Home network - domain controller at datacenter
Hi all,We currently have a windows server 2012 domain controller at home for various reasons ie parents forgetting passwords, managed updates/patches, server backup etc which works fine but I'm wanting...
View ArticlePromoting 2012 Domain Controller
Hi All,Why we have to put a UPN while promoting a Windows 2012 Domain Controller? As far as I know we don't have to provide a UPN while promoting a Windows 2008 R2 DC?is this a new feature / thing in...
View ArticleRemove corrupted RODC from AD.
Recently one of Read Only Domain Controller computer failed and now we are in plan of rebuilding RODC in new hardware.The entry of RODC is still showing in Domain Controllers panel in AD, How can we...
View ArticleHow to clean up the Actice Directory users and account?
Hi,In my workplace we inherited a system which used to be based on Small Business Server, and the Active Directory is filled with User Groups and Containers that the SBS creates itself.What is a good...
View Articlemake users login to domain
Hi everyoneHow do i make my Domain users forcefully login to domain, i have many computers which are not in domain,Can i block web traffic for users who are not logged to domain, Do Radius Server do...
View ArticlePO Box in ADAC
I've recently began using Active Directory Administrative Center to manage Active Directory instead of Active Directory Users & Computers. In ADUC there is a PO Box field in address which I cannot...
View ArticleAdmin Permissions based on Role
I would like to set up my AD so that members of my help desk can reset passwords for domain users and no one else. I would like my help desk to be able to add computers to the domain and to reset...
View ArticleLDAP Query against local DC to enumerate users in trusted domain
We have a 2 way trust set up between our domain and an external (not in the same forest) domain.Is there anyway to perform an LDAP query against a DC in our domain that will enumerate users in the...
View ArticleFirewall Port 'Direction' for different machine types communicating to Domain...
Hello,I've seen articles on what ports are required for Workstations, Member Servers, and Domain Controllers communicating to Domain Controllers, but what Im not clear on is the 'Direction' the ports...
View ArticleSecure LDAP between Citrix Netscaler and Windows Server 2008 R2
Hi,We are planning a new Citrix environment with login through a Citrix Netscaler.User accounts have to be member of an Active Directory group to be able to log in.The Netscaler has to do an ldap query...
View ArticleDifferent Pre-Windows 2000 domain and FQDC.
I have a SBS 2003 box that was originally migrated from SBS2000. i just finished install new 2012 standard server and installed AD service on it, but when i trying promote to DC, it won't do it until...
View ArticleOld domain removal problem.
I am using a Windows Server 2008 R2, these are the following errors that shows up in the Active Directory Domain Services Role.Issue: The primary domain controller (PDC) emulator operations master in...
View ArticleDC Cannot boot. keeps going into recovery mode
I have a site in ADSS that changed subnets. Its a remote office with only 1 DC. I did not change the ip of the DC before shutdown and now I cannot login to the DC. any idea what to do?
View ArticleMigrate sysvol replication from frs to dfs
Hi, an hour ago I started migration of sysvol replication from frs to dfs. I have five domain controllers and f/d functional lever Windows Server 2008 R2. I have done "upgrade" of domain from Windows...
View ArticleAD Windows Server 2003 RPC is not available 1722 (0x6ba), 8440 (0x20f8) win32
Hi all, I have only 1 active directory domain and two domain controllers. Domain controllers are Windows Server 2003 SP2 32bit I have two problems: 1. GPOs are not applied when I run gpupdate / force,...
View Articleglobal catalog problem
hello everyonein our company we are upgrading our DCs to server 2012R2 we have one Dc 2008R2 we installed another DC 2012R2 and make it GC from sites and services the problem appeared when I demoted...
View Articlebring out on domain from my forest?
HI ! I wanna Know is there any way that i can bring out one of my domains from my forest !
View ArticleKerberos Error after remote Cluster-Aware Updating
I installed a Window 2012 R2 Failover Cluster in order to virtualize servers with Hyper-V. Both physical servers of the cluster are namedSRV-SAN01 and SRV-SAN02 and were installed usingWin2012 R2...
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Not able to open active directory user and computer in windows server 2008r2
Hi All techies,i would like to know one issue which i am facing mostly, i have created 5 virtual machine all with window server2008r2 and one windows 7 on vm-ware now when ever i start my virtual...
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