Is there any good way to make test AD/Exchange environment from production...
Is there any good way to make test AD/Exchange environment from production environment ? I know I could add guest-OS as DC and disconnect it and ntdsutil to delete that DC information. Is there any...
View ArticleCan I install Active Direcory on a Public Web Server
Hi all,I have little experience with AD. I have installed AD on our local DC in the office LAN but not much else.We lease a remote dedicated Web Server from HostGator. This is the first ever situation...
View ArticleDCs and WSUS
Maybe it's wrong theme, but........In production i have domain on Windows Server 2008 R2 (forest level 2008 R2) and WSUS on different servers. My network doesn't have connection to the internet. WSUS...
View ArticleScript for rotating multiple IP address every 30 minutes?
hello sir,Just to clarify...You want to reconfigure each mail server every hour to cycle through the static list of 10 IP's? Is this correct?i am waiting for your reply....... PlzN.SATHISHKUMAR,...
View ArticleHow to add Samaccountname or userprincipalname to contact object
We are implementing Voip on our network. We have AD running on Forest Function Level 2008 R2. Our Voip installers are requesting that we create contact objects in our directory for our conference...
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 ArticleMoving all objects in AD across domains in separate forests
Hi,I have two seperate, disparate AD single-domain forests. Completely different networks, but public (a vpn and firewall is going to be put in place!).I want to move all the objects in one domain (not...
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 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 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...
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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 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 ArticleWhich Computer Object attribute can tell me when the object was placed in an OU?
Hello,Its there an attribute of the Computer object in AD which can tell us when the object was 'placed' in a OU? When-Created and CreateTimeStamp indicates the date the object was created, so this...
View ArticleTime sync 2mins delay with external source timeanddate.com
Hi our primary DC sync with external time source, today we noticed that it was 2 mins delay with timeanddate.comour primary DC was a Hyper V Host machine, any boady help me to sync my DC with...
View ArticleWhat is AD attribute of Protect Delete of OU and user ?
In windows 2008 , there is Protect Delete function of AD object.What is AD attribute of Protect Delete of OU and user ?
View ArticleADFS 2.0 "time window" configuration question
We have problems with ADFS SSO to a cloudservice, it seems like their clock/time sometimes is "earlier" that ours and we get an error:Assertion condition was not fulfilled 2013-01-08T15:19:15.393+01:00...
View ArticleHow do I know if a domain controller has tombstoned?
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I tried googleing this and didn't find a definitive answer.If I suspect a DC may be tombstoned how can I definitively check for that?From what I have read it...
View Articleupgrade from Windows 2003 Enterprise to Windows 2008 Enterprise SP2?
Current clients of the network include Windows XP Pro and Windows 7 clients. There are three Windows 2003 SP2 Enterprise domain controllers. I need to move to a Windows 2008 AD environment.1) Is it...
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 ArticleADFS SSL certificate replacement
Hi guys,Not sure if I have the correct forum, but I have a simple ADFS question. We have ADFS working with Office365 and we need to replace our public SSL certificate for fs.contoso.com. When we...
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