2008 R2 DC as NTP Server
Can non windows devices (which are not member of the active directory domain like Cisco router) use the Windows 2008 R2 domain controller as NTP server so that they can sync the time with 2008 R2 DC?
View ArticleDFSR Unsuccessful on New Domain Controller (EventIDs 1058, 5014)
I have searched a lot and done quite a bit of troubleshooting to no avail. There are a lot of posts on these issues, and none of them have helped me resolve the problem. I believe it may be...
View ArticleFirst Windows 2008 Domain Controller in 2003 Domain - Error delegation for...
Hello All,I ran all prep commands for my Windows 2003 Domain. I ran DCPROMO on a Windows 2008 R2 Server and I received a "A delegation error for this dns server cannot be created because the...
View Articlehow can notify my team before DCs get down in windows 2003 and windows 2008?
how can notify my team before DCs get down in windows 2003 and windows 2008?
View ArticleBaseLIne Analyzer DNS Root Hints Failure
Hi,We have an internl AD DNS namespace which has no connection to the intenet for root hints. It is configured to forward to external unix servers that have access to the internet, thus root hints...
View ArticleEFS Group Policy
Hi,I have some Windows 2003 and some 2008 Domain Controllers in the domain. When I login to Windows 2003 Server and opening Domain Policy and going to the properties of encrypting file system under...
View Articlewindows 2012 DC's and windows 2000 member servers
I’m planning on adding windows 2012 domain controllers into our environment (all our DC’s are windows 2008R2 and we are at 2008R2 forest and domain functional level), but we still have windows 2000...
View ArticleNeed an ADUC Custom Query for thumbnailphoto = null
I need to find a way to query AD for users who's thumbnailphoto attribute is blank and then output this to a report. I'm sure I could do this with a custom ADUC query but the following string doesn't...
View ArticleHow to stage member server efficiently?
Hello everyone,I am looking for some best practice hints (most preferably a document or guide) how to prepare domain member servers in a local staging location before shipping the servers into their...
View ArticleSYSVOL not replicating
Hi,I have two AD sites SiteA and SiteB. When I create a GPO in SiteA it is not replicating to SiteB. I have also added a folder in Netlogon folder and it does not replicate either. I do no see any...
View ArticleActive Directory Revert to Vmware Snapshot
I'm about to install Exchange 2010 SP2 in a brand new domain (1 DC). Unfortunately I may need to revert to Exchange 2010 RTM (if anyone has a link to download this, it would be helpful :-).What I've...
View ArticleAccidental Deletion protection for all objects and containers!
Hello,How can I enable 'protect from accidental deletion' on all containers and objects on AD at once (single execution and sub objects inherit from it)? Presently if I make one OU with this feature...
View ArticleNETLOGON Share missing
Greetings,We have 14 DCs in our network, all running W2K3R2 SP2. I had a user call yesterday that said she was having issues with email. Further inspection showed that the NETLOGON share was missing....
View ArticleDomain members diappear
We have some crazy stuff going on. We can add members to Domain Admins and they stay some time, but after a while they are removed. I can add a group into domain admins and after a while they go away...
View ArticleAccessing Home Directory Issues
Strange issue this one. Home directories are mapped to H: for all users via AD (Windows 2008 R2). One particular user logs into their Windows 7 machine and see's their H: drive mapped but is denied...
View ArticleChanging the Preferred Time server
Hi Team,We have 7 win2k8r2- DCs. Our PDC points to external Time Source and 4 DCs poiniting to the PDC for Time Source. i used w32tm command to check this , but 2 DCs are not pointing to the another...
View ArticleDomain Users Missing Locally Installed Applications
Description: If I install an application (such as AOL Instant Messenger) using the local administrator account (.\administrator) or a domain (Windows Server 2033 R2) account that is a member of the...
View ArticleWhat are the best practices to share kerberos tickets from a Forest 2008R2 AD...
I have a request from our Linux integration people to allow external users from anywhere on the net to get a kerberos ticket to use to SSH into our domain joined Linux computers. To do this, I believe...
View ArticleServer 2012 on 2003 (not R2) DC Schema...supported?
Hi,As per the topic header, our DC's are 2003 non-R2. I'm looking at introducing a couple of AppV 5.0 boxes on 2012 - with DFS-R. Can someone please tell me if the schema can be updated to include...
View ArticleHow to list security group information in active directory?
How to list security group information in active directory?
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