I lost ability to edit the domain
Hello,While researching one problem, I managed to create another problem.For some time I have issues with my WinXp workstations, they were not always able to locate the logon script. See error in...
View ArticleAutomated User Provisioning (easy question)
I think this is easy question but I do not know how to answer.Could you please explain to me what is automated user provisioning?Suppose I create a user in ADUC and what does automated user...
View ArticleWindows 2008 Domain controllers
I have a DC ( windows 2008 R2) IP address 192.168.1.240 The main DNS/DHCP is given from the ISP router ( 192.168.1.1)Now I have a branch office like to have a DC ( 192.168.2.240) They also have a ISP...
View ArticleAD name change on Windows 2012
Hello everybody,I'm a bit lost, quit history: had a Server 2008 with AD name DOM-ESTDEV, and all my workstations, multiple Network HD, Printers, Switche's, etc... with this Domain name. All working...
View Articleother domain host records to be created without creating zone
Hi we are having win server 2008 domain controller. I need to create one host record of my vendor website ip address in order to provide access to my employees. i want to create that host record...
View ArticleServer 2008 R2 scheduled task not working - action
Server 2008 R2 scheduled task not working - action "C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe" with return code 1
View ArticleBest Practice Analyzer
I have 2008 R2 Server,when i run best Practice Analyzer it gives the Alert "All OU must be Protected from Accidental Deletion" while All OU,s are Protected from Accidental deletion,Still i am receiving...
View ArticleRODC Servers DNS service stops and DHCP gets unauthorized
I am facing a problem on the RODC servers located on remote locations from the main office which affects both DNS and DHCP. When this services are down the critical business serices goes down including...
View ArticleQuestion on ADAM : Does it use SID or DN for user-proxy authentication?
We have 5 source forests consolidated in to one ADAM instance (running on Win 2003 R2 member server for a domain). We have imported the schema and users from the 5 forests and they are all collapsed in...
View ArticleTime service reset to ten years ago on PDC
Time service reset to ten years ago on PDC today, which causes many network and replication issue. Is there public statement to describe this issue for the Microsoft's time provider? I notice it's not...
View ArticleActive Directory Web Services Event 1202
Hi all,I am stuck with the event 1202 (source ADWS) error on my ADLDS server hosting sharepoint extranet user repository. My sharepoint server is a domain member butNOT a domain controller. I do not...
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 ArticleActive Directory Operations Master Isolated itself
So, Active Directory Newbie here. Have enough experience/knowledge to be dangerous. We have some trouble in the office, but I got a good feeling whats going on, but I don't how to professionally handle...
View Articleadprep32 /domainprep /gpprep fails with: adprep was unable to complete...
Running adprep32 to prep our Windows 2003 domain for new Windows Server 2008 R2 DCs.adprep32 /forrestprep ran without error after changing domain to native mode. However running adprep32 /domainprep...
View ArticleLastLogonTimeStamp query result is 0?
Hi Guys,Our client has a script that they are using to query the LastLogonTimeStamp of their users in their domains. Unfortunately, they have this domain that when they use this script to query for...
View ArticleError 1068: the dependency service or group failed to start
Hi,I´ve created a service in a windows server 2008 R2, but when I try to start the service :Windows could not start the Test service on Local ComputerError 1068: The dependency service or group failed...
View ArticleOU disappear from the system
i know this might sound strange, i was working in a customer side fixing a direct access related issue - along with a Microsoft support engineerthe last thing we were working on is unlink some GPO from...
View ArticleGet AD users passwords
Hi all,Is there a way to get all AD users passwords? I want to verify that users are not using a certain password.Thanks.
View ArticleChecking Computers and Users not active in Active Directory
Guys,I was wondering if there is a way where we can check if a user or computer account in AD which has not been used for 90 days and remote it automatically? Is there any tool from Microsoft or any...
View ArticleW32tm / query /source issue
HiI'm trying to use "w32tm" to check on out servers here and I'm,seeing the following problem with some (not all) of our server and can't seem to find out why. Here's the command:w32tm /query /verbose...
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