Disable Print screen on user machine through GPO
hi Guys,I have a task in which i have to disable print screen on user machine , we have set of user machine in which i need to implement thisGPO . please suggest the option how to achieve this task ,...
View ArticleDCPROMO of the last DC in a sub-domain, it is a 2008R2 core DC.
I have promoted DC's in the past, core and GUI versions. However, I have never demoted a core DC, only GUI versions. I need to demotes thelast DC in a sub domain in our forest, and it is 2008 R2 core....
View Articlequestion about service communication certificat renewal(ADFS 2)
Hi, Our service communication certificat will expire at the end of the month. So we will import import a new certificat on the adfs management consol (ADFS 2.0) My question is, the importation of the...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 Domain Controller using a Managed Service Account - Service...
Hi,today I created a Managed Service Account using these lines:New-ADServiceAccount -Name dc007vmt -enabled $true Add-ADComputerServiceAccount -Identity dc007 -ServiceAccount dc007vmt...
View ArticleCreate e-mail enabled universal security group
Hi all,I am looking for a way to directly create e-mail enabled universal security groups from the "Active Directory Users and Computers" console. If I create the group from the Exchange Console, it...
View ArticleCIFS Kerberos delegation PowerShell Double Hop
Hi,in 2012 R2 environment, I want to perform the following task:ComputerA initiates a Remote PowerShell Session via Kerberos Auth. to ComputerB. (works fine)Within that Remote PowerShell Session, we...
View ArticleRegarding DNS Problem
We had issues in DNS as one of the VM server was not able resolve to the alternate DNS Server.Scenario is :Mumbai 4 DC's 2 Physical DC : 2 DC's2 VM's : ADC's.One the VM server was not able to resolve...
View ArticleDetecting FSMO role holders *without* using special tools/methods.
I want to know if it's possible to detect the five FSMO roles without using the Windows Server GUI or tools like dcdiag, dsquery, netdom, PowerShell, vbscript, WMI, etc.Essentially I want to determine...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 Active Directory - Accounts get continuously locked after...
Hi. I have two server with Windows Server 2008 version. For example AD-1(FSMO) and AD-2(slave)Both GC (Global Catalog) in the same domain. The level of the Domain is 2008. Since two days ago, every...
View ArticleCan't print after joining domain
Hello,Yesterday I set up a domain at our office, and added my laptop to it. We are using Server 2012 R2. My laptop is rather new and came with Windows 10. I upgraded it to Pro before joining the...
View ArticleThe specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted
Hello, I know there are few topics like this, but I cannot find the same problem I'm facing.I had a Win2003 DC which was working just fine. I installed a new Win2012 R2 server, promoted as new DC,...
View ArticleCannot delete a Namespace Server
Hello, I made the mistake of not setting the DFS server to use FQDN. So I'm going through the process of changing the targets, but when I go to delete all the Namespace servers so I can export the...
View ArticleSysprep.exe with or without "Generalized"?
Can anyone tell me what the difference between sysprep.exe with or without "Generalized" Option?Another question is, is it possible to join a computer to domain contorller if they have the same SID (I...
View Articleissue with LDAP
we are trying to get humhum and LDAP to work within our AD environment. Our current environment is a mixed domain and forest of windows 2008r2 and windows 2012r2. basically what we are trying to do is...
View ArticleADC Replication using 20 -30 GB in 24 Hours in a day
I've 186 ADC.In Replication it's using high bandwidth & the total utilization is approx 20 - 30 GB in a day.
View ArticleLast logon user more than 180 days
Hello I got the task to extract all the users in our environment for whom last logon and passwordlastset is more than 180 daysUsed the below script and got the result$Days = (get-date).adddays(-180)...
View ArticleHyper-V+Network Failure= Lost Credentials for all service accounts
We had a network failure (due to an HP Virtual Connect installed in a C3000) that resulted in a full cluster failure (lost all networks). After resolving the issue by re-seating both VCs we managed to...
View ArticleNot getting access to users data folders after active directory installed
I'm a administrator, I 'm not getting access to users data folders after active directory installed.Kindly advice how i can gain access to data folder, so that i can take backup of data of all...
View ArticleYou do not have sufficient privileges to delete username
Need help, I inherited the position and keep getting the above mentioned error message. I have gone to active directory, advanced features, clicked. Go to users and uncheck Protect object from...
View ArticleClients still looking for netlogon on demoted former DC
We have a Server 2003 SP2 (not R2) box that we're trying to decommission. The guy originally assigned to do this is no longer with the company, so we don't know how far he got. It used to hold some...
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