DC+DNS Race Condition
Hi,I will try to be concise, the short question is:What is the best DNS configuration (on the network card) on Domain Controllers that are also DNS Servers?is this, the best? (Found it here...
View ArticleWindows service sending a bulk of email
I've written a windows service that actually imports a CSVin dynamics CRM. It is supposed to do its job on daily basis earlier in the morning around 5a.m. It also sends an email if any error occur....
View ArticleWhich ports should be open under Fire wall in DMZ when ADFS would be run?
Hi everyone,I would like to know which ports should be open under Fire will in DMZ when ADFS would be run in internal network environment.Therefore could you let me know any articles which describe...
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ADMT - SID history not working
Hello guys,I have stopped with ADMT migration tests. Using ADMT 3.2 installed within my resource forest (FFL = WS 2003). I have resource forest with 4 child domains divided per continent.Resource...
View ArticleEstablishing Global Active Directory ( GAD)
HI All, Our parent Company is proposing GAD and want to know bit more about the setup. We are separate forest in different country . So if we are resource domain and if they are the Account domain...
View ArticleUser CALS license
Hi Team,Greetings...Domain controller(ADS) is installed and placed in India. We have to procure Users CAL license..Can we buy and use CAL license from US? Because it is cheaper than Indian cost.Kindly...
View ArticleWindows seerver 2012 -USer CAL license
Hi Team,I would like to know if i purchase User CAL license from USA , Shall i use it in INDIA office?Note: Server is located indiaPlease let me know and clarify my doubts..Regards,Ramaiah C
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Renaming User Accounts using DSMOD command
Hi,The command DSMOD provides facility to change various attributes of a user account. However, I want to change a particular section of user account, which I am not able to do using DSMOD. I have...
View ArticleActive Directory Services - Domain Controller
A department has requested you set up a new user on our Windows domain controller.You create the user, but happen to notice while the user exists on the server on which you created the new user, the...
View ArticleHow to determine users authenticate to an application via their UPN
Hi,Can we understand if a user account authenticates to an application with their UserPrincipalName(UPN) by viewing Domain Controller event log records or some other logs on a Domain Controller? Our...
View ArticleWindows Server - Warning Message
Windows server has a recurring warning happening at random intervals. The event ID is 1020 and the source is DHCP-Server.Questions regarding this error:a. What does this problem indicate?b. What steps...
View ArticleServers dis joined from DC
HI All,We need to monitor the servers which are dis-joined from the Domain controller , can you all please help me how to get know the servers thrown out of domain
View ArticleActive Directory Error
Hi community,I use to have two domain controller. I've demoted one of them, so I'm thinking it should not need to replicate. However I get this error when running dcdiag.Starting test: NCSecDesc...
View ArticleFrequent error on AD DS Windows Server 2008 R2
I have an error that shows every day on my Active Directory ServerLog Name: Directory Service Source: Microsoft-Windows-ActiveDirectory_DomainService Date: 8/25/2015 8:43:54 PM...
View ArticleTurning off DC's
We have to sites A and B and in B which is in another state they already communicate with A. Site B were shutting off two DC's (win server 2008 r2) they are DNS, & Global catalog servers and dhcp...
View ArticleProblems authenticating from legacy domain to trusted domain when trusted...
Configuration details for location:LegacyDomain (legacy.pri): Single Forest, empty root with single sub-domain: Windows 2000 Forest Level with Windows 2000 DC (I know I just typed W2K but I don't have...
View ArticleOld Domain Controller (W2K3) Decommission process in active directory
It’s single domain environment with 3 DCs, 2 DCs are running Windows Server 2008R2 and one is running with Windows Server 2003.Planning to decommission Win 2003 Domain controller.Below is the plan....
View ArticleActive Directory user get locked frequently from 1 pc
Dears,i have windows server 2012 and client is windows7, one of IT help desk member get locked anytime,i already know the PC name and made all the troubleshooting steps,i deleted the cached user...
View ArticleMoving and reorganizing an AD domain for users and computers - some basic...
Hi all,I am moving, renaming and generally reorganizing an AD domain that has really not been touched in a couple decades. I've got a bunch of questions so I don't mess it up:1) can I move user or...
View ArticleAccessing a domain on a different forest
Hi All,We have a Domain ABC that resides on its own forest XYZ with no trusts establishes between our forest and XYZ. We do have the server name of their DC and the credentials to RDP onto their...
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