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Administer untrusted domain

I'm trying to administer users in an untrusted domain from my PC.I use the below CMD line and I'm able to get ADUC running. Doing some tasks in ADUC, gives me the error "The specified domain either...

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DFS Health Report = inconsistent configuration detected (conflict)

Hello all and as always thanks for your time and expertise.Scenario:  I ran the DFS Health report today to check on replication and I received the following error message for two DCs:Inconsistent...

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should I concern these old 13508 logs?

We have several different sites with mixed windows 2003 & windows 2008 DCs. Some DCs get event 13508 but no event 13509 almost one month ago.  Now, no event 13508 on the current log (after...

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What is proper path syntax for home folder for users

I'm taking over for someone who has left the organization.They have used two methods for setting up a home folder for each AD user. I think they did this because over time they learned some things and...

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ENterprise PKI timeout and stops

Hi,After I renewed root CA certificate and published crt and crl to AD containers, I open MMC Enterprise PKI on a domain computer (such as issuing CA), Enterprise PKI spins for a while then it...

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Demote 2003 server in new 2012 R2 domain

We recently added a Windows 2012 R2 server as a DC in an existing 2003 domain. We have transferred all the FSMO roles to the new 2012 server. We are trying to demote the 2003 server with DCPROMO but...

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Need to decommission a Windows 2003 server....

I have a Windows 2003 DC with all the FSMO roles.  It was the first DC of the domainI also have 3 other DCs that are Windows 2008 R2.  All of the DCs are global catalogs.  DHCP Server is running on the...

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What are the downsides of a UPN named differently than the SamAccountName for...

Hello,  Should the Username, or Logon Name of a UPN be the same as the SamAccountName for any specific reasons?  It seems if the UserName/Logon Name is something other than the SamAccountName, when...

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aduc last login date

is there anywhere is ad users and computers to get an accurate last login date for all user accounts? my understanding was net user username /domain "last logon" can be misleading as it can represent...

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DNS servers configuration after AD/DC replication.

Good day all.I understand that this issue might have been repeated several times in the previous posts/questions but nevertheless I feel the need to explain the situation I have thoroughly in order to...

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Running ADPREP on Windows server 2012

Dear All,I'm having a small confusion on how the adprep needs to be run. According to this article http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd464018(v=ws.10).aspx#BKMK_WS2012  it is explained such...

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AD server crashed and didn't demote but removed the AD role but it is still...

My Domain Controller crashed I then removed the AD role without demoting it and built another server with the hope that the backup domain controller will be automatically promoted to be the primary...

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Built-In Domain Level Groups dont have permissions on domain they should on...

Hello,First this is a brand new domain environment with everything running server 2012 datacenter edition.Second I've never seen anything like the following occur in a domain environment. What I had is...

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Active Directory error message "the following object is not from a domain...

Hello Community    "forestA" is my forest it is a Windows 2008 Server Enterprise Edition domain controller using Active Directory and the UI.    In my forest ("forestA") trust relationship I created a...

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Trust between Old and New Domain and Password Reset

Our Organization has two domains - Oceania and GlobalAll the Users are getting migrated from the old Oceania to the new Global Domain.Users use Oceania account for Win XP and Global account for Win 7....

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Check for manually created connection objects in Active directory

Hi,I Need a SOP which depicts steps by step how to Check for manually created connection  objects in Active directory.ThanksMukesh

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Can't authenticate against secondary domain controller

Hi,I have 2 domain controllers which share operations. The secondary DC handles authentication however I can't authenticate against it unless the PDC is online, or has been online while the secondary...

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Windows server2008 r2 service pack 1 giving black screen after DCPROMO

Installed windows server 2008 r2 and updated  with all updates and service pack 1ran DC promo successfully and restarted machine took a long time to load and finally gave a black screen with just a...

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ADFS and 'unable to authenticate errors'

Hi All,Is it possible to have the IdP return an error via a webpage to the end user in the event they cannot authenticate or have incorrect group memberships for accessing a service provider?Case AUser...

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2012 Virtual Machine Black Screens Whenever Promoting to Domain Controller

I have a brand new 2012 cluster with 2 hyper-v host nodes running Server 2012 (not R2). I have successfully spun up several virtual machines from templates via VMM 2012R2. I added the AD DS role today...

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