AD CAL Licencing - building AD with two differently licenced WS 2012 R2 server
Hello!I want to build an Active Directory of 500 users. Is it possible to build it out of two differently licenced WS 2012 R2? One is licenced for 100 users the other is for 400. Can I make one domain,...
View ArticleADFS 3.0 "Page Cannot Be Displayed"
I have just installed ADFS 3.0 on a new 2012 R2 Server.I see the most weird behaviour.....https://localhost/adfs/ls/ldpInitiatedSignon.aspx - Give me a page with an SSL error (not...
View ArticleCloning DC for DR
Consider the following AD structureDomain ADomain BDomain C - (Child of Domain B)Domain A is trusting Domain C . i.e. users in C can log in to A.DCs of Domain A and Domain C is spread across...
View ArticleTime in domain controller
hi,I actually don't know in which section to write this. I have a domain controller,which runs Windows Server 2012 R2. i have noticed that the time is 10 minutes late. All clients display that same...
View ArticleCross Forrest Resources Permission Issue
Hi, I am facing an odd issue before I describe the issue here is the structure:we have two forests with two domains. Domain A is in forest A and domain B is forest B. two way trust is established...
View ArticleMultihoming on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller
I have read all of the documentation and TechNet blogs posts about the perils of multihoming a domain controller and I do trust that there is still an issue with this configuration. My issue comes...
View ArticleAD TerminalServicesProfilePath
I have a code below, it works at win XP, window server 2003. but it doesn't work in win 7 64 bit. I registered tsuserex.dll successfully at win 7. Dim myUser = New DirectoryEntry(adUser.Path)...
View ArticleActive Directory - Users and Computers - Reset Account
In Active Directory Users and Computers, if you right-click a computer object there is an option to "Reset Account". Resetting the computer's account essentially breaks the secure channel connection...
View ArticleWhich functional level to upgrade first -- forest or domain??
We have only two AD domain controllers, both running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, patched through April 2014.We have 2003 servers, 2008 R2 servers, and one 2012 R2 server, and I've read on this forum...
View Articleactive directry
stander server 2008 install but when install active directory giving error the local administrator account becomes the domain administrator account when you creat a new domain the new domain cannot...
View ArticleWhat would be the impact of changing Enterprise and Domain admin password
Hello,I'm planning to change the Enterprise/Domain Admin's password for some security reasons. I do not know what all will fail, what are all the process is going to be impacted. Actually I don't want...
View ArticleHow many records are waiting for Garbage Collection?
Hello. In a large AD (very large) the Garbage collection runs every 12 hours. The issue is that this will only delete 5000 records. before I start running garbage collection manually, I have been asked...
View ArticleUpdating the Active Directory Schema
Good morning all,I have been tasked with updating our Active Directory Schema version. Currently our version is "47" which is Server 2008 R2 and I am going to be updating to either 56 or 59 (Server...
View ArticleHide Personal Information from GAL
Hi , Can any one tell me , how to hide personal information or specific information e.g Mobile , Address from Exchange GAL though active directory , I want to hide these information for non manager...
View ArticleChange group policy default ports
Planing for AD in the DMZ, I know for the clients to download group policies, 135 and 445 are needed. I know for a fact that 135 can be changed but not so sure of the 445. any direction on how to...
View ArticleIssue renewing certificate
Can you help me with this issue on my citrix secure gateway server. When I want to renew a personnal certificate I got an error (Windows cannot find a calid certificate template for the request) . My...
View ArticleError 0x80070643 when installing DHCP Windows Server 2008 ENTERPRISE SP2 64bit
When I try to install role DHCP on Windows Server 2008 I get the following error: Attemp to install DHCP Server failed with error code 0x80070643. Fatal error during installation....
View ArticleFind a tombstone in a large forest
I need some guidance in finding a tombstone in a forest that has 90 domain controllers and 79 sites. Each domain controller is receiving three daily EventID 1864 alerts. One for the domain partition,...
View ArticleHow to find out when dcpromo was run on a server?
Is there an event ID or something that gets logged that shows when dcpromo was run on a server? I am trying to figure out when a server was promoted to a domain controller.Thanks
View ArticleMultiple Domain Group Policies
Hello, I have a couple questions.Here is a breakdown of the current setupDomain A has DC is 2008r2 TS Server 1 - Server 2003Domain B DC is 2012 r2 TS Server 2 - Server 2008 R2 some Domain A users are...
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