Computer accounts literally disappearing from AD
Hi all,We have 5 sites, at least 2 AD servers in each site. Sometimes one site (which is a mobile site as we go to different venues) is off for a week but sometimes for up to 3 months during winter. In...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 DC Editions
Is there any reason/advantage to running the DCs in my forest as Datacenter edition (as opposed to standard)?Thanks,SA
View ArticleAdding a 2nd Domain Controller & DNS
Hi, I have created a 2nd DC for a Windows Server 2012 domain. Are the following primary and secondary DNS Configurations correct? (Both server have static IP assigned) 1st DC: IP Add: 192.168.1.10...
View ArticleLDAP over SSL on Windows 2012R2 Server DCs - TLS 1.2 not working
Hi there,We've upgraded our DCs from 2008 R2 to 2012 R2.After moving the Enterprise CA from 2008 R2 to 2012 R2 domain controller (same IP, same hostname) according to this guide:...
View ArticleNested Gorup
HiHow to check Members of a Windows group which contains nested sub-groups.ThanksShashikala
View ArticleDNS Zones Replication Delay
Hello,I have 2 2008 R2 DCs installed on a VM LAB , on the same subnetDC1:With AD Integrated DNSReplication set to all DNS servers running on DCs in this domain.Zone Transfers set to Only Servers...
View ArticlePassword history check n-2
Hi,I have been having some trouble with users often getting locked out after changing their passwords.It would seem that having "Password history check n-2" enabled in the domain should prevent this...
View ArticleADFS Basics & deep knowledge in brief.
Currently I am looking for an article, which can get me introduced deeply with AD FS. I want to use ADFS 2.0 in my project to achieve SSO.I am following this links 1)...
View ArticleCannot access Directory services for user list from windows 7 PC
I want to add myself (domain user) to a certain user group in a local group, and it does not seem to be talking to the AD."Add Name" button does not find any user. 'Advanced" button gives an error...
View ArticleThumbnail in AD
Hello! I am a developer and want to integrate application with Active directory. Specifically interested in the ability to install s Thumbnail images for users Active directory. I found a lot of ways,...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 - Domain Controller with Windows Server 2003 DC
Does Windows Server 2003 support Windows Server 2012 as a DC or member server?Thanks.
View ArticleLDP EXE Versions and SSL
I have two different versions of LDP.exe. I am trying to use ldp to make an ssl connection to ad lds proxy.On one win server 2008 R2 Std is ldp.exe ver 3 (according to the about box) which is product...
View ArticleAD attribute WhenCreated is empty when using PS or DSGET
I´m trying to generate a simple list: SamAccountName and WhenCreatedIn the GUI of all my Win2008R2 DCs i can see the information (DSA.MSC and Attribute Editor)But when i use PS or DSGET.. it´s...
View ArticleDomain Name Invalid * Help *
Hello My current domain name is "ABC_Dom" running AD 2003 Native and Exchange 2003. I am looking to upgrade to Exchange 2010 and my existing Domain name is not valid "ABC_Dom" ... I really don't want...
View ArticleAD structure and GPO
Dear all,I would like to document all my AD OUs and GPOs so that I can refer to single place and finger point my way through in order to see what settings will be pushed to a PC/User depending on which...
View ArticleDCPromo was unable to remove DNS delegations...
Hello,I recently demoted a Server 2008 DC from our one site (we have two in total) and received this message:DCPromo was unable to remove DNS delegations from the parent zone: com. This could be...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 - Active Directory Replication over DynDNS
Hello,I have one server that Windows Server 2008 R2 - Active Directory / DNSNow some users shifted to new office with the server Some users still in the original place that now don't have ADDS/DNSi...
View ArticleNETLOGON Event ID 5782
i am getting NETLOGON Event ID 5782 error every days least 5 - 9 times. I ran dcdiag /v c:\dcdiag.txt and can't find anything wrong. everything seems pass the test. See below and would you tell me...
View ArticleStatic DNS record deleted automatically- Windows 2008 R2 SP1
Hi,I have scoured the Interweb and tried all suggestions to no avail for this one. Here's the scenario:My client has a Windows 2008 R2 SP1 (Windows 2003 domain/forest functional level) server which is...
View ArticleHow to equally distribute the number of workstations among Active Directory...
I am working on AD design for a bank. It has only 3 sites and has more than 3000 branches across the country. There are about 35000 users and equal amount of workstations. I want to distribute the...
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