Server 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...
View Articleis it safe to disable snmp service in domain controller?
is there any service or network equipment that is dependant on snmp on domain controller ?example 802.1x authentication, or wlc authentication?currently snmp is not being used for monitoring the domain...
View Articleerror while importing users via ldifde command
Hello,my ldif file pattern is below. DN: CN=SERHAT AKTAS,OU=tamfree,OU=beyazyaka,OU=brs_user,DC=BRISANET,DC=brisa,DC=com,DC=tr changetype: add accountExpires: 9223372036854775807 c: TR cn: SERHAT AKTAS...
View ArticleWhat should be the scope of the group ?
Hi ppl,I would like to create 3 different groups for 3 different operations. The 3 operations are listed below. Please suggest the scope of the 3 groups to be created and the reasons to choose those...
View Articlerepadmin /bridgeheads show many sites without a bridgehead server
Not sure if I should be worried about this, but when I run repadmin /bridgeheads it shows only about half of our 80 some odd sites have a bridgehead server. Or maybe I'm reading the output wrong?I am...
View ArticleAD Test Environment - how to refresh AD from Production Environment
We want to be able to refresh the active directory on our test environment as it is about 1 year old.How can we restore the AD from our production environment over to test.Our production environment is...
View ArticleQuestion about UPN property format
Very simple question:In AD, is the "User Principal Name" property alwaysin the format [SAMAccountName]@[Domain] or can this be altered by a Domain or Enterprise Administrator?
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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 ArticleSteps to Add an Attribute to the RODC Filtered Attribute Set
Hello,This articlehttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772331(WS.10).aspxdiscusses modification of the searchFlags value of the attribute that you want to add to the RODC filtered attribute...
View ArticleAccounts getting locked out before number of failed attemps
Hello allOur Domain policy for account lockouts is set to the below settings. Our AD environment is running in at 2003 native for the DFL and FFL. AD is spread accross two seperate physical sites, each...
View ArticleWhat is the expected behavior for replication connections options 0x40 vs 0x41?
I have read a lot about repairing replication connections with ADSI Edit and Sites and Services, many which mention creating connections with option 64(0x40) and 65(0x41) for a RODC connection....
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 Hyper-V Server uses "Local CMOS Clock" instead of domain time...
We have a few Sites but on the very small Sites we dont have an own DC.On the most other sites, we have a DC and the Hyper-V Server is syncing it's Clock with the virtual DC running on itself (VMICTime...
View ArticleCreating a failover cluseter: "cannot reach a writable domain controller" Why?
Hi I am creating a failover cluster and in the test all things passed just this fails:Validate active directory configurationNode(s) xxx.y.z cannot reach a writable domain controller. Please check...
View ArticleGPO MSI deployment nightmare
I had an old GPO that was deploying Java 7 update 9 at a few clients. There was NO check in the "Uninstall when it falls out of the scope..." for the original GPO.Recently, I created a new GPO pushing...
View ArticleMIgration issue from SBS 2011 to Server 2012
I have migrated from SBS 2011 to Server 2012 , assumed al FSMO roles and most things seem to be wokring.MY pproblem is qhwn I create new users they go to the wrong OU by default.How can I change this?...
View ArticleDomain Controllers not creating crash dump files
Hi Everyone,We are running Windows 2008 R2 domain controllers in with forest level also as Windows 2008 R2. We have 70+ domain controllers. Most of then are virtual running on VMware. Only the main...
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 ArticleMigrating Server 2008 Domain Controllers to Server 2012
please provide us with steps to migrate server 2008 domain controller to server 2012.scienrio:..i have a domain in server 2008 and another domain in server 2012, i want all the objects to migrate...
View ArticleCan a normal user be able to create a group in AD ?
Hi ppl,I would like to know if a normal user, say "test" with no administrative privileges, can create a group in active directory. If so, why is he allowed to create a group though he doesn't have...
View ArticleUnlock sign in account
Hello.I would like to know if I can simply go into my account without providing a password. Is this possible?
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