6,431 questions with Active Directory tags

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Can someone please guide me to know where I can learn these skills?

This is from a job ad where they are asking for these skills, I was wondering if there are any training areas to learn them (besides the Office 365 Administration ). Please keep in mind that I am just a beginner and would be thankful to be…

Windows
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.
5,307 questions
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
7,789 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
Hyper-V
Hyper-V
A Windows technology providing a hypervisor-based virtualization solution enabling customers to consolidate workloads onto a single server.
2,688 questions
asked 2020-09-25T04:33:34.167+00:00
ronit ale 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-10-01T05:17:14.89+00:00
prmanhas-MSFT 17,891 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Disabling Windows System Event Log to AppsAdmin

Hi Folks, Is there anyway to block the Windows System Event Log via GPO or any other method to the following AD group "Domain\AppsAdmin" Thanks in Advance.

Windows
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.
5,307 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-09-29T13:59:30.737+00:00
Billvel 21 Reputation points
accepted 2020-10-01T01:51:50.73+00:00
Billvel 21 Reputation points
1 answer

DFSR namespace file synchronization issue

Hi All, I'm constantly having issues with my multi-server (10+ servers ) DFS Namespace replication (Win 2016). The file backlog is always in the higher number like 500,000+ sometimes up to 1million+ Upon checking with the script, I can see…

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,483 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,921 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-09-25T12:49:08.213+00:00
EnterpriseArchitect 5,316 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-30T10:41:37.853+00:00
Daisy Zhou 22,476 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How is Sam audit log triggered？

Please help me to explain how the SAM alarm in the figure below is triggered,And can you help me explain the samr agreement.Thank you very much!

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-09-24T09:58:55.553+00:00
King Xi 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-30T10:18:54.91+00:00
Daisy Zhou 22,476 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to fix error code 0x8009000f-0x90002 on windows 10?

error code 0x8009000f-0x90002 Go back and try a manual upgrade of Windows 10. If that doesn't work, proceed to the Advanced Troubleshooting method. It should not fail you unless your Windows 10 ISO itself has a problem with it.

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-09-27T14:48:50.503+00:00
Mathew Thomson 26 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-30T09:11:08.307+00:00
Mathew Thomson 26 Reputation points
1 answer

System.DirectoryServices .NET API with LDAPS

Hello, There is an API in .NET Framework I would like to use with LDAPS: System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Forest, System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DomainController, GlobalCatalog and so on (ex: Domain.GetDomain(),…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-09-23T08:22:55.937+00:00
Nikita Krivets 486 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-30T08:45:23.223+00:00
Nikita Krivets 486 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Active Directory password policy: max pw age from unlimited to 30d?

Hi I'm about to modify our password policy - currently max pw age is set to unlimited and we need it to be 30 days. What happens to current users and their passwords when i do that? From other threads about changing pw age from 180 to 90 days i got…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-09-30T06:49:58.053+00:00
Stanisław Smólski 41 Reputation points
answered 2020-09-30T07:47:03.283+00:00
Stanisław Smólski 41 Reputation points
1 answer

Disabling Windows System Event Log to AppsAdmin

Hi Folks, Is there anyway to block the Windows System Event Log via GPO or any other method to the following AD group "Domain\AppsAdmin" Thanks in Advance.

Windows
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.
5,307 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-09-29T13:59:54.423+00:00
Billvel 21 Reputation points
answered 2020-09-30T03:06:45.853+00:00
Hannah Xiong 6,276 Reputation points
1 answer

Disabling Windows System Event Log to AppsAdmin

Hi Folks, Is there anyway to block the Windows System Event Log via GPO or any other method to the following AD group "Domain\AppsAdmin" Thanks in advance.

Windows
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.
5,307 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-09-29T13:23:19.4+00:00
Billvel 21 Reputation points
answered 2020-09-30T03:06:05.827+00:00
Hannah Xiong 6,276 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I have some critical issue about directory service after security patch of CVE-2020-1472

We have about 8 AD servers in total, 3 in HQ office, and the rest are in remote office, there is IPSEC vpn between offices to make the AD servers sync and replica with each other. PDC is in HQ office is running on Windows 2016 server. Last week, we…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-09-29T16:26:58.227+00:00
HBSWang 21 Reputation points
answered 2020-09-30T01:40:51.16+00:00
Vicky Wang 2,731 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to move to windows 2016, 2019 Active directory

I have one forest with a couple child domains that are all windows server 2012 r2, Domain Functional level: Windows Server 2008 R2, Forest functional level: Windows Server 2008 R2. Looking to introduce Windows server 2016 and or 2019 and raising the…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-09-29T17:19:54.327+00:00
Crod 266 Reputation points
accepted 2020-09-29T21:43:14.923+00:00
Crod 266 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows Service account functionalities

Hello, Couple of questions related with service accounts. Q1: Can traditional service account (standard user account in Active Directory) be used in multiple computers where same/different services are deployed? Q2: Can Group Managed service…

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,483 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,921 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Infrastructure: A Microsoft solution area focused on providing organizations with a cloud solution that supports their real-world needs and meets evolving regulatory requirements.
535 questions
asked 2020-09-24T13:40:19.667+00:00
G-ONE 166 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-29T12:03:59.583+00:00
G-ONE 166 Reputation points
2 answers

Can not get computer to connect to the network via GPO

So we have a lot of computers that we connect to our wireless network via GPO, they almost always work. For some reason we have one that just will not connect. We have tried flushing the DNS, we've tried renaming, remove and adding it back into the…

Windows
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.
5,307 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
Windows 10 Network
Windows 10 Network
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Network: A group of devices that communicate either wirelessly or via a physical connection.
2,340 questions
asked 2020-09-24T16:16:45.073+00:00
Rick Drury 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-09-29T03:07:09.52+00:00
Hannah Xiong 6,276 Reputation points
2 answers

Merge users from two ADDS Forest

My company split from ABC.com to XYZ.com few months back. Many of our applications, servers and portals are still there in ABC.com environment and still in planning stage to migrate in XYZ domain. Both the domains have separate Active directory servers,…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-07-29T08:00:58.853+00:00
Siddhesh Sawant 46 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-29T02:43:15.03+00:00
Fan Fan 15,326 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Questions regarding replacing 2008r2 DCs?

I 'm working with a company now that had the IT person leave unexpectedly. I have looked over the system and there are a number of updates I need to make. One such update is to replace their 2008r2 DCs with 2012r2. They have one piece of software that…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
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.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,039 questions
asked 2020-09-28T18:12:49.727+00:00
EST_IT 21 Reputation points
answered 2020-09-28T21:05:29.833+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to use security group to grant password permissions for gMSA

Hi there, I don't seem to be able to allow a group to retrieve a managed password for a group managed service account. Yesterday we deployed a pilot of Azure ATP, and that's all working fine. However when dealing with the gMSA's property for…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-09-16T23:48:17.857+00:00
Chris McKenzie 21 Reputation points
accepted 2020-09-28T19:38:14.063+00:00
Chris McKenzie 21 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

w32tm /monitor source of information

Hello everyone, would someone know where w32tm /monitor gets its data from? I've always been curious to know if there's some kind of database, table, registry or adsiedit accessible entry that w32tm /monitor refers to when grabbing that data. Since…

Azure DNS
Azure DNS
An Azure service that enables hosting Domain Name System (DNS) domains in Azure.
665 questions
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
7,789 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,580 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,921 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-09-25T17:06:34.767+00:00
someguyinslacks 21 Reputation points
accepted 2020-09-28T18:03:00.907+00:00
someguyinslacks 21 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Expired certificate in CDP

Hi Guys, I got this error i already tried to publish a new CRL from the offline root CA and place it in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\CertData folder in my issuing CA, but it appears that the one expired in my CDP location is the certificate of my sub CA how do…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
asked 2020-09-25T13:13:01.78+00:00
bizcntradmin 191 Reputation points
accepted 2020-09-28T12:58:40.273+00:00
bizcntradmin 191 Reputation points
3 answers

Changing NETBIOS name of produciton active directory environment

Hi All, Hope you all are in safe in this pandemic situation. I am looking for some help from you all with your industry experience. :) I have requirement to change our netbois name of our AD to different name because currently we have it as local.…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,921 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
21,367 questions
asked 2020-09-21T13:07:29.89+00:00
Chalaka Chathuranga 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-09-28T08:37:31.833+00:00
VipulSparsh-MSFT 16,271 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
3 answers

IPAM redundancy deployment

I am looking to migrate from Blue Cat DDI to Windows Server IPAM. I am having a hard time finding any documentation on deploying IPAM with redundancy and also how to possibly import data from 3rd party DDI solutions. Any suggestions on how I may find…

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,483 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,431 questions
Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
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.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,039 questions
asked 2020-09-21T17:39:52.437+00:00
jpcapone 1,401 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-28T07:31:59.4+00:00
Candy Luo 12,701 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor