Computer account getting deleted automatically
Have a strange issue..Computer accounts getting deleted automatically from AD. (Win 2008R2,2012 and 2012R2 DCs). I could see few events 4724 and 4742 for reset and change. Also could see 5141 event for...
View ArticleActive Directory domain controller could not be contacted
Hi all,I'm trying to join PCs to the domain but I'm getting errors with DNS and path.I have a pretty flat network... internal, wireless, dmz, external zones.The objective that I'm trying to do is to...
View ArticleDomain Controller stops communicating with itself
Hi,I'm hoping someone can help me out here. I have a server 2008 R2 domain controller that seems to stop communicating with itself and refusing new connections every 24 hours, the server also stops...
View ArticleAD Hub and Spoke Site Topology but KCC still sets up replication with DC's...
2008R2 Domain & Forest Functional Level; 30 sites; 1 hub the rest are spokes. Bridge all site Links = enabled; all DC's running Win2K8R2 SP1.In my AD topology there is one hub site (the data...
View ArticleAny value in a contractor only container?
We have quite a few contractors in our organization. Is there a best practice for the way you should manage contractors in your Active Directory environment? Is there any value in a contractor only...
View ArticleAuthenticating agains AD with Kerberos, by a user with an explicit UPN
HelloMy situation :I have a 2008 functionnal level domain with a technical name, lets say tec.domain.comI have for this domain configured an alternate UPN : domain.com (that is only a DNS domain name,...
View ArticleReceived the following error on a server when logging in: "The security...
We lost our network admin and I was "volunteered" into the position (I have some admin experience, but this is a small company so for now I'm the guy). Of course the first week we have a drive fail on...
View ArticleHow to manage "unix attributes" in Windows Server 2012?
I'm trying to set the UID, GID, etc. properties for users in Server 2012 but the "unix attributes" tab is missing under the user properties. Articles for managing Unix in 2003 & 2008 don't appear...
View ArticleNew DNS records refused (event 4015 + event 4013)
Hi, we have 2 domain controllers, both virtual Hyper-V Windows 2008 R2 servers (not RODC). All of a sudden we couldn't add a new DNS record ("The host XXX cannot be created: Refused). This happens on...
View Articledns and bind
I've seen many discussions about the topic of running MS DNS as your primary and BIND DNS as a secondary, say at remote sites. Some say it can't be done. Some say it can but don't. ...
View ArticleRenaming servers joined to AD
Part of our DR documentation/planning involves renaming computers. For example, we may have a cold or hot DR server. For server "MYSERVER" with IP "MYIP", we would have a corresponding server...
View ArticleAD trust - firewall
We have a AD trust established between two forests. It is working fine except that on one DC there are event logs (event ID 83 in Operations Manager log) generated. It contains:AD Monitor Trusts : The...
View ArticleDomain Controller with new hardware with same Host Name
Hi,I need to change my Domain Controller into New Hardware. what are step should i follow ???1. Why i need same host name ?Ans: Some application is configured with that Host NameWhat i planned is 1....
View ArticleMax Token Size
HiPresently, the token is overweight. My DC is Windows 2003 and prepare to remplace by Windows 2008 R2. (The functionnal level to domain and forest is presently Windows 2003 and all client Windows...
View ArticleScripts folder not replicating in domain
Several months back the building that housed two of my remote domain controllers was destroyed. Since bringing the servers back up was physically impossible, I went through Microsoft's procedure for...
View ArticleADSI LDAP Kerberos cache
Hi,my machine in NOT domain joined.using ActiveDS and VB6 i get this kerberos authentication via LDAP Working correctly:q = "LDAP://192.168.1.10/CN=myADfullusername,CN=Users,DC=repdc,DC=com"Set oUser =...
View ArticleSame internal and external domain names - AGAIN!
Hi all-Like many of you, I am confronting the problem of having the same FQDN for both my Active Directory domain and Internet domain. For the sake of discussion, let's call the domain rlh.com.I need...
View ArticleUse virtual machine for domain rename (rendom) control station?
Hi all-I am preparing for a domain rename using rendom. The docs specify a Windows 2003 member server for use as a control station. Any reason I can't use a Windows 2003 Server guest on a 2008 R2...
View ArticleADRAP - file location
I have ADRAP install on a server and I usually run health check on the domain. the software runs from the C: drive which occupying large amount disk space. Is it possible\safe some files\folders to...
View ArticleComputer object in the Administrators group on a domian controller
What are the consequences of adding a computer object to the Administrators group on a server? Does doing so give users who logon to that computer additional rights?What if a computer is added to the...
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