AD description field query
Hi Experts, How can I check if the Description field in my AD accounts [windows 2008 r2 forest/domain level] is linked to any other application such as Lync. Going forward, I would like to use the...
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View ArticleDomain Time Sync
Dear all, We have windows 2008 server Ent 64Bit Sp1 . it has ADS,DNS GOP. it is working fine . i added additional two domain controller in remote site . i have a problem about time . 4 minutes late my...
View ArticleRoaming Profiles Windows 7 Pinned Taskbar Applications not following user
I can't seem to find a solution to this problem anywhere, I set up a few roaming profiles and whenever the user logs onto another machine the applications they had pinned on the taskbar disappear. The...
View ArticleRemoved invalid accounts not propagating
I have removed some old accounts (old voice mail and backup systems) from the root of the directory. These accounts were inherited by all the users. Each user still has several "Account Unknown"...
View ArticleDuplicate SPN Kerberos Issues
I'm extremely new to SPNs so please bear with me.Basically, we have an office who has been having weird issues with database interaction and general network problems. Upon checking the event logs on...
View ArticleAdding Windows 2012 DC to 2003 Level Domain (with Exchange Server 2003)
My network is running on 2 Windows 2003 Domain Controllers. The Domain Functional Level = "Windows Server 2003". One of the Domain Controllers do host an Exchange Server 2003.Goal: The whole network...
View ArticleDES encryption on widnows 2008 R2 Standard edition
HiI have one Spengo/Java application for which I need to enabled DES encryption in my domain on all DCs to get the Kerberos authentication and can access the SSO (single sign On)I have gone through the...
View ArticleForwarder with downstream conditional forward ... not correct config?
We have Win2k8 R2 DCs.We have forest root domain (domainA.com). We have a child domain (child.com). We set the DC's in child.com to forward unanswerable name res requests to DC's in domainA.com.We now...
View Articlethe directory service is busy when trying to remove domain controller from trust
i am recieveg this error indicating i need to have all my user accounts and trusts at the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) or RC4 Kerberos encryption...
View Article2008R2 domain in a 2003 forest FRS vs DFSR
We are members of a goverment forest - we are a domain sitting at 2008R2 level (both or our DCs are running 2008R2) - but the forest is at 2003 level and will be for a while. We have no control or say...
View ArticleDNS root hints missing
windows server 2008 R2DNS on all DC's AD-integrated Secure OnlyI'm missing these on all my DNS servers, please advise.
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 ArticleSecurity vs distribution groups
Hi All,Running Windows 2008 R2 and Exchange 2010.We have been cleaning up our AD structure and noticed we have a bunch of security groups, distribution lists and mail enabled security groups.Just...
View ArticleFound a bug in Server 2008 R2 DNS. it will NOT resolve a valid entry that all...
I have tested this against multiple DNS servers. 2008, 2003, 2000, several versions of Bind, fastpipe, etc. They all work for this one particular domain until you query against a 2008 R2...
View Articledomain controller replication error
when i deploy a additional domain controller it is working like RODC. that is one way replication.the scenario is that i have two domain controller. one would be the primary (dc1.sdps.com) and other...
View ArticleAdded a new domain controller - now what?
Hello,Just stumbled upon these forums and thought Id ask a question. Im an IT Manager of a SMB, I rely on these kind of forums for help as Im "the IT Guy" in the office with nobody else.I followed the...
View ArticleDNS restart errors
windows server 2008 r2when I restart any of my dns services on any of my integrated secure dns servers on my DC's I get this error 4010 errors:The DNS server was unable to create a resource record for...
View ArticleDNS BPA
Windows 2008 R2Domain Controller integrated secure DNSWhen I run BPA I get the following:Issue:The network adapter Local Area Connection does not list the loopback IP address as a DNS server, or it is...
View Articleconnect to AD LD from sql 2008
Hi ,I have questation about access to AD LD from sql server . I am create linked server to AD LD . But after i create select the result is error permission .. :-(((SQL run under system accounout . I...
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