Removal of duplicate SPN not working
I had a couple of duplicate spn's that I removed via setspn -D. I still have two issues:1. There is a duplicate spn for a sql server that keeps getting re-created. Even though i delete it it comes...
View ArticleSyncing my ADFS Account server with my AD Server
Hey everyone,I am a newbie when it comes to ADFS. Maybe I am grasping the wrong concept here. A little background on what I am trying to do. I am wanting to setup an ADFS solution so that our company...
View ArticleCannot Remove one last Lingering Object from all DCs in Child Domain
We recently needed to perform a schema extension and subsequently found a number of replication issues.There were a number of lingering objects nearly all of which were able to be removed using...
View ArticleActive directory site consolidation
Hi, We currently have to AD sites (A and B) on 2 two physical locations. I am considering consolidating those two site into one, as i would make many things much simpler (like Exchange deployments)....
View ArticleFinal check before demoting the Win2k3 DC
Hi,I am about the demote Win2k3 DC from the environment. I have read many articles related to this and did followings as preparations. I only did not quite understand certificate related step which...
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Group Policy.. Block USB
Hi , I don't know is it a ryt place for email to you, if its not then guide me plz///......... any way I want to block usb mass storage devices(Pen Drive) on all users. from the Group Policy can i...
View ArticleAD for Windows Server 2003 and installation of SP2
Just being thorough:Can my domain run with its two Windows Server Enterprise 2003 domain controllers at difference service pack levels during the upgrade from SP1 to SP2?These servers are going to be...
View ArticleThe security descriptor propagation task could not calculate a new security...
Am getting event id 1450 logs on my DC servers(8 DC's) more than 20logs/sec. Source:NTDS SDPROPCategory:Internal ProcessingEvent ID:1450User: NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGONThe security descriptor...
View Articlepowershell error "A constraint violation occurred" on setinfo
I am trying to update the managedBy attribute of a list of groups read from excel. Below is my script which worked fine a month ago but not am getting an error "Exception calling "Setinfo" with "0"...
View ArticleEvent ID: 1864 ActiveDirectory_DomainService Replication Error
Hi,i m getting bellow error under "Directory Service" events on my every domain controller...pls. help me to sort this out.-------This is the replication status for the following directory partition on...
View ArticleInterveiw question for AD L3 and L4 level
HiI have asked below question in AD L4 interview question in one company?What is disaster recovery in AD, any example?What can be reason of user slow authentication in Domain for 1 site for multiple...
View ArticleActive Directory Federation Services
I have recently configured ADFS 2 according to MS guides and have encountered an issues that I just want someone to confirm my suspicions?I have configured FS1 and FS2 as DC's with NLB and a separate...
View ArticleDemoted DC often can't find new DC's
I'm posting here because the issue is with a demoted server that can't find the new domain controllers on the network. It could also be a DNS issue; feel free to move it if it doesn't belong here....
View ArticleHow to sieze Dead Domain Controller
Dear friend, We have 2 server in our company with win2k3 - DC and ADCUnfortunatly DC is down and will not come live again. But ADC is still workingNow i want to sieze all roles of dc and transfer roles...
View ArticleFiles are not showing for a few minutes after being copied
This issue has been annoying my users for several months now and I have tried all that I can think of to resolve this or even replicate it, so I'm posting here to see if anyone has any thoughts....
View ArticleConditional Forwarders in 2008 R2
Hi I have 10 DCs in my child domain and in parent domain have 3 Dcs.I don't have any DNS in root domain. I have all ADDNS in child domain and my parent domain DCs are pointing to child Domain ADDNS in...
View ArticleBrowse groups over trusts.
I'm trying to have a trust between domain A and B. But only user RODC on the Domain BDomain B trusts A. RODC for Domain A have full firewall port access to RW DCs in Domain A.In domain A, theres a site...
View ArticleConsequences of restarting active directory domain services in production
If I have a branch office that is hosted by a single DC and I restart AD DS on that server will it disrupt the users in that branch office?I would assume that it shouldn't because users already have...
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Can I safely delete and recreate Reverse Lookup Zone in AD?
Hi,As you can see in the screenshot I have a server name appears on the Reverse Lookup zone (icb22) whihc had been removed 2 years ago and it's no longer exist physically. Obviously I need to fix that,...
View ArticleSchema FSMO holder could not be found.
Ok, first a brief synopsis of this network.1. We have the Enterprise DC in the U.S. and it is the Schema master and the Domain Naming Master. We can never seize the Schema from it.2. I work in the...
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