Active Directory
Hi my Organization is planning to Migrate AD Server from Windows 2003 Standard to Windows 2008 R2, But my company is not allowing the 2 Server senario, Can ianyone help me how to do this without...
View ArticleCreating a Test AD on an existing network
Hello, I currently have a Primary Domain Controller with Active Directory running on Windows Server 2008. I would like to create a test AD server on the same network which testers and developers can...
View ArticleIE 10 via GPP
Hi, We recently deployed IE10 and am trying to set the default homepage via GPP. Previously I was doing it via GPP registry edit since I didn't have a Win 8 box but now that I do, I'd like to be able...
View ArticleWindows 7 Software Restriction Policies
There is another similar thread to mine already, but mine is more specific. I am configuring GPOs to block EXEs from running in the %AppData% directory. This is an attempt to prevent a Cryptolocker...
View Articleis it possible to add my 5 linux machines in the domain
In my office there is a domain office.com . 5 desktops in my office are Linux. is it possible to add those Linux machines in domain, for eg linux1.office.com, linux2.office.com. If its possible then...
View Articlehow to bring all machines from 3 locations under a single domain?
I have 10 machines in usa office, 10 machines in uk office and 10 machines in indian office. how can I connect all these machines to one domain. so that there will be a single domain controller and a...
View ArticleAutomate domain joining
Hi All, It's been a while since I've been on here. I've moved jobs and took on a few more responsibilities. My goal is to automate joining PC's to my domain. I'm running Windows Server 2K8 R2 Standard...
View ArticleGroup Policy Precedence - Overriding a GPO with another
Running Windows Server 2003 R2. We have a domain in Group Policy Management called X.local, and in that we have the usual subfolders - Domain Controllers, Microsoft Exchange Security Groups and X AD...
View Articleprevent custom configuration from active directory on sbs 2008 while migrating
Hey, hopefully some one can light up the knowledge vacuum where those old config setting came from after restore... prequel: admin Error, USN-Rollbackstate on SBS, forcibly demoting sbs and migrating...
View ArticleMy Computer is Blank After Receiving GPO from New Domain
A client of mine had a Small Business Server 2003 domain controller that needed replaced. The process for moving from SBS 2003 to a full-fledged 2008 DC seemed pretty complicated, so with the number...
View ArticleMigrating 130ish users from a work group to Active Directory
Hi all, thanks in advance for any help. I just started at a new role, which has an Active directory sat there doing noting. at present all the users have been created and mirror that of local users...
View ArticleUser unable to change password due to password complexity
Hi, My company has a 2008R2 AD environment. For one user in particular we are unable to change the password unless someone with Domain Admin privileges changes the password. The end user is unable to...
View Articletransfer AD PDC role
Greetings, Moving from eDirectory to Active directory and i'm building a new AD along the way. Currently I have a 2008R2 PDC also running exchange 2010..(I know... I know.. but it was all I had at the...
View Articlemulti site setup, help/advice needed
Hey everyone, Quick run down.. we have 2 offices connected via VPN with our ASA's, both sites are currently on different domains. What i'm wanting to do is replace the server at our 2nd site and blow...
View ArticleActive Directory 1 User Login
I have set up an account for the shop floor staff to be able to log in and check their online pay slips. However, having restricted access (only allowed the epay site), some of the users have logged...
View ArticleGroup Policy - IE Homepage
I am new to using group policy, I am having some troubles setting a home page for all users. I have set the url within Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Internet Explorer...
View ArticleThe Functional Level could not be raised
Dear Experts, I am trying to raise my Forest functional level from 2000 to 2003 but I am getting the following message: The Functional Level could not be raised. The error is: The Directory Service is...
View ArticleHow to setup sub domains in the same domain controller?
I have a domain tai.com in a domain controller. there are 20 staffs in our office. I don't want to add all 20 staffs under tai.com. Instead my boss wants 10 peoples to work in a department named aaa...
View ArticleAD User to join computers to domain what group should they be in
Hi, I would like to create a user that has rights to join computers to the domain but I don't want them to have domain admin rights. What group or privileges should that user be given in AD? Thanks in...
View ArticleExtending Network to a remote site
We have a remote site for Disaster Recovery and my boss says we will need to extend the schema over there. I am a little confused as to what i need to do, the remote network is on its own subnet, I...
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