ADMT migration AD exchange attributes
Hi, would appreciate some claification on AD exchange attributes please. I am about to embark upon a AD and exchange migration.I have a test environment with test accounts and test mailboxes. I am...
View ArticleLink for branch down - AD
Hello all,I have AD running Windows 2000 !!...(upgrading sooon..;-). I have several branches....whereby in each branch i have a DC. PDC is in the main office.sometimes we encounter issues over the...
View ArticleWhether the backup domain controller contains MD5 checksum data to source the...
Hi,I'm documenting a procedure to do a system state backup of our 2003 Domain. During that process I've run into a question as to how to name the backup .bkf file. The following Microsoft Article...
View ArticleNameErr while connecting ADAM service using ADSI Edit
Hi,I have ADAM installed in server to extend BladeLogic schema for software deployment. I have local admin access also on the server. While connecting ADAM paritition using ADSI edit, I get following...
View Articleadminsdholder and account lockout (password attempts)
Server 2008 R2Will the adminsdholder function unlock a privileged account that has been locked out due to maximum password attempts?
View ArticleActive Directory ADAM (LDS) Question
Can you still use/sync a Windows 2003 R2 ADAM instance with a Windows 2008 R2 Forest/Domain functional level Active Directory environment? Is ADAMsync still the correct method for doing this?
View ArticleDelegation Permission issue in AD
HiI have delegated helpdesk group on one OU in AD 2008R2 with user account management.But I can see in in that OU, some users are not gettting inherited delegation permission.I found on user account...
View ArticleTracking down where/how a certificate is being deployed to all domain computers
Hi,As part of my AD 2003 to 2008R2 upgrade, I am poking about in the domain to see if there are any certificate authorities configured, etc.I have found that there appears to have been a windows 2000...
View ArticleActive directory issue
Hi All, need assitance with a weird issue.. We are able to search few accounts in Child domain but not in entire directory in active directory (ADUC). Please note this objects are not lingering...
View ArticleCheck for Kerberos ticket
Really simple question. How can I check that a certain user is using Kerberos authenitcation and not falling back to NTLM authentication?Would it be as simple as getting the user to run klist on their...
View ArticleServer for NIS SunRPC Port
I would like to know how I can restrict the possible range of ports that Server for NIS (nissvc.dll) uses. Every time it starts up it starts under a different port in a range somewhere around 550-1000...
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Password policy is active but .......
Hi In our company domain, we have implemented password policy for particular group.In the password policy , password should not expire setting is set.And found the same policy is effective for the...
View ArticleRODC in DMZ with LDAPS integration
Hi All,Just now we have aquire intranet protal which is hosted in another datacenter and with another vendor. As per the vendor in order to do the password synchronization we have to do the LDAPs...
View ArticleDCDIAG reports problem but not sure what to do about it...
HelloI am about to migrate an installation from W2k3 (SP2) to 2008. My first step was to run a DCDIAG /V and low and behold I actually see some errors whihc I guess I should correct before going...
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Installing a DC in Windows Server 2012
Hello!Can't type in the DSRM password while installing the first Win2012 DC:???Thank you in advance,Michael
View ArticleDCPromo and Adprep
My 2003 backup Domain controller died, i remove it from AD after a lot of trouble using the ADsutil. i am trying to add another DC using DCPromo but keep getting the message run Adprep /Forestprep...
View ArticleDeleted file returns in SYSVOL
Strange one here that I can't figure out.We have a domain with just over 40 DC's in it. This is due to having remote sites that each have a DC in them.Replication is working fine according Sonar and...
View ArticleUnable to authenticate to domain\administrator AD Server 2003 R2
I am unable to authenticate with my domain\administrator (SID 500) account either as a service or at a login prompt.I get this generic error:"The System could not log you on. Make sure your User name...
View ArticleRename a Single DC without ADC
HI!We need to rename a single Windows 2003 R2 DC without transferring its roles to an ADC because we are preparing a new windows 2012 DC with the same Netbios name as the current one but the difference...
View ArticleGetting error message while using adprep /forestprep
Hi,I kept existing windows 2000 native mode and Without registeing schmmgmt.dll. I have transfered roles from windows 2003 domain controller to windows 2008 r2 adc. Still 2003 domain controller...
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