which is the best option to remove inactive users in AD
Hi ,We want to remove inactive users from our AD, we have windows 2008 r2, can you suggest the best and the recommended methods from MS
View ArticleCannot ping and/or lose connectivity to some 2008r2 servers
Hi, We have a bunch of 2008r2 servers that on occasion we cannot ping from certain domian PCs (Win7 Professional). DNS on the servers that we can't ping is set as expected and the Firewall is off.One...
View ArticleCustom Attributes monitoring that are no longer in use in Active Directory
We have several custom attributes in Active Directory that should no longer be in use. We looking for a native solution to detect any system which may still be reading from, or writing to, these...
View ArticleNot all Active Directory DNS Servers will resolve a new DNS record
Problem: Not all Active Directory DNS Servers will resolve a new DNS record. A new CNAME or A record is added to the DNS of one server and even after replication time allotment the other DNS servers...
View ArticleOrphaned printer queues
Hi I have a problem that I have been trying to resolve, and am not having much luck so far - hopefully someone has an idea. In my infrastructure I have a bunch of printer queues that are published in...
View ArticleCertificate Authority
We currently have a 2008 R2 Standard enterprise root CA. My goal is to convert this to a standalone CA so that I can take it offline, and install a subordinate enterprise CA. Is this possible? How...
View ArticleWindows 7 not recognize domain network
Dear All, I have 2 Windows 2008 R2 DC setup at the production site with windows 2003 functional level. However, I found that when windows 7 client connect with static ip. It can not be able to...
View ArticleGet-Movestatus by users active directory attribute
Hi all,for monitoring of Mailbox Migration I have to check an attribute called 'msExchMailboxMoveStatus' in active directory. I try to get a powershell script which can read the email addresses of...
View ArticleDSADD user - How to add user when you have a comma in the DN?
Trying to do a mass import of users into AD using the DSADD command. Our company's Naming convention for the object's CN is "Lastname, Firstname". So the command looks like:DSADD user "CN=Lastname,...
View ArticleFrequentky trus trust relationship between the member server and the primary...
Hello,In my domain, one of the member server trust is broken for two times in last one month. At the time of trust failure, if i go into AD and check for Computer i account i cannot find it ! its is...
View ArticleDemoting Domain Controller
I have installed a new 2012 Server to take over from my existing 2003 server, I have added new server to the domain, moved all fsmo roles, everything has replicated fine to the new server. I have made...
View ArticleActive Directory Services unable to start
Main Domain Controller DC1 is down, it was in tombstone life time, existing domain controller DC2 was not properly transfered fsmo roles To DC2 Like Schema Master, Domain Master these two roles are not...
View ArticleUnable to set hidden home folder path
Hi guys,maybe someone can help in the following Problem we have. Right now we are still using some 2003 Server for user account Administration. Now we have Setup a new 2008R2 Server for the...
View ArticleHow to change Active Directory object owner?
I have a problem where I need to change owner of the multiple AD objects. dsacls from the ADAM has /takeownership switch but it changes the owner to the account I have logged on. But I need to change...
View ArticleCannot modify or edit the objects in ADSIEdit
I am unable to delete or modify objects in Configuration container though I am a schema admin. Any help will be highly appreciated. I have two failed child DCs which shows up their and I am unable to...
View ArticleIntermittently unable to access the NETLOGON share
I have noticed that I get intermittent problems accessing the NETLOGON share via \\domain\NETLOGON. This just happened one day and we haven't made any changes. I first noticed the problem because we...
View ArticleUpgrade Win 08 R2 DC to Win 2012
I have a virtualized DC running Win Server 2008 R2 Enterprise. Can I upgrade it to Win 2012 Standard or Datacenter edition?Shawn
View ArticleHow to grant a user "rights" "only" to create new users over a OU
Hi ppl,I have a user "test" and a OU "TestOU". I would like to grant the user "test" with permissions to create new users in the "TestOU" but "test" should not be able to do other management activities...
View ArticleDomain Users unable to change their passwords.
Hi All,I've done alot of searching around for this but non of the answers I saw really seemed to fit or do the trick.We have two domain controllers (Server 2008R2) that have not changed in years and...
View ArticleError: the RPC server is unavailable. 0x800706ba
I have a domain controller that is also a CA running Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1.Any attempt to enroll a certificate remotely fails, with; “Error: the RPC server is unavailable. 0x800706ba (WIN:...
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