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RPC Error between domain controllers

Hi All, I have 2 Domain Controllers. giving me RPC errors on sync. "the remote procedure call failed and did not execute" DC1 - on prem server 2012R2, PDC, 172.22.11.205 DC2 - Hosted in azure server 2022, 10.0.0.6 I have a Site to site IPSEC…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
3,614 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
8,175 questions
Azure VPN Gateway
Azure VPN Gateway
An Azure service that enables the connection of on-premises networks to Azure through site-to-site virtual private networks.
834 questions
asked 2023-01-31T23:16:21.8633333+00:00
Darius Van Staden 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-01-31T23:37:13.8466667+00:00
Darius Van Staden 0 Reputation points
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Unknown MSFT charge on credit card. Can you help track it down?

Hi -- I have a monthly $13.37 charge on my business credit card for something titled "MSFT * E0700LUBC1" and I have no idea what this is for and would like to remove it. Can you help me track it down?

Azure Cost Management
Azure Cost Management
An Azure service that provides cloud cost management capabilities.
970 questions
asked 2023-01-31T22:02:24.8466667+00:00
Shane Gring 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-01-31T23:36:20.75+00:00
Alistair Ross 4,896 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer

Azure SCIM Validator Tool - Patch Group - Remove Member is failing

I am trying to use the Azure SCIM Validator Tool but I am not being able to pass the "Patch Group - Remove Member" test case. Sometimes the "Patch Group - Add Member" fail as well. Basically the tool is trying to create the same user…

Azure Active Directory
Azure Active Directory
An Azure enterprise identity service that provides single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.
12,620 questions
asked 2023-01-24T19:43:25.4066667+00:00
Vinícius Amaral 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-01-31T23:33:12.1566667+00:00
Marilee Turscak-MSFT 20,516 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
10 answers

HDMI Display Not working after current Windows 11 Update

I see that on my Surface Pro 6 the HDMI stops functioning on the current update. I tried the Surface Diagnostic Toolkit and it once corrected the issues ( about 4 weeks back) but then the issue again resurfaced and the tool kit was of no use. I then…

Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
3,494 questions
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,243 questions
asked 2022-01-17T08:29:31.773+00:00
Anoop Somnath 16 Reputation points
commented 2023-01-31T23:32:56.6366667+00:00
Sayan Das 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Type casting in bicep

I'm playing around with bicep and don't get how I can cast a param to i.e. Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks Example: param vnet object param name string param addressPrefix string param portfilter_mgmt_id string resource Subnet…

Azure DevTest Labs
Azure DevTest Labs
An Azure service that is used for provisioning development and test environments.
217 questions
asked 2022-01-01T15:54:11.69+00:00
Tom 1 Reputation point
answered 2023-01-31T23:32:43.61+00:00
Stephane Lapointe 1 Reputation point Microsoft MVP
0 answers

Bulk updating Delta tables in Azure Databricks

Hi Team, I have some data in Delta table with multiple columns and each record has a unique identifier. I want to update some columns as per the new values coming in for each of these unique records. However updating one record at a time is taking a lot…

Azure Databricks
Azure Databricks
An Apache Spark-based analytics platform optimized for Azure.
1,206 questions
asked 2023-01-31T14:20:31.2066667+00:00
Dipesh Yogi 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2023-01-31T23:30:39.33+00:00
BhargavaGunnam-MSFT 7,411 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers

SQL Subscription CSP applicable for Azure Hybrid benefit

Under CSP, Azure Hybrid Benefit is applicable if the customer buy SQL enterprise 2 core subscription for 1 Year,?

Azure SQL Database
asked 2023-01-08T11:44:55.547+00:00
NH 121 Reputation points
answered 2023-01-31T23:30:23.48+00:00
Oury Ba-MSFT 9,561 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Powershell logged in user email

I'm using Connect-AzureAD to login to Azure AD. I would like to get the email address of the user that's logged in so that I can use that for logging it into a log file but can't seem to find a way to get the logged in users email using powershell. Any…

Azure
Azure
A cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through a worldwide network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.
147 questions
asked 2023-01-31T23:28:36.4+00:00
OzDownUnder 136 Reputation points
1 answer

How to reliably copy Azure Blob inventory CSV files from one Azure Blob storage account to another?

Currently when you configure a Blob inventory rule you can only specify an output container that resides on the same storage account that is subject to the inventory operation. That is a real pain because we want to be able to import the .CSV files from…

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
1,396 questions
asked 2023-01-31T11:34:35.34+00:00
GW999 1 Reputation point
answered 2023-01-31T23:26:44.8866667+00:00
lukemurraynz 2,846 Reputation points Microsoft MVP
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Multiple users cannot read teams private channel messages that they are a member, on Android.

I am migrating my users to MS Teams; several of my employees counting myself are not able to view the messages in a private channel from their Android phone; running the most recent versions of Android; and a freshly installed and updated Teams…

Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams
A Microsoft customizable chat-based workspace.
5,306 questions
asked 2023-01-17T13:30:45.16+00:00
Nick Martinez 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-01-31T23:25:39.6833333+00:00
Josie Mangano 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Error for repadmin / replicate

Hi, There are 3 DC in our site - DC01 / DC02 and DC03 respectively. When we update AD object on DC01, our manager ask us to run repadmin / replicate * DC01 dc=mycompany,dc=com manually. We just observe that there are a number of errors…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
3,614 questions
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,755 questions
asked 2023-01-31T04:48:52.44+00:00
TonyJK 771 Reputation points
commented 2023-01-31T23:25:25.2+00:00
BOURBITA Thameur 11,861 Reputation points Microsoft MVP
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vb.net owner drawn ToolStripMenu tooltips - update

LesHay Are you still seeing my posts? I have devised a way to display my own format tooltips for ToolStripMenuItem menu Items. Please let me know if you are still around and I will explain (IF you want to hear it of course) frankbrady-5895

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
5,941 questions
asked 2023-01-29T22:37:40.6166667+00:00
Frank Brady 21 Reputation points
commented 2023-01-31T23:24:40.9666667+00:00
Frank Brady 21 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Using Xamarin framework for coding in C#

I have completely mortgaged off my new Mac Mini 2020 with M1 chip implanted. Now that I have done that, and that I have an iPhone and Android mobile OS installed tablets - namely, a Samsung tablet brand, I want to learn quickly to code using their…

Xamarin
Xamarin
A Microsoft open-source app platform for building Android and iOS apps with .NET and C#.
4,809 questions
C#
C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
6,952 questions
asked 2023-01-31T13:50:09.4533333+00:00
John 121 Reputation points
accepted 2023-01-31T23:24:24.6766667+00:00
John 121 Reputation points
1 answer

How to find the size of a folder in azure data lake Gen2

Hi Team, I have a requirement to check the folder size in a container. Eg: we have 5 folders in a container, we need to check size of each folder. Is it possible to check size of folder in data lake Gen2 using blob fuse (Linux command), we are using…

Azure Data Lake Storage
Azure Data Lake Storage
An Azure service that provides an enterprise-wide hyper-scale repository for big data analytic workloads and is integrated with Azure Blob Storage.
894 questions
asked 2023-01-19T16:09:45.56+00:00
Ravi Sai Somasekhar Mahasiva 21 Reputation points
commented 2023-01-31T23:20:13.0333333+00:00
SaiKishor-MSFT 15,001 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers

Finding a Specific Azure Text-To-Speech Voice

Can anyone tell me what text to speech voice is used in the youtube shorts video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zS2mgrbPGSk I've been looking for days and I can really appreciate it if someone can help out, I know 99.3% it's on azure

Azure Speech
Azure Speech
An Azure service that integrates speech processing into apps and services.
763 questions
asked 2023-01-30T05:02:35.3266667+00:00
Jimmy John 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-01-31T23:19:47.54+00:00
VasaviLankipalle-MSFT 566 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
0 answers

Error encrypting with CALG_AES_256

#include <wincrypt.h> #include <iostream> #include <system_error> #pragma comment(lib, "Crypt32.lib") unsigned char key[] = "123456789012"; int keylen=sizeof(key); int AES(const char * data, int data_len) { …

Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
1,892 questions
C++
C++
A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
2,622 questions
asked 2023-01-31T23:19:06.1266667+00:00
Angel Gil 0 Reputation points
0 answers

WinError 1168

Hi does anyone have any idea what WinError 1168 means? We run an ingest server but keep encountering WinError 1168. Any help would be greatly appreciated Many thanks

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
8,175 questions
asked 2023-01-31T14:53:23.2266667+00:00
Jacob Jutton-Pounds 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-01-31T23:18:05.09+00:00
Dave Patrick 329.3K Reputation points Microsoft MVP
0 answers

Defender iot activation expiration

I have an on prem solution setup and i am trying to license my sensors and they are shwoing as expiring in one day. AFAIK our subscription is paid up and i am unaware of how to get a new license with a longer expiration period.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
An Azure service that provides threat protection for workloads running in Azure, on-premises, and in other clouds. Previously known as Azure Security Center and Azure Defender.
668 questions
asked 2023-01-31T23:17:12.78+00:00
Lindsey, Chris 0 Reputation points
0 answers

excel spread sheets

just bought office 2021, had office 2013. Required to buy new version. Now I can only do my spread sheets on 8.5x11, I use to do all my spread sheeets on legal paper, 8.5x14. Microsoft cannot seem to solve this problem. I went to word and I can have…

Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
Formerly Office 365, is a line of subscription services offered by Microsoft which adds to and includes the Microsoft Office product line.
136 questions
asked 2023-01-31T23:16:33+00:00
Jill Wilkins 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2023-01-31T23:17:07.3233333+00:00
Jill Wilkins 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Azure managed disk LRS redundancy

According to the documentation, LRS disks are replicated 3 times within a single data center (details). At the 18/1 there was a single zone power event with this sentence explaining what went wrong (taken from Azure status history site): While all…

Azure Disk Storage
Azure Disk Storage
A high-performance, durable block storage designed to be used with Azure Virtual Machines and Azure VMware Solution.
354 questions
asked 2023-01-22T08:41:52.16+00:00
Assaf L 121 Reputation points
answered 2023-01-31T23:16:25.5333333+00:00
SaiKishor-MSFT 15,001 Reputation points Microsoft Employee