Unable to create DNS Records on 2 of 3 DCs
We have 3 DCs, 2 at our HQ, and 1 at our DR site.2 DCs at our HQ are Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard, 1 DC at our DR site is Server 2008 SP2.Whenever I try to create a new DNS record on either one of the...
View Articleexpand LAN IP segment in AD2008
i have 2 DCs,win2008SE and win2008R2,as the number of PCs connected to LAN is accumulating,i'm planning to expand network,one way i think i can do is to just set subnet mask from 24 to 22 and keep all...
View ArticleOpenldap meta instance search microsoft AD issue
Hi My issue is I use ldap meta to connect to multi AD. The user acount in AD is e.g. CN=Jeffrey Lee,OU=Technology,OU=LonUsers,DC=63stmarys,DC=uk,DC=westpac,DC=com,DC=au it works OK if in slapd.conf...
View ArticleAccessing shares across non-trusted domains
Workstation 1 is in domain A Server is in domain BThere is full network connectivity between both just no domain trust. UserA has the exact same username and password in domains A and B and can access...
View Articlesynchronized logins with separate domains without trust
If I have a Windows server domain - e.g. domain 1 and then I create another domain - domain 2 - and I have users with exactly the same name and password on both domains, is there any way I can have a...
View ArticleExternal and Forest Trusts and Forest Functional Level
Is there any Microsoft documentation indicating that raising the Forest and Domain Functional levels does not affect External and Forest trusts? I ask because there are many technet discussion board...
View ArticleActive Directory
Hi All,I am very new to active directory and daily got to verify users, is there any query that could be used to search multiple users at once in AD console?
View ArticleExporting all the security permissions (ACLs)
Hi All Need some advice please. How can I go about exporting all the security permissions (ACLs) from all OU’s on the domain then import them into another domain\environment that has the same OU’s and...
View ArticlePreseed Domain Controller DB..
Is there a way to pre-seed a domain controller database so we do not have to replicate the data across a tiny wan pipe? This would help save a lot of time in setup.Shawn
View Articlewindows time report script
Hi Team, Need power shellscript would check machine times and would report back all machines that are more than 1 minute difference.
View ArticleAD help.
Hi all,one forest which includes one empty root domain and one child domain (servers and users are located here)there are multiple sites (site1-site8) and only corp site has root domain controllers....
View ArticleMigrating active directory domain controllers from windows server 2003 SP2 to...
I have (2) windows 2003 SP2 domain controllers. One server (w2k) is my primary DC located at headquarters and the additional DC (w2k-bdc) is located at our off site data center. My plan of attack is as...
View ArticleIP Change for DC
We are planning to change the IP of our DC (since it is moving to different site.)If the activity is completed successfully no issue else what will the backout for this activity.Because after the...
View ArticleChanging DHCP Console Name
Hello,During the installation of our Windows 2012 server, we have noticed in the DHCP console the name is 169.254.75.165 due to a bad network cable during installation we presume. Is there a way to...
View ArticleDNS SERVER
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View ArticleGroup Policy Emergency
I have Windows 2012 server with all the fsmo roles and an additional Domain Controller with Windows 2008 R2 server. I did a mistake by applying a group policy of the Server on the whole Domain...
View ArticleWhat are the Windows Server 2012 R2 Port Requirements for Domain Controllers?
Does anybody have a good guide that covers all Port Requirements for Domain Controllers to communicate with each other for Windows Server 2012 R2?
View ArticleAudit or Event Logs for IP Setting Change
Hi,In my organisation some body changes the IP Address of Default gateway in one Server . To find the culprit in future, i want to enable the logs for such kind of changes.pls guide me how can i enable...
View Articlevbscript not run in logon
I have a Vbscript which is configured to run at scripts(Logon/logoof) through group policy.But it won't run. When I click vbscript manually, it is ok to run.Where to find RSop?
View ArticleADFS Desing Scenario
Do we need to have ADFS on either sites of the trust or would that be sufficient to have ADFS on the resource domain / relying party side?Assuming i am a cloud service provider, is it sufficient that...
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