using wrong DC for authentication
HelloWe have a domain with 12 DCs and 10 Sites. all servers are windows 2008 R2. we use Hub and spoke topology for our sites, that 2 sites with 2 DCs in each are the Hubs and other 8 DCs are the spokes...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 AD & DNS issue
Hi Guys, I have an Server 2008 ADDS enviroment with this DC-s:"List of domain controllers with accounts in the domain:WTEHU001 (powered off)WTEHU003 (powered off)ZEUSMINERVAGYAL-DC1The command...
View ArticlePDC Emulater Roles Got Down
Dear All,If PDC emulter roles got down then below happen for below points Can user login any machine after resetting the password ?IF user will type wrong password many times then, will account lock or...
View ArticleDNS forward lookups failing
My system is the only DC and running Server 2012 R2 and is the only DNS server on a small network. There are 2 forwarders for internet name resolution and the root domains are also configured...all...
View ArticleUpgrade AD from 2003 SP2 to 2012 R2
I have a non production environment and need to upgrade AD on 2003 SP2 bare metal server to a 2012 R2 VM. What is the best way to do this?
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Ad Authentication issues
Hi Guy'sSmall issue I have here, every 7days my Domain controllers (Server 2008r2) give up on me and will not authenticate users on the domain. when opening ADUC I get the following error:"Naming...
View ArticleMoving DC VM
I originally asked this question in the Hyper-V forum because I thought that it is a Hyper-V issue but I'm not sure. So I thought I'd drop it here as well.What I am trying to do is to set up a second...
View ArticleCannot Authorize my DHCP server (ID 1059 ( The DHCP server failed to see a...
Cannot Authorize my DHCP serverI have Primary Domain ControllerDC1(wdc.com 2012 server) 96.96.96.96I have made DC32012 server {DC3.wdc.com ;96.96.96.99} Member and Install Role DHCP from WDC.com By (...
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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 ArticleWindows 8.1 cannot change password in Windows 2003 domain level domain
On several installations of windows 8.1 enterprise, users cannot change passwords by using <ctrl> + <al> + <del> keys and choosing change password. The error is: "The security...
View ArticleDNS Time Stamp on Static Servers
Hi GuysI have my servers on static IP Addresses. However, in DNS there is a time stamp on the A Record for some of my servers, meaning it doesn't say <<static>>. This means it is set to be...
View ArticleIADsSecurityUtility::ConvertSecurityDescriptor() - fails with HR value of...
I have some native C++ code that makes use of ADSI to read attribute values from objects in AD. In one particular AD domain, when reading the nTSecurityDescriptor attribute from any user or group...
View ArticleIDMU Password synchronisation crash Windows 2012
Hello,I've got a Windows 2012 standard server with IDMU Password synchronization.I've configured password synchronization from the Windows Server To A Unix Server.When the Unix Server is up everything...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Standard - Domain Join Failed
Hi,I have joined Windows Server 2012 Standard to the domain as a member server. The highest domain controller is SBS 2003.When I joined win2k12 to the domain, it said it was joined successfully and...
View ArticleAcceptance Transform Rules not firing
I currently have three Claim Provider Trusts defined:1) Active Directory2) Secondary ADFS Server / Active Directory3) 3rd party Claims ProviderI have added the following Acceptance Transform custom...
View Articleldap queries failing after 2012 upgrade
I upgraded a DC from Windows Server 2008R2 to Windows Server 2012R2.This was an in-place upgrade; not best practice I know but it avoids sooo much demote/promote and service interruption hassle.Nothing...
View ArticlePls help: SYSVOL and NetLOGON share not ready after creating first Windows...
Hi all,I'm setting up the first DC on Windows server 2012 following steps here...
View ArticleThe security database on the server does not have a computer account for this...
The issue is the client get an error when user attempts to login in. The error message is "The security database on the server does not have a computer account for this workstation trust...
View ArticleAdding a Windows 2003 Server as an additional domain controller to Win 2008...
I want to promote a Windows Server 2003 SP1 based computer as an additional (failsave) domain controller to the existing Windows Server 2008 R2 domain. Can this be done ? Kind regards, -deepblue-
View ArticleWhy can't I, a Domain Admin, see certain attributes of certain users.
I'm trying to run a powershell command that lets me figure out the last time users have set their password (on a Server 2008 R2 domain)PS C:\Users\me> get-aduser -credential MDX\me -filter *...
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