Domain controller hanging
error code 8007: the browser was unable to update the service status bar.the data is the error. i need to know whether is this related to a hardware failure or any windows related issue.please give me...
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I have serve 2008 r2 as DC also i have exchage 2010 as mail server.currently i have created group and added user to that group. but computer configuration gpo will work when user and computers are...
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View ArticleAccount policies in Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory
Hi,Here is the scenario: I have Windows server 2008 R2 flat form and I have exchange 2007.I’m a local account user (not domain user) and I’d like to implement account policy for changing password...
View ArticleClear password history
I have found myself in a situation that requires me to clear the password history for all the users in my directory. My first thought was to review the available attributes to see if I could find where...
View ArticleQuestion about zones intermixed with domain
Hello,Say I am using a ad domain setup on a subdomain of registered external domain name. For instance: mycompany.foo.com. prefix = mycompany suffix= foo.comInternally, I want access to external sites...
View ArticleSearch group members: Attribute scope query with bit filter doesn't work
Hi,based on .NET framework 4.5 (System.DirectoryServices.Protocols) I tried to retrieve all members of a groupby executing a so-called "attribute scope query" on group attribute "member". The search...
View ArticleImport / Export Objects AD
Hi mates!I want do aexportof an OUwith all its contents(OUs,users,groups..)Suppose theOUcalledCompanyand hangs fromtheroot of the domain,aswould be donewiththe exportof suchldifdeOUwithall the content...
View ArticlePreventing a site from authenticating to a remote DC?
Hello,I'm trying to set up a domain trust between 2 Window 2003 Native domains. I have done this before and I can see that DNS is working between sites and the required ports are open. However the...
View ArticleWhat is the required ACE in order to edit an OUs Description attribute?
I am attempting to delegate the management of an OU to a group. The group needs to be able to create, delete, and rename OUs and edit the Description attribute of the OUs, the group should not have...
View ArticleActive Directory Migration from Domain/ForestLevel 2000 to 2003 and to 2008...
Hello together, i have an active directory with 2003 domain controllers and Forest/Domain Level 2000. We also have some filers with unix and active directory integration for user authentication.We want...
View ArticleIs it possible to create a Dynamic Distribution List using LDAP?
"Is it possible to create a Dynamic Distribution List using LDAP?" I can search for a Dynamic Distribution List using LDAP and see the attributes & values.For example: dn: CN=DEPARTMENT...
View ArticleUpgrade from 2003 to 2008
Greetings,We are currently running Windows 2003 in our network and it's time to replace hardware, so we'll be migrating to Server 2008. At present, we have one domain member running 2008 (with SQL...
View ArticleDomain users and groups
Hi,I have Windows 2000/2003 background. I am not a domain admin but when I need to see the domain users and groups (and who are in the groups), I used to tpe mmc in the command line and use Add/Remove...
View ArticleGhost DNS SRV record entry causing GPO processing issues.
I'm baffled!I'm trying to narrow down the list of DC's that can resolve the fqdn of our domain. We have a hub spoke topology within a non-routed environment (only routes the spokes sites have is back...
View ArticleAD Zone becoming non-AD zone using changeZoneType because of Missing...
Hello,We work on a DNS manager program and use the following methods:1. CreateZone2. ChangeZoneTypeWhen we create zone, we use the DsIntegrated property to show whether zone data is stored in the AD or...
View ArticleHow to fix in dns after changing RODC Server name
Hi All,I have a case like this, one of my partner had change one of of my RODC server name in manually, so I saw in my DNS record there are 2 records now which is the new one and the old one. I had...
View ArticleHow does cross domain authentication work in a firewalled environment?
This is a simplification and the names have been changed to protect the innocent. The assets: Active Directory Domains corp.lan saas.lan User accounts user01@corp.lan...
View ArticleManaging multiple non-trusted domains through ADAC
Within our company we have many forests/domains and at this point in time there two in particular we are not permitted to add any trust between even though there are network connections between the...
View ArticleAuthentication issues. User logging taking too long and losing connection...
Hello, I don't know if this is the right place to post this but I'm having serious issues with our Domain controller or at least this is what I suspect. Users are complaining about long login times and...
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