Operating System Attribute Property
How often is the OperatingSystem attribute updated? I know it's updated when the computer joins the domain but is it updated when the computer has it's service pack updated (like updating from Windows...
View ArticleDomain Time sync issue
Client (XP, win7 and win 2003) machine time sync mechanismI have two domains in 1 forestMY all child Domain DCs are syncing time from root forest’s PDC And my root forest PDC syncing time from external...
View ArticleEnable Quota Management option deactivated
Dear All,When I go to quota tab by right click on any drive of Windows Server 2008 R2, I found the option Enable Quota Management is deactivated. How can I do it enable so that I can apply quota on...
View ArticleRun adprep32.exe /forestprep never finnish, never display any output
HI, everyone i read a lot of articles having the same problem and they could correct all their problems. but i can't.i execute schupgr and i got this:C:\WINNT\Profiles\mlopez>schupgr Opened...
View ArticleHow to hide user account
Hi all,I have to hide some accounts in Active Directory 2008 R2.All the user accounts are in the same accounts and only some of them should be hidden by a service account.Due to some automatic process,...
View ArticlePDC SRV record missing in DNS - Howto recreate
HiWe have a domain with 4 dc's. 3 are 08 and 1 is 03. a while ago i transferred all the fsmo roles from the 03 server to one of 08 servers without any errors. recently without cause several functions...
View ArticleResource domains in 2008 R2
Following a discussion this morning and having been able to find little on a definitive answer (I think that tells me everything), can anyone comment on the pro's and con's of using a resource domain...
View ArticleGPResult - Nom du site et choix du DC pour l'application de la Stratégie de...
Bonjour,Pourriez-vous m'expliquer comment un client membre d'un domaine fait-il pour faire partie d'un site et choisir son DC pour l'application des GPO (résultat de la commande gpresult /r...
View ArticleCreating a trust between internal and perimiter forest ADDS or ADFS for...
I was wondering if anyone could point me to some guidance on whether to use an ADDS or and ADFS trust between my internal AD forest and my External/DMZ forest?We have internal users and external users...
View ArticleTransfering fsmo rules from 2003 to 2008
I have recently added my first 2008 dc to my domain. I have 2 domain controlers a 2003 and a 2008. I am trying to move my fsmo rules to the 2008 server. All fsmo rules are currently on the 2003 server....
View ArticleDFS issues - High availability and File replication issues.
I've been having some issues with our DFS setups with both file replication with Roaming Profiles and with Folder Redirection. Also it appears that though I have 2 servers setup for replication (DC1...
View ArticleLogin information based on particular security group
Hello,Trying to create a report based on the users that access our systems remotely due to belonging to a particular security group, "Remote Users"In AD I can generate a report on when they last logged...
View ArticleDNS and Active Directory help
I have several users that are having problems on my network. Today i got a call from a user saying they are attempting to connect to a mapped drive that is just a shared folder on the domain controller...
View ArticlePurging Unused Computer Accounts In Active Directory
Does Active Directory "auto-purge" computers that haven't signed on to a domain in a while? If so what's the timeframe and can that be adjusted? DJ Baby Anne's Biggest Fan................
View ArticleCan't demote Windows Server 2008 DC
I have two Windows Server 2008 (non-R2) domain controllers, both installed as virtual machines on a VMWare ESXi 5.0 host. A few weeks ago I decided I wanted to rename the domain and took a VM snapshot...
View ArticleAutomatic Domain Join Issues-- WIN7x64 ent w/ sp1.
Domian join issue -- included is the netsetup.log file. The crazy part is that it works in some of the offices but not others. Also, this is a static ip site. There are no problems with my dhcp sites....
View ArticleDisaster recovery DDP and restore from backup with GPMC ....failed
Hello palls,The disaster comes, when junior sysadmin tried to "help" mobile guy and tried to remove it from DDP (where are setup Folder redirect) and to return him files to laptop. If because this...
View ArticleHow to find out who is delegated what access in an Active Directory domain?
I have a very simply question - How to find out who is delegated what administrative tasks in an Active Directory domain?For example, I'd like to be able to find out and document the following - 1....
View ArticleDoes account delete, delete the associated SPNs as well?
Sorry for what is probably a dumb question, but when you have an SPN created like the following example:setspn.exe -S MSSQLSvc/hostabc:1433 DOMAIN\sql_service_accountIf the "DOMAIN\sql_service_account"...
View ArticleA referral was returned from server - after installing new DC's
Hi,we've two DC's and are using CRM 2011. Since two months I can't add any new user in CRM. I get strange exception in CRM codeSecurityUtils.TryGetGuidFromSid. In tracelog I found more detailed...
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