AD FS 2.0 Issues
I recently installed AD FS so that we could pass our internal credentials to a vendors site for ease of login for the vendors website.I used their instructions to configure their site and add them as a...
View ArticleGPO Application
Hello everyone! I have a rather... Annoying question related to GPOs on Server 2012R2.I need to grant Local Admin rights to certain users on the domain. I already have the appropriate workstations put...
View Articledemote a domain controller
First off please excuse my ignorance when it comes windows servers. I know just enough to be dangerous. My company recently acquired a small office and I am taking over their server. They have a 2008...
View ArticleLog on as a Service Domain GPO - add local accounts
How do I add local accounts on particular servers to a domain based GPO that is adding users to the log on as a service setting?I can add things like:domain\user1domain\administratorNT Service\All...
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GPO To Allow Active Scripting
Like the title says, I need to set up a GPO to allow scripting in internet explorer security settings. See the attached image.Thanks for helping!
View Articlegroup policy - updated trial msi with serial numbers
Hi there.I have deployed software thru GPO, using an msi. I had to open the msi with ORCA and enter Trial on one of the properties. We have purchased the software and now i have modifed the msi by...
View ArticleAD Sites and Services Connections - KCC
As I understanding it, the KCC will auto generate connections for replication. I was told by a co-worker that this only occurs for the first 5 domain controllers, which is why he has manually created...
View ArticleInernet Lockdown
I'm looking at restricting internet access on some machines and I have some ideas I got from another thread, but thought I would run it by the community to see if I missed something elegant.Here's the...
View ArticleAdding OS/X to Active Directory: invalid user name and password combination
Okay, this is driving me nuts.First time in a long while I am dealing with Apple products. But due to some company changes, the new owners have brought their macbook pro systems into the mix. So I am...
View ArticlePowerShell Logon Script in Group Policy
I'm not good at scripting, I would like to know how to get these to run in a PowerShell logon Script in Group policy.Get-WmiObject win32_printer | Where{$_.systemname -eq "\\SV04PLOT01"} |...
View Article2003 Domain Controller Lockdown
I have an old system that is time to take down. Before I started taking care of their sitethey had made the system a file and printer server and a domain controller. It is a server 2003r2 64bit system....
View ArticleWhat's the easiest way of getting group policy management across multiple sites?
I've setup Windows Servers for single site access or for single user VPNs (work from home scenarios) but never for a dozen sites, each with about 6 to 15 computers. I'm picking up a client with this...
View ArticleRemoving a dead backup domain controller from AD
Has anyone done this before? The backup DC is dead and won't boot up. I think if I'm reading this http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc816907%28v=ws.10%29.aspxCorrectly I can remove it from the...
View ArticleGPO to allow users to enable/disable connection and set ip address
I have some users that need to be able to enable and disable their network connections as well as set static IP's when out in the field. I have configured the following GPO's under User Configuration...
View ArticleHow to document AD FS?
The title says it all really.We have a Server 2012 R2 FS farm with 2 proxies connecting to 365.I'm being asked to document this for DR but I can only really see a small amount of documentation (IP's,...
View ArticleRun active directory users and computers for another domain.
Does anyone know how to make an mmc console with ADUC but have it connect to a different domain? No domain trusts can be used.Everything I have tried just errors for one reason or another. Tried...
View ArticleAD LDS from IIS to SQL
I have two servers that I need to establish communication between. Both are Windows 2008 boxes. One is a SQL server joined to the domain and sits on our internal network. The other sits in our DMZ...
View ArticleCan add users to Lync!!
Good Morning.I posted this issue in the past but between one thing and the other got push to the site and I never follow up on it, but the issues basically is that I cant add any NEW user to Lync.I am...
View ArticlePrimary Domain Controller Broken after Windows Updates
Hi Guys, Little Stressed at the moment, Left work last night with my Primary DC finishing Windows Updates, and told it to reboot when done - Simple Right....Well to my horror I came in this morning...
View ArticleCan't Validate AD Trusts on Server Core 2008R2
I have a 2008R2 domain with 4 DCs: 2 Server Core, 2 Full Server. I am trying to track down an issue with members of another domain having trouble accessing our Sharepoint website. While validating...
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