Rebuild the domain or troubleshoot migration?
I have just taken responsibility for a small business network with the task of upgrading the PDC to a new Dell server and Server 2008 R2. The network has been poorly supported for years, and is an...
View Articleactive directory reporting tool
Hi ALL, Anyone could help me in finding reporting tools for Active directory Thanks
View ArticleHomefolder Format differs from GPO or AD object
Hello all, Today i noticed the new GPO setting on my 2012 RD Host to "Set user home folder". When i tried the setting it creates a new homefolder for my user and maps it to a driveletter. On my DFS...
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 ArticleIs there a way to purge group membership association?
We're toying around with a way to provide one-time,one-service,short-duration use credentials to increase our security posture. What we're planning is to use a work-flow solution (like FIM) to provide...
View ArticleOCSP Validation not working outside domain
Greetings, I have the following problem: Installed a CA and OCSP responder roles on a domain controller. Correctly setup the OCSP, and tested the whole setup from another computer in the same domain -...
View ArticleDC not replicated with TSL
what happens to a dc if it has not replicated during TSL (60 days) and you increased TSL to 180 days on all DCs and then let the DCs communicate with each other?
View ArticleHow can I run the report to know how many users are missing bitlocker...
How can I run the report to know how many users are missing bitlocker information in AD?
View ArticleHow to find what computers in AD use a particular account to either run a...
We have multiple DCs in a single forest. Some time ago, when new servers and applications were being put into production, the built in administrator account for the domain was used to run services and...
View Articledomain trust question
Hello all, We are working with Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise. Here is what we have: DomainA (AD1) - RWDC_SRV (Read Write DC) - RODC_DMZ (read only DC) DomainB (AD2) - RWDC_Labs (Read Write DC)...
View Articleeventid 4010 DNS The Active Directory definition of this resource record is...
I have this error logging on all of our DNS servers, the record is a domain controller record. I have read suggestions to delete the record, I ahve never deleted a DC in AD so I am bit nervous to do...
View ArticleEvent ID 13 - Autoenrollment Error
We are getting the following error on the application log of the CA server:Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: AutoEnrollmentEvent Category: NoneEvent ID: 13Date: 1/15/2010Time: 9:56:59 AMUser:...
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 ArticleNaming Your Active Directory: Internal.local or x.External.com
We're creating a new AD domain on a new forest and want to know what are best practices. Our company owns an external .com domain registered through a registrar. I'd prefer to set our AD domain to...
View Articlecan not unlock the user.
an user is locked, and if I unlock by an DC, and look again, it is locked again. What should I investigate the cause ?
View ArticleAccount lockout
Every hour, to the second, my DC logs four "Audit failure" events for my child domain admin account, the account eventually locks out. The event lists the forest rood DC as the client. I'm not logged...
View ArticleUpgrading Domain functional level and removing a child domain controller
Hi everyone, I currently have 2 domain controllers that were recently upgraded to Server 2008R2, but we are still running at a 2003 Domain Functional Level due to some old legacy applications. My...
View ArticleLast domain controller in child domain is tombstoned..... can i just demote it?
Hi there We have a single forest with 3 child domains, of which need to decommision the 1 child domain. This child domain is empty and unused, with only 1 DC. As part of the verification we switch off...
View ArticleHome Folders template
Hi Is there a way where we can amend the home drive template and create a folder structure within so each home directory follows the same structure, also grant access to certain service account on...
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Congratulations to MR X for his MVP Award on Directory Services.
Congratulations !!! Good Job.
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