I make try to upgrade the V2 of Azure AD connect, but fail.
i am a global admin , domain admin and a member of adsyncadmin. till i get the following error. PS C:> & 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect\Tools\MigrateSettings.ps1' -ServerConfiguration "d:\AdConnect" Unable to…
Can you do an in place upgrade from w2012 r2 datacentre
Hi, Can you do an in place upgrade from W2012 R2 Datacentre. I found this information below but nothing specific to r2 datacentre. Thanks Windows Versions Supported for In-Place Upgrade Windows Server 2019 can be upgraded to Windows Server 2022 …
PKI - Certification Authority: IssuingCA Best Practice
Good evening everyone, I would need to know if there is a Best Practice regarding the number of certificates that an Issuing CA should sign and the size of its internal database. I have an Issuing CA that enrolls certificates for Users, Computers and…
Server certificate failure_ program won't open
Server2012R2 STD Role: DC, DNS, DHCP Installed app: Symantec endpoint security server console. The server certificate is expired and corrupted. IP address of server is.4 Symantec Managment console will not open for me to update user…
Windows failed to apply the Deployed Printer Connections settings.
I am experiencing an issue with Deployment of Printers from GPO. This just started last week after I replaced existing 2012r2 DC and 2012R2 Print Server with New 2019 DC and Print Server If a user had already gotten their printers from GPO they are…
What is the maximum number of vCPU cores supported by a Windows Server 2016/2012
Hello, I am using qemu-kvm virtualization technology to create a virtual machine on an AMD host machine. The image I am using is Windows Server 2016. During the creation process, it is necessary to configure the virtual machine properties through libvirt…
Powershell crashing after launching
Powershell crashing one second after launch.
How to Create GPO to Disallow Windows gemes such as Solitaire
How to Create GPO to Disallow Windows gemes such as Solitaire
updates are failing
Hi all i am trying to install windows updates on one of my Windows Server 2012R2 server and updates are failing. if i remove staged updates using below syntax and try to install windows updates will the updates gets installed. …
AD FS Tracing/Debug Event 153 - None of the UPNs were successful for S4U Logon call
While trying to login on ADFS page login page, page get refresh and ask for login again (ADFS login loop). When I checked event log in AD FS Tracing/Debug I am getting event 153 with message "None of the UPNs were successful for S4U Logon…
Get All applications that use active directory for authentication (ldap binding)
Hi Microsoft community , I am in the process of migrating my domain controllers to new IPs and since we have several applications that use LDAP for authentication, I must change the DC ip in the settings of those applications (JIRA , vmware , ...). …
How can I import a purchased ESU Key in Azure Arc environment
How can I import a purchased ESU Key in Azure Arc environment When I follow these steps (Step4) there is no option to manually import key, only create a subscription Azure Portal: Sign in to the Azure portal. Navigate to the Azure Arc service…
Migration Active Directory from Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard to Windows Server 2022
Hello, I am planning to migrate the Active Directory from Windows Server 2012R2 Standard to Windows Server 2022, but I have a doubt as to how to do it, considering that on my "old" server the domain functional level is Windows Server 2012 and…
MsFteWDS open files from Windows 11 connected computers
I'm running Windows Server 2012 R2 Recently deployed 4 new Windows 11 Pro laptops which connect to the server for shared file access. Each of the Windows 11 computers are showing \MsFteWds open file connections in Computer Management -> Open Files on…
Backup (WSB) mailbox Microsoft Exchange 2016
Hello! Need advice for backing up mailboxes. There are 2 Exchange 2016 (Standart) servers configured in DAG. There is a mailbox with a volume of 900 GB., stored on the disk D with capacity of 3 TB. This disc is almost full, and increase the size of the…
Block copy files From File Server to Desktop
Hi, Here in my company I installed a File Server with old files (oldest than 2019), and I need to available these files for a consult for all employees. However, these files mustn't be copied by any user into their desktops (without change…
File server DFS-R replication issue file removed
Hello, I would like to have the opinion of someone who knows DFS-R with file servers :). My customer has 2 servers with DFS-R in between (SRV1 and SRV2 for example). The replication stopped working because they have passed because more than 60 days have…
Is Azure AD Connect still supported for Windows Server 2012 R2?
Is there a version of Azure AD Connect that is currently supported and compatible with Windows Server 2012 R2? Currently, version 1.6.16.0 is installed and fails to update to version 2.x and the service fails to start. Microsoft states "Therefore,…
RDP into Server using PIV Card
My company security requirement is that admins have to use cert on PIV card to RDP into remote servers. I couldn't find much instruction on how to setup such environment. Does any have instruction on how to set up RDP session into servers using cert on…
RDP to Terminal Server does not prompt for credentials and gives identity error
Hello, We have 4 different terminal servers and only one of them has this problem. It is Windows Server 2012 R2. 2 of the other terminal servers are also this same version. They work just fine. I don't know if these two issues are related or just two…