ntds.dit databse 49GB in size after windows update
Hello All,After installing some updates (12th December) we noticed that one of our AD servers was running out of storage space and RAM utilisation had reached 90% - on investigation we found that the...
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 ArticleDCs on VMs and HyperV Host as Members
Hi,I have got two Physical Servers which will be running Windows 2008 R2 - HyperV and i will be hosting one VM on each Host.VM1 on Host1 - The VM1 will be configured as Main Domain Controller VM2 on...
View ArticleDomain Trusts
Hi Sir/Mdm, I would like to know for Windows Server 2008, can I restrict domain administrator in the trusted domain to modify or view the domain administrator acct in the trusting domain. I also...
View Articleserver 2008 enterprise - AD LSD
i have windows server 2008 enterprise r2 x64 sp1 and i'm trying to install AD LSD. i added the role successfully but when i click on AD LSD setup wizard i get this error : AD LSD cannot be installed on...
View ArticleActive Directory Sites and Services
Hello All, This is my first time that I am playing with Active Directory Sites and Services, so forgive me if I this is a stupid question. I have create two sites.Site A: (Default fist Site) with a...
View ArticleHow to find out when dcpromo was run on a server?
Is there an event ID or something that gets logged that shows when dcpromo was run on a server? I am trying to figure out when a server was promoted to a domain controller.Thanks
View ArticleEvent ID 1126 after trying to move GC to new server
Hi all, after adding my the Global Catalog server role to my new AD server and removing the GC from my old DC I can see the following error message in directory services events: "Active Directory was...
View ArticleDHCP move from 2000 to 2008 VM servers
I would like to move our existing DHCP from 2000 to 2008The plan is to build 2x VM 2008 DHCP servers / enable DHCP on the new servers / export DHCP scopes from both 2000 DHCP servers / import to 2008...
View ArticleActive Directory Federation services certificate expiring
Hi,We have had an ADFS deployment in place for almost a year now and have started to get the certificate warning messages. I have checked the process from the link in the email and it seems pretty...
View ArticleDNS A record 192.168.0.201 keeps changing itself back to 192.168.0.34 in the...
I have a dictation server statically assigned to 192.168.0.201. I have two clients who routinely connect to this with dictation clients. I virtualized the server last week to do some testing and...
View ArticleInstall 2008 R2 into existing 2003 domain - without major upgrades or...
Everything I'm able to find about adding a new 2008 server into an existing 2003 AD talks about upgrading and cleanly transferring FSMO roles onto the newest OS in the domain/forest. I understand the...
View Articlecannot delete object in ADSI edit
I'm a domain admin on Windows Server 2012 and I cannot delete any AD object...in ADSI EditThe delete button is grayed, any idea ?Serge Luca; SharePoint MVP ; blog: http://sergeluca.wordpress.com/ ICT7...
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How to fix DomainController after manually setting it as DirectAccess client
HelloI have ActiveDirectory (running AD CS, AD DC and DNS roles) and DirectAccess servers running separately on Windows Server 2008 R2.When I was troubleshooting my problems when implementing DA, I ran...
View ArticleHow to add a user from cross domain through windows 2008 R2 remote admin tools ?
I have scenario like domains A and B. I have access only to A domain. I don't have access to B domain. Both the domains are running with windows 2003. I have a windows 2008 r2 member server in domain A...
View Articlenslookup is not working for one IP range, can ping, name resolution is not...
we have windows 2008 R2 single domain single forest environment, DHCP enabled for 10.10.10.51 to 10.10.11.254 range, DHCP working without errors. in DNS all records shown related to 10.10.10. range...
View ArticleDC Locator records in DNS and priorities
Hi AllI work for an international airline with domain controllers spread throughout the globe. We have multiple domains but have an issue on our Windows 2003 domain. This domain has a functional...
View ArticleDNS Scavanging
Hello,I have been having issues with our DNS records not being scavanged. I have read few articles about configuring DNS scavanging, however I cannot seem to get it to scavange our DNS records.At the...
View ArticleHow Kerberos authentication works with single sing on (SSO) for application?
How Kerberos authentication works with single sing on (SSO) for application?
View ArticleWindows 7 and AD LDS
HelloI have installed the AD LDS for windows 7 and I was following this tutorial: AD LDS Getting Started Step-by-Step GuideBut when I try to connect to the instance with the ADSI Editor I get the...
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