How do you specify a preferred login server?
We have a domain spread across multiple physical sites. Currently at one of our remote sites users who login are using a login server at our HQ as their %LOGONSERVER% instead of the local GC/DC. This...
View ArticleDC Promo failing: LDAP connection error
I had two DC's, one a 2k3 64bit and the other 2k3 32bit. I experienced UNC rollback on the 32bit server, and removed AD DS from it and performed a metadata cleanup. I am now trying to promote the...
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 ArticleLogon hours in Active Directory are not correlating when crossing the...
The issue we are having has to do with the set logon hours that we have in our Auckland New Zealand and Sydney Australia offices. Our time server is located in the -7:00 time zone and the issue only...
View ArticleWindows can not find 'gpedit.msc' when editing a policy, fixed now but why...
HiI have inherited a very unhealthly AD environment comprising of 5 DCs with 1 2008 DC and 4 DC on 2003 R2 (2 are in a DMZ environment for our hosted Exchange 2007 setup)Whilst it works, there are...
View ArticleAD 2008 Allow LDAP Auth via Email address
AD 2008 Allow LDAP Auth via Email address Setting up Gwava Spam Server, it needs to authenticate to LDAP with email address and password. I can test this fine with username and password, how can i...
View ArticleWindows 2003 AD Schema upgrade
I need to upgrade my Win2003 AD-integrated DNS-DHCP server to Win2008R2. My AD Domain Controllers are Win2003. How to update the Win2003 AD Schema to work with new Win2008R2 DNS-DHCP server?
View ArticleExternal forest trust without DNS resolution
HiI have used the name Org1 and Org2 to represent two different organisations. I only represent Org1 which I have administrative control of.We recently gone through a separation into 2 separate bodies...
View ArticleActive Directory 2008 domain and Windows 7 workstations. Unusually high...
Active Directory 2008 domain and Windows 7 workstations. Unusually high amount of user account lockouts today. 30 times more than normal.
View ArticleTroubleshooting Windows 2008 AD and Active directory replication between 3...
I need to check active directory replication between my 3 domain controllers in a Windows 2008 AD environment.How do I check if replication healthy?Is DCdiag the best approach? If so what switches are...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 Domain Rename - Clarification on DNS Preparation Step
I have tried searching for the answer to my question, but am not having luck.I am doing a Windows 2008 R2 domain rename. I have ready every thing I can on the process from the MS Technet pages, the MS...
View ArticleGPResult - Nom du site et choix du DC pour l'application de la Stratégie de...
Bonjour,Pourriez-vous m'expliquer comment un client membre d'un domaine fait-il pour faire partie d'un site et choisir son DC pour l'application des GPO (résultat de la commande gpresult /r...
View ArticleCreating a trust between internal and perimiter forest ADDS or ADFS for...
I was wondering if anyone could point me to some guidance on whether to use an ADDS or and ADFS trust between my internal AD forest and my External/DMZ forest?We have internal users and external users...
View Articleuse adaminstall and install from dsdbutil backup file
I am using adaminstall.exe with advanced switch'adaminstall.exe /adv' to install a adlds replica from a backup.the backup is a dsdbutil backup ( ifw create new backupfile )I want to verify that the...
View ArticleAccessing shares across non-trusted domains
Workstation 1 is in domain A Server is in domain BThere is full network connectivity between both just no domain trust. UserA has the exact same username and password in domains A and B and can access...
View ArticleIP changes not reflected on Dynamic DNS records
Hi All,We have Windows 2008 R2 DHCP server, and seprate AD integrated DNS server in our environment. One of our non windows client has recived IP from scope X.X.74.0 and later the same machine has...
View ArticleDCDIAG error in my domain!!!
Hi,When i run the DCdiag in my domain controller, i am getting the below mentioned error stating failed test NCSecDesc!Domain controller - Windows 2008 R2Domain functional level - Windows 208...
View ArticleNetdiag test in server 2008 : Dns test fails after the migration
Folks I migrated server 2003 to server 2008std, single domain with only one dns,my steps are:1) Installed server 2008 joined as member server to 2003 dc2) Intalled ADDS services3) promoted as...
View ArticleROCD
Hi Dears,I am planning deploy RODC in my Branch office, I have the following doubts:Can I enable Bit locker on RODC?(is it supproted)?Can I enable Shadow copy with Bitlocker on my RODC?(is it...
View ArticleNeed Help on DirectorySearcher.DirSync
I am using DirSync to get the changes from active directory...Its working fine if the directoryEntry is binded to the root (LDAP://DCNAME/DC=domain,DC=com)... If i change the directoryEntry path to...
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