Site not using local domain controller
Hello,I could use a little help with a slight problem. I have 6 Server 2003 domain controllers and sites set up. Five of the sites are using the local controller to process the logon requests. I...
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 ArticleWindows 2008 R2 Active Directory User can not change their password
Our AD domain already having two domain controllers with windows 2008 (not R2), last week we added one more domain controler with windows 2008 R2 for that we run domain prep and forestprep. After this...
View Article(Windows2008) adprep32 forest Error, Please Help
My AD has only one DC which is using windows 2K3 STD SP2 . I want to add a windows 2k8 r2 DC. But there is an error when i use the "adprep32 /forest" at the 2K3 SRV. Here is some information about my...
View ArticleDomain Admin Account Lockout Issue - Authentication
First, I've tried all the norm checks, services, updates, misc map drives and so forth. Ran MS Lockout tools as well as Netwrix Account Lockout tracer, but this one has me stuck. Have a Domain Admin...
View Articleserver not working with the workstation
HiI'm using windows server 2008. I want to long on to one of the workstations on m,y network, but it is reading;"The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed". How can...
View ArticleDNS events on child domainWin 2003 R2 DC: 4015, 4514, 4514
Greetings everyone.I have created a child domain in the AD forest with two domain controllers (both Windows 2003 R2). After that I tried to configure additional DNS server on the second DC. Now I...
View ArticleAD blocking users from outside Europe?
Hello,I have a strange problem. At least to me but hopefully someone has a solution:This is the situation.I have a virtual server configured with Windows 2008 R2 and AD (Active Directory). I have WMS...
View ArticleIs there a way to add multiple members at the same time to a distribution...
Our company is made up of 500+ employees within different OUs.How would I go about adding them to a distribution group that I created, can i only add one by one, or is there a way to add them all at...
View ArticleUDP 389 LDAP did not respond ???
Hi All,I've three Windows 2008 domain controllers. Using portqry to test LDAP connectivity it responds to TCP but not UDP（test in domain controller , no firewall）. I restart ADDS and retest UDP 389...
View ArticleUser GPO to open home page in IE, "disabling all other options/possibilities"
Hi ppl,I would like to create a new User GPO to open up Internet Explorer with a home page (say : google.com) disabling other options possible. I have already figured a way to set the home page by...
View ArticleADWS Event 1005
I have a Windows 2003 AD domain that I just installed ADWS in. The install went well and after server restart, ADWS starts up fine. I get the normal events that is has started and that is is...
View ArticleAccount is Disabled attribute - Immeditate replication (?)
Is the "Account is Disabled" attribute a part of the immediate replication attributes? If not, can it be added? How?
View ArticleTrust relation ship between workstation and domain failed
After seizeing the FSMO roles, i am getting error as trust relation between workstation and domain failed.
View Articlereplication error
This server is the owner of the following FSMO role, but does not consider it valid. For the partition which contains the FSMO, this server has not replicated successfully with any of its partners...
View ArticleDuplicate user ids in DC
HI,DC is windows 2008R2 sp1 and windows 2003r2 sp2 environment - a total of 10 DCs across multiple offices.recently noticed that in dsa.msc, it appear that there are duplicate user...
View ArticleGive user AD rights to change personal info
I want to give a user rights to change personal AD information.(i have found a solution: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverDS/thread/5422b189-93af-406b-9a0e-b884fe12b960)but is...
View ArticleLDAP authentication from a Linux app to cover several AD domain ?
Hi,we have an application running on a Unix server and we would like to use authentication of our several Active Directory domains (in the same forest).The application is compatible with LDAP...
View ArticleMailing users of a security group
Hi ppl,How should I mail the users of a security group? Is there a mail attribute which I can use?Anand Kumar DThis posting is provided AS-IS with no warranties/guarantees and confers no rights.
View ArticleSchannel. Event ID 36886, 36887.
Hi! After installing ADCS I've got warnings on both domain controllers (Win 2008 R2):Event ID :- 36886 Source :- Schannel Description :- No suitable default server credential exists on this system....
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