Primary Domain Controller Users Missing
Hello, I'm having an issue in my network where my primary domain controller is missing or is just not displaying in "Users and Computers" all the computers, groups and the built in groups. The folders...
View ArticleAccount lockedout every 5 minutes
Hi guys,I am getting this following error on the domain controller and i am having issue with one of the user being locked out every 5 minutes. I have 10 days as lockout policy. She changed the...
View ArticleChanging user's home directory and creating home folder using Powershell
Hi I want to bulk change User's home directory using Powershell. I have two sets of users in two OUs. Their home directories will be in different User folders. for the bulk change Ithought I could use...
View ArticleEnabling LDAPS - Will it interfere with regular LDAP communication?
Hello, I have been looking at some AD extension solutions for external/remote users and certain features require LDAPS to be configured. I have some questions regarding this setup and its impact on my...
View ArticleDecommissioning a domain controler
So i have been following this Kb here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755937%28v=ws.10%29.aspx on decommissioning one of my old DC witch is 2003 and I am going to replace it with a new...
View ArticleDisplay Name in AD revert back over night
Hi Team, I have some problem with the display name. I did some changes in display name in the AD. I see that the replication is work as it replicate the correct display name to another site of AD....
View ArticleAD Users - What Member to use in order to add users on a Domain
Hello, Here's the senario: I have a PDC which is locked down to only a few user with direct access via the admin account. I would like a user be able to login into another server that is on the same...
View Article_msdcs with an old NS entry
Hello all, I'm currently going through the DNS manager on my windows 2008 DC following the demotion of another 2008dc on the same network, and have noticed something a little off! Under my forwards...
View ArticleTemporary user stand-in permissions?
I'm not entirely sure where to go from here with this one. I just got a ticket saying this (names substituted of course): X(Receptionist):When I log in as Y(HR Manager) on my computer the server icon...
View ArticleFolder Redirection
Okay so i got it working, kinda. It creates folders when users log on but it never "syncs" the files on the desktop etc. Am i missing the point of this function or have i failed configuring it, after...
View ArticleIm surprised how many people think all GPs Tattoo on the registry
Ive met many people in the business who still believe that all GP settings Tattoo a on the registry and therefore if they want to remove a policy they set policies that revert the setting. I've met...
View ArticleCannot get group policy to deploy RDP file to users desktops
This is getting frustrating. It seems that sometimes I can get Group Policy to work. And sometimes I can't. In this particular case I want to push out an RDP file to all the users in out network. I...
View ArticleHow to recover DC RAID 5 Failed on DC No Backups, Data recovered on Failed Array
I was called out to a server down situation at a friends company. They had a Windows 2003 server running as the DC, file server and had an accounting package DB installed. The details were sketchy,...
View ArticleUnable to delegate AD unlock permission
I accidentally removed the privileges for some users to be able to unlock accounts in AD during a directory cleanup (wasn't aware the permissions existed on this network), and now am unable to return...
View ArticleGPO - Scheduled Task- Windows Server 2003
Our Domain Controllers are all Server 2003 and we have a mixture of Windows XP and Windows 7 PCs in the domain. I am trying to find a way to push a scheduled task to run a batch file that kills a...
View ArticleIssues with group policy and domain.
I'm starting to test out some group policy functions on my internal domain. I've got Server 2012 Standard set up as the domain controller. I created a simple policy that creates a shortcut on all PCs...
View ArticleDeploying Printers from 2008R2 on 2003 Domain
I have a 2003 domain and just built a new 2008R2 server as our new print server. I'm trying to deploy printers via GP but it is not working. I can deploy from one of the 2003 DCs and they work just...
View ArticleTime Synchronization issues in a Domain
Running Windows Server 2008R2 Active directory, Roaming Profiles, and File Sharing. (Windows 7 clients) So I have my server running in esxi (VMWare) I have set the esxi computer to use the same name...
View ArticleIE10 Homepage Group Policy Server 2008 Quick Fix
So I've been trying to set the IE10 homepage through a group policy on our Server 2008 DCs with not luck. I have tried this method which some people said...
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