Slow logon (online/offline) with users home folder enabled
Hi.In my scenario I’m using Windows Server 2003 R2 X64 and Windows XP Pro SP3.When I assign a Home Folder for a user, the logon process is slow (long time). When I remove the Home Folder from the user...
View ArticleMicrosoft LAPS / Schema Update
If the Microsoft LAPS addition has already been added the our 2008 R2 Domain (Operating System is 2008 R2, DC 'schema' is 2008 R2 and forest is 2008 R2) is there a cause for concern that should be...
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Server 2008 R2 and Modem issue
Good day,I have a 2008 R2 server service pack 1 x64 bit operating system. It has an application installed that uses the following modem:Description: MultiTech Systems MT9234SMIDeviceID:...
View ArticleMultiple DNS Servers Failover
When DNS on your primary DNS server stops responding what prevents all your clients from using the other DNS servers in the list?Just had a "minor" outage because the 1st DNS server in our list went...
View ArticleShould sidHistory be "backwards compatible"?
The normal use of sidHistory during an AD migration is to allow the new object in the target domain to access resources in the source domain that were permissioned via the source sid, correct?I am...
View Articlecertificate authortiy server upgarde - what happens to the CRL?
Hi there,Im about to migrate our certificate authority server from windows 2003 R2 to windows server 2012.I've tested this in the lab and it seems like a pretty straight forward upgrade. (build new...
View ArticleAD LDS, unable to bind with the DOMAIN\administrator
HiI found multiple such issues reported, but haven't been able to get the solution yet.Background:Using this link: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd764497(v=ws.10).aspxI have setup an AD...
View Articleactive directory 2012 setup
I have set up active directory 2012 on a virtual machine via using Vmware. Before attributing new features to the server (like AD DS, DNS) I changed the name of the machine (to a simpler form), changed...
View ArticleDelete All Child Computer Object Vs. Delete
Consider an OU named Laptops and a single computer object inside namedMachine102. There are 2 somehow similar conceptual waysthat appear to assign permissions to delete Machine102 to a security...
View ArticleRPC server error
Hi Friends,I am facing an problem will I RDP my servers in the network.Issues:1. I am getting RPC error after I login to server via RDP using my Domain Admin user ID.2. If I try to login to server...
View Articleevent id 5144
i trying to audit for folder or file deletion on file share, all desktop users are on file share and want to log everytime a file is delete. but i can only see event 5140 for share access. i active the...
View ArticleRename the objects and observe the impact on the ntfs permissions
Hi AllJust wanted to quote an example.#There is folder called test1 and it is a shared folder and there exists a group group1 having read and write permissions onto them.We go ahead and rename the...
View ArticleSelective Authentication - Prompt for Crendentials when searching for users...
Hi All,I have a two-way, transitive, forest to forest trust created with selective authentication enabled. When I attempt to add users from the trusted forest to the trusting forest I'm required to...
View Articledefault SPN
2008R2 functionalityHello - the default SPN is xyz.localCan I make the default company.com?PS I do have it currently added to Domains and Trusts so it works we'd just like to make it the default.
View ArticleDelete an OU
How do you delete an OU in 2012 R2? Where do I find the "protect object from accidental deletion" checkbox?How do I find the "ADUC console"?This OU has nothing under it.It is just a typo. I have...
View ArticleLDAP to AD Authentication - samAccountName vs. CN
I am struggling to get 3 entities to work together to allow remote Dial-Up VPN user to authenticate to AD. I have Server 2008 R2 hosting LDAP. I can do a simple BIND using 2 different LADP tools,...
View ArticleMoving Users To New Server
We plan on building a new DNS from scratch. The old DNS is working, but we do not want to do a complete backup and restore to the new server of directory services. We have done this in the past during...
View ArticleActive Directory users in DC, network path was not found when add permissions.
Hello,I have a network with tree domain controllers, two 2008 and one 2012.The problem is on the server 2012 data center:I get "network path was not found" when I try to add permissions to a local file...
View ArticleNTFRS error event 13559 intermittently and replication stops
Hello all: I have a single domain with 160 domain controllers (physical and virtual) we just got event 13559 on domain controllers at this moment its in physical servers only. The File Replication...
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