Federation services and Exchange
I have a situation where there are two organizations that are going to merge into a yet to be third over time. One organization is running Windows 2008 with a 2003 Exchange. The other organization is...
View ArticleWindows Server one-time passwords/RSA
Here is the scenario I would like to implement.Assume there are several equal Windows server administrators - various versions of Windows Server - and I would like to not have an admin password per se...
View ArticleThe Kerberos client received a KRB_AP_ERR_MODIFIED error from the server
Hello! It appears (to me) like I have a problem with Kerberos authentication on a Hyper-V host server. My client has a two-node Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Cluster which has been running for...
View ArticleExchange Error, AD Error, DNS Error, Netlogon Error
We installed some applications on our windows 2008 Standard R2 server ( as DC Controller and Exchange Server ) and rebooted, login start is very slow. When chek start Exchange Management Console get...
View ArticleClarification on Reverse Zone Consolidation
Have another post open, but thought this might need to be a separate thread.All DNS zones are AD integrated and Secure and DHCP handles all updates. I currently have 100+ and counting \24 zones. I read...
View ArticleUser accounts keep on disappearing from Local admin group
I have moved a member server to new OU and no GPO is applied to it. I have also blocked policy inheritance to new OU.I have ran GPresult /scope computer /r and below is the output. C:\>gpresult...
View ArticleHow to import active directory bulk user in windows server 2012
Dear All,I need help to import active directory bulk user in windows server 2012 environment. I have used powershell for import but i got some error. Can anyone please help.Please give sample CSV...
View ArticleDesign of Active Directory
Hi,I am very new at Microsoft solution. Please suggest me -Where Should Active Directory to be placed: at Data Center or DMZ Zone?Is there visio icons of microsoft AD, Exchange, Lync etc to easily make...
View Articlenon-authoritative synchronization of DFSR-replicated SysVol
Hi,We have 2 Windows Server 2012 Standard Ed Domain COntrollers. ServerA and ServerBNow, One of them "ServerA" which is the most up to date DC the message below:display the The DFS Replication service...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 connection to domain controller problems
Hi everyone, I'm running two Windows Server 2008 virtual machines, but I can't connect to the internet to connect to a domain controller called contoso.com. However, I can connect the two virtual...
View ArticleHow to configure 2960 8 port switch with DHCP server
"I need to configure a cisco 2960 switch as a DHCP server. The current IP address will be on a different seed than the DHCP addresses. i.e. Switch IP = 10.1.2.3, GW = 10.1.2.1, Subnet = 255.255.255.0...
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Be careful of "Prompt user to change password before expiration" policy --...
After several tests, I'm pretty sure that the policy "Interactive logon: Prompt user to change password before expiration" is counting the wrong days. (Note: this policy is in Windows Settings >...
View ArticleDCDiag Error Enterprise Read-only Domain Controllers doesn't have Replicating...
I'm trying to cleanup our domain to eliminate errors and warnings when running DCDIAG and other tools. Following is one problem I had and the associated resolution:Running DCDIAG on any of our domain...
View ArticleHow to compare users in two forests with trust with powershell?
Hi.How can I check that all users are created in each of two domains with powershell (compare)?I want to ensure that all users are created both places. There are trust between them and I can look up...
View ArticleBranch clients authenticated at the HQ instead of local RODC
I know, I know, there are a lot of similar thread, but after a lot of searches and reading I decided to ask you.So the problem is that our branch users are authenticated at the HQ (Writable DC’s). If I...
View ArticleHow to audit all File server activities
Hi, we've only one Windows File server with let's say 3T B of data and more than 2000 end-users. Helpdesk in Daily work has to do a lot of forencis and find how and when Access (read), change or delete...
View ArticleADFS v1 - How can I retrieve the value of my Transformed Custom Claim in my...
I have the ADFS v1 setup following the Microsoft gidelines and I have followed the following example to make a Custom Claim to retrieve the user's memberOf LDAP...
View ArticleCertification function for user access Active Directory
Hi,I'm working for a company which handles a lot of secret data and we're looking to reorganzing the user administration of user rights in Active Directory.And I'm looks for tips and suggestion how...
View ArticleSame time same usere login throught different 2 computer.
Dear All,I have deploy Active Directory 2012 in my Environment. I create one user like dipendra.prodeep.com.npI join the my 2 client PC which is running on XP2. when I am Log-in Both PC through my...
View ArticleActive Directory user account got locked with in a min
Hi Guys,In my environment i am managing users and computers by windows server 2008 active directory server.But one particular user account alone got locked out with in a min , even i reset user...
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