Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
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Logon script on AD working with domain admin but not working for standard users
Hi All, I am working on a cmd script which needs to the change local machine policies when a user who is connected to the domain logs on. I have been able to make it work with domain admins accounts. But it is not working when trying same with standard…
asked 2020-07-28T09:08:19.1+00:00
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Gyanesh23
1
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answered 2020-09-01T10:21:50.343+00:00
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Klaus Koehler
1
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LDAP filter simplification
Hello, I have the following filter to select users from multiple groups. As these groups all have the same parent OU path, is there any way I can simplify this filter to remove the need to remote the common parent path for each sub-group ? Thank you.…
asked 2020-08-24T03:46:10.597+00:00
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dave parker
1
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answered 2020-08-31T07:17:48.327+00:00
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Vicky Wang
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AD domain migration With AAD connect passthrough authentication
What is the best way to migrate AAD connect to the new Active Directory domain when performing an AD migration? With password hash syncing it would be easy to perform the cutover but I am not sure how to do that when AADC is set to passthrough.
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Burning a CD-Rs attributes to a CD-RW - disc to disc burning
Now that I may have known this from the previous answer, what happens when users burn the CD-Rs attributes to a CD-RW. Would the CD-RW enable hard write-protect? Regards, JohnCTX
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Unable to remove DNS roothint
Hi Everyone, We are facing a weird situation in our DNS roothints configuration. We have configured the custom roothints in DNS properties under roothints tab, however when we run Get-DnsServerRootHint cmdlets we find the default roothints names as…
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,950 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,453 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 2020-08-11T05:48:28.07+00:00
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Pawan Kumar
1
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commented 2020-08-27T05:27:36.997+00:00
Candy Luo
12,701
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer
Collect hardware hash to Autopilot
Hi, Today we have a local domain with ad sync. Some machines are "Registered" and some are "Joined". What we would like for the "Registered" devices is to create a script we can use on a GPO to collect the hardware hash…
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.
5,329 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,453 questions
asked 2020-08-26T20:47:22.023+00:00
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Andreas
1,301
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answered 2020-08-27T02:29:53.24+00:00
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Hannah Xiong
6,276
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1 answer
Unable to connect to Ad server from RSAT server ?
Our AD server is connected to our server via RSAT server. When we are trying to run the AD commands by doing PSRemoting on RSAT server we are not able to get the desired results. But when we run same commands on RSAT server directly we can see the…
asked 2020-08-26T17:01:37.267+00:00
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Kshitij Patil
1
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answered 2020-08-26T17:51:03.353+00:00
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Rich Matheisen
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Azure AD Connect - Best Practice for Domain Controller Connection Settings
Hi, Is there a recommended best practice for the DC connection settings under Configure Directory Partitions in Azure AD Connect ? i.e Should it be set to a selection of Preferred Domain Controllers, or should we leave that unchecked ? Thanks, …
asked 2020-08-26T14:00:33.467+00:00
Jammedherbs
21
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commented 2020-08-26T14:05:24.41+00:00
Jammedherbs
21
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3 answers
Golden image not connecting to domain after adding a rule to pick up computer name automatically
Hi all! Was wondering if someone can help ! I have made a golden image as a media for memory stick use on MDT 2013. I have configured it to connect to the domain via script which worked absolutely perfectly But the issue has come when I’m trying…
asked 2020-08-14T15:48:46.303+00:00
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Aran Billen
766
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answered 2020-08-26T08:23:52.81+00:00
Vicky Wang
2,731
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5 answers
How to achieve high availability for Active Directory LDAPS (Secure LDAP)
We have around 50 applications currently configured with LDAP and we have around 20 Domain Controllers. As per the security best practice we have to migrate all these applications from LDAP to LDPAS. Currently, all applications are connected using…
asked 2020-08-12T15:03:42.897+00:00
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Dileep Jose
1
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answered 2020-08-26T08:23:25.39+00:00
Vicky Wang
2,731
Reputation points
1 answer
Remove OLD CA certificate in AD
If i use Enterprise PKI > Manage AD containers and remove a certificate let say in AIA container will that also delete that certificate in Site and Services PKI Services container? Can i do that using just a domain admin rights or do i need an…
asked 2020-08-19T09:31:52.637+00:00
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bizcntradmin
191
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commented 2020-08-26T02:35:51.963+00:00
Hannah Xiong
6,276
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1 answer
Issue with AD Connect (user called CHECK@company.onmicrosoft.com)
Hey there, We have a very strange problem with an on premise AD Domain Controller with AD Connect installed for sync to Azure/365. Some users appear in 365/Exchange Online as CHECK@Anonymous .onmicrosoft.com. If i take a look in the on premise…
asked 2020-08-20T09:26:50.01+00:00
Justin Verstijnen
201
Reputation points
commented 2020-08-25T22:51:22.123+00:00
JamesTran-MSFT
36,596
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
Bulk Modify Attributes
Hell Everyone i created an excel sheet to bulk update some attributes for example Display Name , UPN, Addres , Office Number , Mobile Number, country , city, title, company. But i cannot seem to get a powershell command to work. Would anyone have any…
asked 2020-08-24T20:54:27.557+00:00
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stavros mitchell
56
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commented 2020-08-25T15:33:14.69+00:00
Rich Matheisen
46,556
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1 answer
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Trying to setup my first S2008 R2 Server
I have added my roles: ADDS, DHCP, DNS and I can't resolve any of them. Can someone guide me in the right direction?
asked 2020-08-24T08:57:18.223+00:00
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Carl_Haley
41
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commented 2020-08-25T06:06:01.187+00:00
Carl_Haley
41
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3 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
AD domain Admin Can't Open ADUC
Hello all, My manager AD account is member of domain admins group, he's able to remote desktop the DC but if he tries to open any winds\ task such as open ADUC then a pop up message appear to enter his user name\ password but even though it won't open…
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Windows Server 2016 - DHCP
Hi All, I need to reset (Forgot the old Password) the DHCP Failover Cluster share secret password which was configured as part DHCP failover PLease let me know how to perform it
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,950 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,453 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 2020-08-20T08:47:35.037+00:00
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karthik palani
1,036
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commented 2020-08-25T01:38:33.513+00:00
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Sunny Qi
11,031
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
7 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
GPO policies
Hi there, I have an Windows server with ADDS ,DNS and GPO services. An workstation is member of the Domain. I configured 3 GPO's : 1 dont acces pc settings, 2, deployment google chrome and 3 lockscreen and desktop wallpaper. GPO 1 works fine on…
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,708 questions
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.
5,329 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,453 questions
asked 2020-08-14T08:28:31.913+00:00
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Anonymous
commented 2020-08-24T09:11:11.917+00:00
Hannah Xiong
6,276
Reputation points
5 answers
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How would you split production and lab environment
Hi, Today we have two local onsite domain controllers with domain.com and this is used for production and also for testing/lab. We would like to separate the systems, so that we don`t mix these. Not sure right how to do this, and also not sure how…
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,453 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 2020-08-21T21:41:36.81+00:00
Andreas
1,301
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answered 2020-08-24T08:12:35.953+00:00
Vicky Wang
2,731
Reputation points
3 answers
Decommissioning a windows server 2003 sub/child domain
Hi We are now planning to decommission the old AD version of windows server 2003. It is currently under the sub/child domain . Win2003 AD - child domain : panay.domain.com Primary domain : domain.com My question is : Is there any impact to…
asked 2020-08-16T10:11:03.207+00:00
Homer Sibayan
126
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commented 2020-08-24T03:02:46.367+00:00
Hannah Xiong
6,276
Reputation points
5 answers
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NTDS replication failed on restored DC - Windows server 2008 R2 Enterprise
We have 2 DCs (Windows server 2008 R2 Enterprise) in our exchange domain in hyper-V environment,, as one of them (not the GC) failed to startup properly after applying patch, we have restored it with the backup a day before. The DC was restored with…
asked 2020-07-29T14:43:41.467+00:00
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Y Joe
61
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answered 2020-08-24T01:49:54.767+00:00
Anonymous