Force Logoff at specified time - Even if computer is Locked
We need to setup a task to force logoff of all workstations, even if the user has locked their workstation.I tried to use the logoff.exe and the shutdown.exe action in a GPO policy (not the default...
View ArticleADFS WebApplicationProxy Internal (Or Windows Authentication External)
Hello, We have a setup with an ADFS Farm and Web-Application Proxy. We would like to implement Windows Authentication for some clients through the WebApplication Proxy (Some clients we control but...
View ArticleADFS Deployment HA
Hi Everyone,Just a question about ADFS Deployment and HA. I have a customer we are setting this up he has less then 150 users. They have site A which is there head office and site B which is a Data...
View ArticleReplication DC capacity
HelloProbably a silly question butI am planning to setup a virtual DC for replicating active directory (server 2012). The C drive on physical server is 300GB.Does the replicated DC need to have the...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller - Time Server
Hi,I have 1 x Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard domain controller and the time is off by a few minutes. All my PCs sync the time up with this DC and the time is off on the PCs as well.How can I see what...
View ArticleKerberos KDC - error 7023 - Insufficient resources
I have several RODC's out at branch offices, and 3 of them I noticed haven't been replicating successfully since the middle of May. One thing I discovered is that all 3 of them have the Kerberos KDC...
View ArticleWindows Deployment Server
I just downloaded today Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit for Windows 10; however I am really confused now.....<o:p></o:p>How come WDS version 6.1 and WAIK 6.1 will not work with...
View ArticleInternet Connection as "Limited" all because of executing "ipconfig /release"
I have ruined two computers with their Internet Connection as "Limited" all because I executed "ipconfig /release".I executed "ipconfig /renew" directly after but I had a "DHCP error".Is there...
View ArticleAuthentication Timeout on Invalid Password
Hi, We have a problem with a couple of our DCs that are no longer returning the correct error message on an invalid password attempt (invalid username is fine). Working DCs are returning...
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Want to be the Microsoft TechNet Windows Server Guru for September?
All you have to do is add an article to TechNet Wiki from your own specialist field. Something that fits into one of the categories listed on the submissions page. Copy in your own blog posts, a forum...
View ArticleQuestion about modifying email in a hybrid Office 365 tenant
We have just recently migrated to a hybrid O365 tenant (AD managed on-site). We have several hundred users who work at a company we recently acquired who were brought in with the address...
View ArticleNetlogon error 5781, Dynamic registration or deletion of one or more DNS...
Hello-I recently completed a migration from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. However, I am receiving the 5781 Netlogon error in my System log and also have none of the...
View ArticleWindows Firewall on 2008 r2 Domain controller
Hello Experts,As of now, windows firewall is turned off on our 2008 R2 domain controllers. I have few questions regarding WF:1.) If we just enabled the firewall on 1 DC using control panel, will it...
View ArticleUsing LDAP how to enumerate list of domains in a trusted forest?
Hi,Using LDAP C interface, I am trying to enumerate list of all domains in a trusted forest.One way I am using is to connect to GC of the trusted forest and enumerate for crossRef objects under...
View ArticleStrange behavior using Office Pro Plus (Office 365) and AD
We got some strange behavior on our Office365 Pro Plus installations. We install them all for multiple user activation on each PC (our users move around a lot in the office).When a user has internet,...
View ArticleHow to see the logs in Windows Server 2008 (at which time server was...
Hi Support,I am using Windows server 2008.I want to see the logs in the server when the server was started up and also when the server was shut-down including Date & time.Please let me know how to...
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Migrating A user from Child to root domain and accessing a resource in a...
Hi, my lab consists of the followingtest.local <---- One way trust with selective authentication SID history disabled--contoso.localchild1.test.local forest and domain functional levels are...
View ArticleDNS Event ID 4015
Dears,I have problem with my DNS, and it give me below error:The DNS server has encountered a critical error from the Active Directory. Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly. The...
View ArticleADFS - Joining an existing federation server farm - Error, cannot find...
I am attempting to join a server to an existing farm which uses SQL. my script and the error I receive are,.\Fsconfig.exe JoinSQLFarm /ServiceAccount Domain\ADFedService /ServiceAccountPassword...
View ArticleMoving a Enterprise CA
I currently ave an Enterprise CA deployed on Windows Server 2008 Standard. This server is also running Exchange 2007. I am looking to move AD CS to a new Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter machine to...
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