Migration of AD and DFS from 2008 R2 to 2016
Hi all, I have an AD in 2008 R2 server and user data like Desktop, Documents are saving in DFS 2008 R2 server. DFS-N server and DC are on the same server. Now I want to migrate both AD and DFS servers to 2016. So, my question is which one I need to…
Get-ADUser Return Value for None Existence User
Good morning! I'm very new to Powershell scripting so please give me your utmost support whenever possible. Thank you in advance. Scenario I have been trying to work on a condition based on the result of Get-ADUser -Identity <Input>. Whenever…
Missing desktop icons on domain profile
I have a user that logged into a new workstation (Lenovo Yoga) and their desktop icons from their profile are not populating. They have icons, just the ones that they added (Chrome, Office, etc). Show icons option is turned on, tablet mode turned off,…
Move from Azure AD registered to Azure AD Joined
Hi, We have several machines today that are Azure AD registered but we want to "convert" these to Azure AD joined. Is that possible without doing a reset ? The machines are today Azure AD registered since we have a local domain,…
Best AD forest/domain structure for globally managed, but integrating existing computers with same names etc
Hi, I'm trying to think of the best forest/domain model that will help with: globally/centrally managed domain/computers/accounts etc joining existing computers all around the world to this domain (via regional DCs) avoiding renaming issues…
Translate between Certificate Template Permissions and ActiveDirectoryRights enum
I'm trying to generate a report containing details about all certificate templates published in my forest. One of the things I want to show in the report is what principals have Read, Write and Enroll permissions on each template. In order to do…
GP preferences for IE settings - ie 9,10,11 missing
In Windows 2008 R2 SP1 (datacenter ed.) I downloaded latest administrative templates (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/101445) may 2020 and I extracted and replaced the only inetres.admx/adml to my centrale store. Nevertheless in Group Policy…
AGPM "The directory is not empty" when using import from production option.
Hi All, Its not like a queue but the solution which I want to share with everyone. We had an issue where a single GPO reporting the error message when trying to import from production on AGPM console on a OS 2012 R2. As same mentioned in below link. …
change hostname of standalone servers remotely
Hi, In my Windows Network, I have a computer acting as lightweight standalone server. It has a small lightweight App running under Windows 7 x64. App is licensed and has specific requirements so Operating System etc. can't be upgraded. I need to change…
How can configure "Account Operator Rights" to cannot User Account in Domain Admin Group ?
How can configure "Account Operator Rights" to cannot User Account in Domain Admin Group ?
Missing CN=DFSR-LocalSettings on a Domain Controller?
Hi Experts, This new DC has replication issues with the PDC and its not replicating Sysvol and Netlogon shares. Then we found this article on how we could fix it by performing an Authoritative DFSR Sync. However, as we follow the guide, we bump into…
FRS to DFSR migration issue
Hi All, I have migrate the FRS to DFSR migration in test.com domain. under test.com 2 child domain. My question is again need to follow the migration steps in child domain also ? test.com asia.test.com us.test.com Regards, Yogesh
What is the use of service account.
Hi, What is the use of services account.
The DNS server has encountered a critical error from the Active Directory. Client cannot authenticated.
Hello, I have four DCs, one of them in personal site. Client in same site could not authenticate in AD because server is not available if I reboot one of DC from other site, for example DC01 On primary DC for this clients (for example DC03), I…
Output results of Remove-ADComputer
I need to remove a list of computers from Active Directory. I also need the results to be output to a log or text file. The remove command works and a file is generated, but the generated file is empty. I am using the following command: …
Error when trying to promote DC (the specified network name is no longer available)
We just deployed a new VM in a different site to act as an RODC. But the issue is when we try to promote to DC, we get the following error; The wizard cannot access the list of domains in the forest. the error is: The specified network…
Replication issues after ungraceful DC restore/restore from backup
Hi, I had a major issue with one of my domain controllers where it could not be gracefully demoted and had to be restored from backup. I know this is a no no but there was no other option at the time. Unfortunately I went back too far, 1 month to be…
Powershell Script to Retrieve AD User, Group, Group Members Info
Good morning and Hi to all! I am a newbie to Powershell scripting and have a task on hand but unable to get the results I needed and hope I can get some help here. There are many Groups in AD, but I need to focus only on 2 distinct Groups namely…
List extended permissions on AD
Hello I'm searching for a way to list the permissions and extended permissions on my active directory root. I've tried with the get-acl command and some others, but I’m not able to get it. Is it the correct way?
KERBEROS refresh clients
Good morning, in our infrastructure have all clients windows 10, and 2 DC 2019 Server (FFL 2012 R2), when change (add or remove) users from groups, all client, need to reset manually kerberos token with cmd (klist purge –li 0x3e7). It's the only metod.…