why we need to change SID of the VM after cloning the vm
Reasons:Machines with the same SID will not be able to join to the domain. From Microsoft system point of view, SID should be unique for every computer device that connected to the Active Directory....
View Articlead lds Proxy Authentication LDAP query for UserAccountControl
Anyone know how to query a specific value with a AD LDS & AD sync when using Full Proxy user?According to the following article, you need to login before you can...
View ArticleUnable to connect to Domain Controller
I have recently gotten an HP Gen 8 microserver, the G1610t. I've been following the TechNut guide tosetting it up on YouTube found at:...
View ArticleGroup policy to disable Shift+Delete on all windows 7 cleints
Hi,On windows 2012 server with active directory.we would like to have a policy which will not allow user to use shift+delete in any desktop.purpose is to avoid accidently deletion of file from users...
View ArticleEnable netlogon debug or not
Hi all.If I want to catch client details that have IP addresses that are not mapped to any AD sites do I need to enable Netlogon Level i.e. NLtest /DNFlag:0x0 or is this information captured by...
View ArticleOpensource Tools for Account unlock
Hi All, Is there is any opensource tool for unlocking or resetting password for domain accounts?
View ArticleAD Clock Time is not accurate
The system time on our workstations are off by a few minutes compared to the time showing at time.gov.They are in sync with our domain controllers which are off of real world time by the same amount,...
View ArticlePhysical to virtual conversion on domain contoller
Whether it is recomended to do P to v conversion for domain contoller.Scenario : i have FSMO role in diffrent server i need to migrate one physical server to VM. after conversion what precaution i...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 Domain Controller stops accepting log in
I am having a strange random issue with the main domain controller not accepting log in from workstations and the DNS stops resolving, but after a reboot everything works again. This mainly occurs...
View ArticleGPO's not applying without presence of LMHOST file on client
Hello everyone, I have a problem using LMHOST to resolve the DNS, I can validate users with my domain but does not apply domain GPOs.In my LMHOST file I have configured the following way:2.2.2.2...
View ArticleAdministation of read only domain controllers - "ManagedBy"
Hi, We have an RODC whic currently have the PRP policies set - allowed includes a large number of users, including domain admins and the deny password caching group is empty.I want to set the...
View Articlegroup policy and printers
I work in the tech dept of a school district. I'm not super familiar with active directory and group policy yet, but know the basics.Physically, each school has a bunch of printers throughout the...
View ArticleError when attempting to change password: "The security database on the...
The error message I'm seeing is "The security database on the server does not have a computer account for this workstation trust relationship." There's nothing wrong with the trust relationship and I...
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Error while trying to create a Read Only domain controller
Hello,I have a Windows Server 2003 Active directory domain, composed of two domain controllers. And i want to create a new Read only domain controller in a new Windows Server 2008.When i try to execute...
View ArticleContinuing support for the DirSync LDAP extension?
We have seen that MS will be moving away from supporting the cloud-synch products Windows Azure Active Directory Sync ("DirSync") and Azure Active Directory Sync ("Azure AD Sync") in favour of Azure...
View ArticleSelective computer add-to-domain
HiI've already configured the Add workstations to domain on default domain policyso only tier-2 IT members can add computers to a domain.Now, as sometimes they forget to properly move computers from...
View ArticlePingin domain.local response another subnet
Hi,i'm witing because i have a big problem in my network. This is the layoutSITE-A (192.168.1.0/24)dc1.domain.local : 192.168.1.1 dc2.domain.local : 192.168.1.2vpnSITE-B...
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After Rebooting Server SEQSERVERAGENT Service not starting automatically
Hi Experts, Can you help me on below issue. After rebooting One of my SQL server and windows machine, In SQL Server services part, MSSQLSERVER will starts automatically but SQLSERVERAGENT service has...
View ArticleAD User?computer License(CAL)
Hi Team, I Need your help .. Do i need to purchase CAL for the each user/computer adding to Active directory. Thanks
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Unable to open DNS service console and perform AD replication to one DC ?
People,Can anyone here please share the steps to fix this issue where the Repadmin result is showing error fromPRODDC01-VM 192.168.1.200 into PRODDC02-VM192.168.1.201 ?and also I cannot manage the...
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