What User Writes Last Login Time to AD?
When a user logs in to Active Directory, information is written to the schema to list last logon time. What user does that? Please, if you answer, provide a source from TechNet or Support... I need to...
View ArticleUpdate HOSTS file on devices inside a specific OU
This is posted in another Microsoft Forum but I thought this would be a great place to ask the question as well. We have a group of mobile computers that are in the field. These computers are...
View ArticleUser Admin Locked Out Every Night
I have one admin that is getting locked out every night. When I look in the logs I see pre-authentication failures for the user. Failure Reason = 0x18. If looked up documentation and I've check that...
View ArticleAD DS replication. How to delete unused USN
i have 2 dc - dcserver0.local, dcserver1.local and 2 site - 44 and 5v. Both server works good. Before a demote dcserver3.local, dcserver.local and dcserver2.local, but i always receive error with...
View ArticleWhat could possibly go wrong? forestprep/domainprep/gpprep question.
Hi, We are transitioning to AD2008r2 from 2003. I am bringing new 2008r2s online, moving rolls and services over, and demoting the 2003DCs. It all seems pretty simple so far. We have sharepoint 2010...
View ArticleAssignment confusions - How many domains would i need to support the amount...
I'm currently in the end of my third year of a network technology degree and Directory services has always been my archilles heel so to speak. I've been given an assignment and due to the wording it is...
View ArticleReplacing a non-functional domain controller, which is the ONLY DC.
I have an issue at a client site which I need to try to resolve. The client has a Server 2003 DC, which when we attempt to join a new computer to the domain, the join fails. The error (which I do not...
View ArticleAccount
Good afternoon, Is there a way to perform a search from AD for a specific account that may be in used on other machines (such as configured as a logon for a particular service? or a machine logged into...
View ArticleReplicate only certain objects to a DC?
So I've got a situation where AD is fully deployed with over 250,000 user objects. We are getting ready to use a new applications that is hosted at a datacenter in Kansas City. I know we could add a...
View ArticleInstall AD FS 2.0 on Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC)
Gang, trying to install AD FS 2.0 on a RODC (for use with Office 365 SSO), getting stuck when running the AD FS 2.0 Configuration Wizard. I get a message saying "WID Installation Failed". Looking at...
View ArticlePrevent end users from browsing active directory from RDS servers
Hi all, I am working on security compliance task that requires that users who connect to RDS servers not be able to browse active directory under any circumstances, and they showed me that the user can...
View ArticleADWS Event 1005
I have a Windows 2003 AD domain that I just installed ADWS in. The install went well and after server restart, ADWS starts up fine. I get the normal events that is has started and that is is...
View ArticleSBS 2003 migration to SBS 2011 - NTDS SDPROP error
Hi, I am trying to upgrade from SBS 2003 SP2 with Exchange sp2, to SBS 2011. I prepared using: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg563799.aspx I installed all updates (other then IE 8) and...
View Articledns problem
Hi I have a network that work with workgroup I tried to upgrade my network to domain... i install active directory with dns but when tried for join a pc to my domain i find dns have problem... dns...
View ArticleI can't demote a DC
Hi. I have installed a DC1 on a physical server (this is the first server of my domain and forest) and a secondary DC2 on a clustered VM. I've installed DPM on the first DC1 (physical server), because...
View ArticleAuthoritative Restore for Exchange administrative group
Hi, While using ADSI Edit I made a mistake deleting container CN=Servers from under CN=Configuration , CN=Services, CN=Microsoft Exchange, CN=[YourExchangeOrganisationName], CN=Administrative Groups,...
View ArticleHow to use 2003 Additional Domain Controller after failing 2003 Primary...
Hi Experts, I am new in Active directory services............. We have a single window 2003 domain controller with Exchange server 2003 which is used for mailing and Second window 2003 server which is...
View ArticleShare permission got only SID and not user friendly name
Hi All, We have migrate the servers over to new domain using ADMT. Now i found that some of the shares got SID ID and not the name? Also few users getting access denied.. How do i translate these...
View ArticleHow to browse Additional account info tab in AD when find through domain?...
Hello I've found the article about additional user information within AD on technet site, that article is regarding ALtools. I downloaded that tool and extract the files. Copy acctinfo.dll to the...
View Articleredundant domain controllers
so I have 2 DC's in my environment 2008 r2 something's funny though, when I turn off the PDC no one can login... I have had DC's in other environments that I have restarted during the middle of the day...
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