Primary DC down, secondary acting up
We had our main DC go down early Wednesday morning. We didn't notice it right away because the backup DC seemed to take over like it should. The PSU on the main one is dead so we are waiting for a...
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Where can I find (in office 2013 templates) the outlook setting to open replies and forwards in a new window? Thanks!
View ArticleHow to allocate bandwidth for active directory users in RADIUS server
I am planning to start a local service provider business. I will provide internet through WIFI connections.I will be using a Radius server to authenticate users to login . This users will be active...
View ArticleUnable to Sync SYSVOL Folder between Domain Controllers
Good Afternoon All,I have the following issue on my current domain configuration, I say current as we are seeking to go to Server 2012 R2 within the next few months, but for now, we are at the 2008 R2...
View ArticleDomain users with local admin access...just cant get it to work!
Our company does mostly research and development. As such the end users write allot of custom programs that need to be installed. By allot i mean like 100 variations per day. For an IT dept of 1 i cant...
View Articlehow to set ie11 default search to Google? domain gpo
How does one go about setting the default search provider for ie11/10 to Google site wide across the domain.I would like to remove Bing!! I have tried reg edits Of the search scopes and a custom ADM...
View ArticleHow to run a program without giving admin priviledge to standard user
I am a system Admin, My Developers want to run their batch files or other program with administrator priviledges. But I don't want to give them admin rights as well as don't wanna share admin...
View ArticleHow to push out UNC's. Stop using mapped drives.
Boss want to use UNC's instead of mapped drive. Best way to do this?
View ArticleNetdiag on 32-bit Windows 2003 Domain controller
I ran netdiag on a 32-bit Windows 2003 Domain controller but get following failure:Redir and Browser test . . . . . . : Failed List of NetBt transports currently bound to the Redir...
View ArticleDeploying Firefox via gpo
Hi there,I created a share for the msi of firefoxcreated a gpo and assigned the package to the OU containing all the ous for the computers but when tested with one of the computers within the ou...
View ArticleReplication issues for 1 dc out of 7. Netlogon Paused after reboot
Hi all,I'm currently experiencing a problem where one DC (Dr-dc2)won't replicate with others. I noticed the netlogon service goes to paused after a reboot and as a result the Windows Time services...
View ArticleVirtualizing the Domain Controller
Lately i have been thinking of virtualizing my environment . We are a small setup consisting of a single server having multiple roles : ADDC/File Server/Application ServerI have recently upgraded the...
View ArticleActive Directory GP causing GPupdate and domain password policy to fail
It appears that a GP that we implemented to install a group of apps [at next logon] was failing and causing GPupdate to fail also. As a result, the domain password policy also failed. When we disabled...
View ArticleServer 2003 Domain Password Policy partially working
My employer has Windows Server 2003 R2 on the PDC. The "Passwords must meet complexity requirements" policy is enabled. Users are forced to change their password every 90 days, but they can choose...
View ArticleThe trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.
We have recently migrated to Windows 7 Pro on our desktops (260 units)and Server 2012 R2for ourdomain controllers (2 Units). Obviously it has been an educational experience with plenty of little...
View ArticleActive directory corrupt; fileserver/domain controller not starting
Hello spiceheads,For some time now I've been having issues with my AD running on a PDC/Fileserver (2012 R2); when the server reboots, it gets a (known) bsod. Googling the error code pointed me to this...
View Articlechanging the system locale via GPO on Windows 2008 r2
Hi, I have a Windows 2008 r2 server with Windows 7 (x86 and x64) clients. I am trying to change the system locale via gpo to United Kingdom, however it does not seem to be working.I created a new gpo,...
View ArticleWindows 7 Network Drives not connecting
Windows Server 2008 R2 The mapped network drives are not connecting, when a new user has been created in active directory.This happens only on the windows 7 machines.There is a personal drive that...
View ArticleAD server
Hello all,We would be turning off our AD server temporarily.I'm in process of creating a backup AD server to manage the down time.All the AD details have been replicated to the backup server.Should i...
View ArticleActive Directory - Admin password changing steps and considerations
For security reason, we would like to change administrator password (enterprise and domain admins) in the head office domain controller.Following main services are running in our firm:- Active...
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