Single windows server 2003 DC have ERROR Issue with active directory access
When trying to access Active Directory Users and Computers I get the following error: The naming Information cannot be located for the following reason: the srever is not operational.The server is...
View ArticleDomain and Forest functional level
Hi, Can keep Forest functional level 2003 and domain functional level 2008 R2? Also Can I set Parent domain FFL 2003 and Child Domain DFL 2008 R2 ? If yes how can and what can be impact on other...
View ArticleIn-Place upgrade of Windows 2008 to Windows 2008 R2 DC
Does it matter what FSMO role you start with? What domain/forest rights are required? I see this article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee522994(WS.10).aspxAny feedback would be...
View ArticleHub and Spoke config in Sites and Services
I have a question about a hypothetical sites and services configuration.There are 10 sites in a hub and spoke WAN infrastructure (only one hub)The spokes cannot talk to each otherThere is just one...
View ArticleDelegation - Templates could not be applied
We had been using the Account Operators group in Active Director for out Helpdesk, but suddenly people were getting access denied error. To resolve this I was trying to use delegation. However,...
View ArticleOffline DFS Server Removal: Server 2008 R2
Can someone tell me the steps to cleanly remove a Windows 2008 R2 DFS server that is offline? Thanks.
View ArticleADSI SetPassword(string) doenot respect password policy while resetting password
Hello All, We want to reset password from OIM respecting the password policy, without sending the old password.In Active Directory connector SetPassword(string NewPassword) method of IADsUser class is...
View ArticleHow to size a hardware for Active directory for 100users
what is the minimum CPU/Memory/Harddsik space required for 100users
View ArticleDomain login problem
I have a small forest with a root doamin and a child domain with two DCs in each domain.The first DC (PDSvr1) has the roles PDC, RID, Infrastructure, DNS, WINS, DHCP.The second DC (PDSvr2) has the...
View ArticleAD Forest graphical Port Overview Server/Clients
Hi guys,I´m searching for a graphical overview of AD Ports that have to be open in a forest and its domains between all servers and their clients.In our environment Servers and Clients are located in...
View ArticleServer 2008 R2 Certificate Services
We currently have a windows server 2003 Domain but i am looking to install a server 2008 R2 2 teir PKI infrastructure. Our Forest root domain is empty and the Cert servers will be installed in a child...
View ArticleActive Directory 101 Basic Questions
In setting up for a small office, one location, perhaps 8 computers, is AD needed to be setup so computers can join the domain?If there are alternatives to setting up AD, what are the pros and...
View ArticleAlternate UPN
Hi, I'm trying to setup alternate upn suffixes so that our users can login usinguser@domain.com instread of domain\user. We have one forest and one domain (DC Windows 2003 SP2).I went ahead and added...
View Articlecompletly bonened. Access to C: denied. always told need admin permission....
Ive been locked out c:. Told I do not have admin permission. Told to contact admin. IAM THE ADMIN!!! I get a prompt after every shutdown/restart to enter an administrator or power password. Windows...
View ArticleRestrict RPC ports - multiple KBs
There are KB talk about restrict ports on individual services (for example http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224196, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319553), then there is this KB 154596 (restrict RPC...
View ArticleUPN Suffix
What happen if I deleted existing UPN suffix and recreate the same.Rgds Vinay
View ArticleDMZ, 1 way trust and RODC's
Quick description of the setup - Internal forest/domain - internal.localdmz forest/domain - external.localThere's a 1 way trust where external trusts internal. There are also RODC's for internal that...
View ArticleSystem State Backup Windows 2008 R2
which access would require for SSB in windows 2008.If I give backup operator group membership then will it be sufficient for taking baclup.Rgds Vinay
View ArticleStart over with domain?
I'm coming into this after several people have worked on the domain over the years. We have 1 PDC called Val. Until recently, there was an exchange 2007 server at the same site. It died, there were no...
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ADDS Errorcode: 1 By Powershell, silent installation. ADDS successfully...
Somehow PowerShell printed me an error code, but it still successfully installed ADDS.Errorcode 1 looks so dangerous somehow...The following is my signature:Powershell Programmer & Advanced Lua...
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