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Can we host 2 different domains on single exchange server environment
Hi, guys hope you are doing well, I need help in exchange Server We have a situation. we are using domain1.com in our local environment which is running on Hmail and users can only send and receive emails internally we do not have any external…
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Active directory migration using ADMT trust relationship.Scenario: Windows active directory forest having multiple subdomain and tree. Forest Doman name is “company.com” and the sub domain name is NA.Company.com, AP.company.com and so on.
HI, Scenario: Windows active directory forest having multiple subdomain and tree. Forest Doman name is “company.com” and the sub domain name is NA.Company.com, AP.company.com and so on. The tree domain name is “tree.com” Requirement: migrating one…
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windows active directory migration Scenario: Windows active directory forest having multiple subdomain and tree. Forest Doman name is “company.com” and the sub domain name is NA.Company.com, AP.company.com and so on. The tree domain name is “tree.com”
Scenario: Windows active directory forest having multiple subdomain and tree. Forest Doman name is “company.com” and the sub domain name is NA.Company.com, AP.company.com and so on. The tree domain name is “tree.com” Requirement: migrating one tree…
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Question: windows active directory migration, Scenario: Windows active directory forest having multiple subdomain and tree. Forest Doman name is “company.com”
Scenario: Windows active directory forest having multiple subdomain and tree. Forest Doman name is “company.com” and the sub domain name is NA.Company.com, AP.company.com and so on. The tree domain name is “tree.com” Requirement: migrating one tree…
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Active Directory - Delegation- FSMO role transfert
Hello, I was wondering if it was "supported" by Microsoft to delegate the permission to transfert FSMO roles using ADSI permission. By design, only Domain Admins (or other) are able to transfert FSMO roles between domain controllers.…
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Klist: Purge User Kerberos Ticket without Logoff
Hi, having added my test account into the AD group having rights to access shared folder I am still not able to access it from file explorer without logging off/logging on (Windows Server 2016): klist purge runas /user:DOMAIN\testacc…
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Domain or workgroup
In general, which is more secure to have a server (web server or application server ...etc) in workgroup or to have a server joined into AD domain? and what will happen if one server joined in the domain get hacked is it going to affect all the other…
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Deligation of AD Permissions to modify user details using powershell and remote powershell issues with AD commands
We are currently in the process of creating a script to allow the HR department to update specific details of a user account: job title, department, ect. without having to go via the servicedesk. The script is written however there are a couple of issues…
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Problem to uninstall AD
Hi, I want to uninstall AD domain services and DNS server below, within Win 2016 server, but I cannot unselect the option. What is the way to uninstall both?
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AD Replication is not happening.
Active directory replication is not happening from one domain controller to another from Active directory sites and services.
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PKI in multiple forests environment
Hi, is it possible to have 2-tier PKI in management forest capable of enrolling/auto-enrolling certificates to production forests with one-way trust only (production forests trust management forest)? If one-way trust is showstopper here what about…
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Getting "the replication operation encountered a database error" when promoting a tree domain controller
Hi I am trying to promote a tree domain to an existing domain controller forrest but are getting this error. The event log shows event id 2140, 1173, 1168, 10000 and 1202. Can you advise?
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AD credentials refresh after login
Hi, We are implementing an AD infrastructure, and we ran into an issue with remote colleagues: they login remotely (so with stored ad credentials), and after that they open a VPN to the office. When they try to access shared resources, they get denied,…
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Interpreting LDAP nslookup output
C:\Users\myuser1>nslookup Default Server: ns-xxx.xxxx.com Address: 1xx.xx.x.x > set types=all > _ldap._tcp Server: ns-xxx.xxxx.com Address: 1xx.xx.x.x Non-authoritative answer: _ldap._tcp.Tech.xyz.com SRV service location: …
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How do I disable Organize Favotires popup in Internet Explorer? Any GPO or Registry that can be used?
I have a requirement to disable Organize Favorites popup on Internet Explorer when Ctrl+B hotkey is pressed. Is there any GPO/Registry which can be used for this purpose?
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i get this warning on both my servers and i cant figure it out
The directory server has failed to create the AD LDS serviceConnectionPoint object in Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services. This operation will be retried. Additional Data SCP object DN: …
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Windows Server sporadically cannot retrieve AD objects
We have a central file server on Windows Server 2012 R2 with several network shares and lately I've been having an issue where, when I need to edit the users or groups that have access to a network share folder, it will not find any of our AD users or…
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AD Recycle Bin - Server 2016
When I access Deleted Objects in Active Directory Administrative Center, the list enumerates and then comes up with an error that says "Collection was modified after the enumerator was instantiated" and the list goes blank. I can't find…
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AD - Distribution List delegated permissions
Hi, I have many distribution lists in AD, but there is one of them that when removing permission inheritance, trying to delegate permissions or adding directly from security, after a few minutes the original permissions are restored. Could you tell…
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updating primary UPN siffix
Hello i am almost ready to install DirSync and configure O365 this one client i am working with is still using a .local for the internal Active Directory domain. I have add the external domain to UPN suffix. Is there an easy way i can update the…