of the Windows Server 2008 as Additional Domain controller of Windows 2003 Server Domain controller. while promoting it is getting failed due to "RPC Server Unavailable".Then i am...
View Articleerror 1326 logon failure: unknown user name or bad password
Hi All: I have a small 2008R2 domain with several DCs. The AD "administrator" account was not set up with "password never expires", so I have been resetting the password every 3 months.I noticed...
View ArticleDcdiag - WMI error
I am getting the following error for one of my DC's - Error: can't read network adapter information through WMI [Error details: 0x80041010 (Type: HRESULT - Facility: WMI, Description:...
View ArticleIs it OK to do authoritative restore by vmware guest windows 2008R2 DC ?
Is it OK to do authoritative restore by vmware guest windows 2008R2 DC ?
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Can't Raise Forest Functional Level - NTDS-DSA not properly configured
I am trying to raise the forest functional level to 2012 and I am getting this error.I just performed a server upgrade from 2003 to 2012. I transferred all of the FSMO roles to one of the new DCs and...
View ArticleAD LDS cannot set userPassword for person object
I have an AD LDS instance running on a server as part of a workgroup. For testing I need a person object and I need to be able to bind and therefore need to set the userPassword. I can successfully...
View ArticleHow can I specify a particular server with the CreateDSObject function?
I have a working commandline:createUser = CreateDSObject("","","",strObjParent,cn,"contact",arrReqAttrs,iNumReqArr,arrReqArr,False,"",0,"","")I can't figure out how to specify a particular DC. I am not...
View ArticleInclude file in LDP.EXE
Folks,AD Forest level is 2008.I can easily connect to a domain via LDP, bind, view/restore deleted objects, anything that usually applies.However, I have a question around modifying objects through the...
View ArticleCan not create DNS records in "Secure Only" zones
New thread from:http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/541f4667-df37-466b-b8cc-929de6fd6159/manually-dns-registration-error-next I'm not having any issues with creating records...
View ArticleDisplay name in AD
Hi We have just installed Windows server 2008 R2 in to our domain and now when i create a user is creates the diaply name Last name, First name is there a way to change this to First name, last name...
View ArticleIs it Possible to Transfer FSMO roles from Win server 2008 to Win server 2003?
We have a server 2008 and it is the primary server. We need to upgrade it to 64 bit so that we can upgrade the memory as well. And hence it needs a clean install.. We also have a ADC server 2003.I want...
View Articleoffline root - online issuing CA setup
So ive been reading a ton of posts and guides and im still a bit fuzzy on this.....currently following instruction from this...
View ArticleWebsite hosted on forest 2 unable to authenticate from users on forest 1....
Hello,Firstly, thank you in advance for all the readers who are taking their time to assist all of us with our dilemmas. I have a website hosted on Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, which sits on one...
View ArticleUser Profile or Home Folder Issue
I am facing an issueI have Microsoft server 2008 Enterprise version, and Clients are Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate versions,when client users login the systems, home folder or User Profile folder are...
View Articlead dns reinstall
I have a one dc domain that soemone tried to remove dns on and hosed it upall the fismo roles are intactcan i reinstall the dns create a new ad integrated dns zonewhat is that procedure (what files...
View ArticleNo suitable default server credential exists on this system
Hi,I'm getting a lot of this warnings. Is it normal? I don't have CA server and this msg doesn't show who ask for...
View ArticleCreate an user account when Primary Domain Controller is offline
Hi,I have two Domain controllers in a domain, DC1 and DC2. DC1 hold all the FSMO roles.I shut down DC1, and then create a user account using DC2.However I notice that DC2 will use longer period (around...
View ArticleThe User Profile Service service failed the logon. User profile cannot be...
I have gone through the common answers to this question and wasn't successful at fixing the problem.The problem machines are running Windows 7 Ultimate, where at least one of the machine was upgraded...
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