AD/IIS Auth Issue
We have a user who got married, so we changed her username (as we use a first.last nomenclature) as I have done everytime this sort of thing occurs, however now she is unable to log into our intranet...
View ArticleMix of 2008 R2 Ent + Std DC's?
We've ran ADPrep for preperation to move to a 2008 R2 domain. I can see there are a few benefits of having Ent version over Std version of R2 but do all DC's have to be the same version or can you mix....
View ArticleVAMT 3.0 & w2k3 AD
Hi, Could anybody confirms that is not possible using VAMT 3.0 with a w2k3 forest? Thank you.
View ArticleMoving a Vitural DC to new Host
Hi I need to move a virtual DC to a new host. What is wrong with this process? Current 2008r2 host New Server 2012 host (Sick Raid controller on current host, all other VM moved in same...
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First-Site-Name removal
Hi ~ from the screen-shot below, the server "ST-NT2K" no longer exists. It has been physically removed. Can I simply 'right-click / delete' from this list? Thanks Tim Tim ...
View ArticleRODC site users shares and resources Inaccessible when the WAN link d goes down
Hi We have introduced a new RODC site under Microsoft. Local(Example) domain with two RODC servers and four users migrated to Microsoft. Local domain. Everyone was working, the moment WAN link (HO to...
View ArticleRejoin domain without local administrator id on xp
I unjoin the domain from one of the client computer without checking the local administrator id and password. Then I rebooted the client computer. Now I can't login to the client computer, since I...
View ArticleCan I add a 2008 R2 DC to a 2003 SP2 DC domain WITHOUT adprepping the...
There is only one DC, and it's older, and I don't want to take the chance of causing issues by changing anything on the 2003 SP2 DC. This is only a bandaid until I can add more servers and have more...
View ArticleForest Trusts
I have 2 x Active Directory forests. 1 x Windows 2003 called Forest A 1 x Windows 2008 R2 called Forest B I have created a 2 way Forest Trust between the two environments. I want users in either...
View ArticleEnable GPO to one user
Hello Experts, I am here for an enlighten to one question, with my knowledge I must say it’s not possible, but being in this forum and to explore more with experts , please see the below trouble-free...
View ArticleHow to connect from adminpak/XP or Win7/RSAT ADUC to admin an AD Domain you...
Hello - Running adminpak start->all programs -> Administrative Tools -> Activer Directory Users and Computers result=> All you can do is "Connect to Domain" But I am already logged in to...
View Articlenested group list of users from AD
How can i get the nested group list of users from AD?
View ArticleStrange Active Directory Scripting Problem
I'm trying to get the description field for a computer account. I'm using VBA inside of Excel. Here's the code, simplified as much as I am able to: Sub xx() MsgBox...
View ArticleMigrate AD from 2003 to 2012
Hi, I'm looking migrate an AD from windows server 2003 to windows server 2012 but i can't find all the requirement to do it. I find that my Domain and Forest level have to be at least 2003 but anything...
View ArticleIs it
Hello everybody, I have a doubt related to the active directory, I explain my question: I work for a company with 30 computers more or less located in 3 different cities and all conected with a vpn....
View ArticleRID master unable to allocate pool to itself?
We have a Win 2003 DC that's experiencing error 16645: The maximum account identifier allocated to this domain controller has been assigned. The domain controller has failed to obtain a new identifier...
View ArticleLogon failure: The target account name is incorrect
I have a CIFS server joined to the domain and users access it via an alias (A Record, not a CNAME). I'm trying to move the data to another NAS device, but if I point the A Record to a different IP, I...
View ArticleComputer account no longer in AD, but computer still thinks it's domain member
Hi all. I have a computer that was joined to the domain, but somehow, the computer account was removed from Active Directory. The machine still thinks it's joined to the domain, and its main user...
View ArticleADFS SSO in two way forest trust
Hi all, We have an issue with SSO across forests. But first some background. DOMAIN A hosts a web application that requires the use of ADFS for SSO. We have built the ADFS in DOMAIN A and got it all...
View Articlesite link replicate interval
hi i need to know why inter site replication time interval is between 15 minutes to 1 week? i mean why its not between 15 minutes and 1 month for example... its my project in university... please...
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