AD LDS user's cn equal to user's sAMAccountName
The environmentI configured a AD LDS instance and sync it with an existing AD. To help and guide me in this process I followed this tutorials: http://www.thegeekispeak.com/archives/64...
View ArticleForest trust enumeration from some sites not working.
We have established a forest trust with an external partner, both forests have over 50+ sites. The trust is a one way trust (we trust them) ForestA Trusts ForestB The trust is established from a...
View ArticleMobile Domain Controller
Here is my situation. We have a network in the office 2008 R2 servers. AD/GC DNS DHCP.Works great. We have a mobile server with our enterprise software installed that gets taken off site. Users can...
View ArticleAD replication problems due to Tombstone.
I am having AD replication problems that seem to have been caused by a fluke NTP problem. For reasons that have been corrected, our time sources became dis-syncronized by decades (there are references...
View ArticleStart from scratch
Current setup: 3 x Windows 2003 R2 Enterprice domain controllers, a file server, Exchange 2003 single server and various other member servers. Clients running either Windows XP Pro SP2 or Windows 7...
View ArticleActive Directory Error message 15404 in sending Database Mail in SQL Server 2008
I am trying to send an email of Stored Procedure results in SQL Server 2008, using the Database Mail. However, I'm getting what seems to be an Active Directory error: Msg 22050, Level 16, State 1,...
View ArticleADFS Default Web Site and CRM
Hi,Designing ADFS install we need to setup it on the CRM Server, we learn that ADFS uses "Default Web Site" as a fixed requirement on IIS, is this true? and if it is, can I specify another IIS site for...
View ArticleAD/DNS Server authentication issue
Hi everyone,I apologize if it seems like I am replicating a question that may have been answered, but the threads I've seen don't appear to include my particular situation.I have inherited a system...
View ArticleAD still showing Transitive Replication partners
Hi there,We have a largely distributed AD topolgy comprising of over 120 remote sites. The network is not fully routed and is a hub-spoke design.To try to simplify things I've decided to disabled the...
View ArticleActive directory site consolidation
Hi, We currently have to AD sites (A and B) on 2 two physical locations. I am considering consolidating those two site into one, as i would make many things much simpler (like Exchange deployments)....
View ArticleStopping the DNS service on a domain controller
Hi all,So I am in the process of demoting my old 2003 dc and dns servers.To begin with I would like to stop the dns service on the domain controllers to make sure clients still work and connect to the...
View Articleactive directory advantage over openldap ?
Hello allWhat would be best arguments/advantages to choose active directory over open ldap ?thankssti_cartem
View ArticleUsing AD LDS Across two Domains
Hi,I'm a bit new to the AD / AD LDS world but have been asked to do some research into a scenario.We have two domains, let's say, Domain A and Domain B with a one way trust (Domain A trusts B).Within...
View ArticleMicrosoft Active DirectoryTopology Diagrammer. Draw a specific OU only?
Love the tool but I have a sizable AD infratructure and only require the diagramming of one specific OU currently. Can anyone shed some light on how to select a specific OU using this tool if possible...
View ArticleCan't validate trust against RODC
Hi,We have a customer that we have setup a one way external selective trust to. We have a VPN tunnel setup between us and them. We have 2 RODCs setup on our side for them that are in their domain....
View Articleall users are getting user name and password is incorrect - looks like i GC prob
all users are getting user name and password is incorrect - looks like i GC probi just removed the GC check box and put it back then i believe things started freaking out
View ArticleComputers not getting AD site configuration
Site A: Writable DC's. Working fine. Site B: Two RODC's. Computers in this site are not recognizing their site. I have applied some site level group policies but they are not getting applied. In my...
View Articlefsmo roles
hi, i installed infrastructure master role and global catlog in one server.infrastructure maste role is not working properly. Can one why it is not working .regards,rajesh
View ArticleNew AD Environment
Hi,We are going to deploy our AD environment. we need your some suggestions over this, here is the scenario,we have total three offices one in the New York one in Washington and one in Bombay...
View ArticleWhat is the expected behavior for replication connections options 0x40 vs 0x41?
I have read a lot about repairing replication connections with ADSI Edit and Sites and Services, many which mention creating connections with option 64(0x40) and 65(0x41) for a RODC connection....
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