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Check softwares on all computers on a network [closed]

i recently started a new job as IT and i'm kind of newbie at network management. So i am asked to prepare an inventory list of all computers. Operating system info, Office Version info, Basic hardware ...
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When deleting a VM added to a domain, does SCVMM remove the machine from the domain?

I have created several machines from a template and each one has automatically been added to my set domain. On deletion of the machines, are the machines removed from the domain or are the now ...
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Finding the domain a domain controller belongs to

How do I figure out the name of the domain a domain controller belongs to? For example I have the domain controller \\nFS01.nfs01.local. It says the domain of this is NFS0101 but I don't remember ...
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Do I have to own my domain before attempting to connect to my domain controller?

I am in the process of purchasing a domain, but I do not own it yet. I setup my domain controller as internal.domain.com. The problem I'm running into is in connecting my workstations to my domain. ...
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DC/DNS failover with global/common DNS roundrobin

I think I am getting lost in network failover land. I am trying to set up a Windows Domain Controller and DNS, while providing resilients and failover. I have two Domain Controllers and DNS servers. ...
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Windows 7 PC refuses to join domain [closed]

So, we're wiping clean all PCs at our office and migrating them to a new server cluster and a new domain. Last night I tested on PC and it mostly worked except it refuses to join to the domain. Now, ...
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RDP add domain users broken

I have 3 Windows Server 2008 R2 instances, all of which are virtual machines hosted on a single VMware ESX server: Domain controller with DNS services DHCP/RRAS File server All three servers are ...
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If an object is removed from Active Directory is there a log file generated [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: If a machine is removed from Active Directory does it create a log file? If an object is removed from AD but the machine is still in the domain. Is there a log file ...
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Windows Cross Forest trust causes DC errors regarding client “site” association

We have a two way trust in place between two Windows forests. We get "errors" constantly on our domain controllers in both AD forests regarding clients whose IP addresses don't conform to an AD site ...
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How to I create a user that is allowed to only add/remove users to distribution lists in Active Directory?

I do have a third party product (Jira) that has Active Directory integration via LDAP. I want to enable Jira administrators to edit group memberships and have them syncronized inside Active ...
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Limiting my Domain Administrator Account

I am trying to beef up my domain security, and part of this process (as after somr RTFM) is: Service Administrator Accounts - for services (Anti Virus, spiceworks, Task Scheduler, NAS backup, SQL ...
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Issue Demoting Domain Controller

I am in the process of demoting a 2003r2 DC. I have set up a 2008r2 Server, set it up as a DC and moved all the roles over. Now I am ready to demote the older DC. When I run a dcpromo I am getting the ...
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Hyper-V virtual machines become disjoined from domain regularly

I have a server running Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1 that has a Hyper-V manager with two virtual machines. The problem that I am facing is that on any given day either one of the virtual ...
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Active Directory Subdomain vs new “Tree in Forest” … is there a difference?

We have the forest named "company.com" and are debating between "thing.company.com" versus "thing.local". My understanding is that the latter is called a "Tree in a Forest" What are the deciding ...
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How to convert a domain account to a local account

I have a Windows 7 laptop that was connected to a Windows domain controller. The domain controller is no longer in operation and has been shut off. The laptop, now stand alone, works fine, but I want ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2, reinstall without losing AD

I need to re-build a Server 2008 R2 instance, but I don't want to lose all the current Active Directory info, what's the best way to go about it? The reason I'm rebuilding over repairing is great, as ...
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GPO Printer Deployment Ordering greyed out

I have two Windows 2008 Data Centre Domain Controllers, which are used for a single domain. I applied a GPO for an OU. Rules are definitely working. Printer deployment rules are set in "User ...
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Active Directory Domain Services on remote VPS

I really need help with configuring Active Directory Domain Services on a remote VPS. Situation we have a remote Windows Server 2008R2 VPS and i just installed the Active Directory Domain Services ...
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Is Active Directory right for our needs?

We run a moderately sized Hosting Company, all of our machines (around 100 or so) run Windows Server 2008 R2. About 30 of these are our shared hosting machines which we run and host client ...
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Can't join Windows 7 to SBS 2008 Domain .. Could do with some help?(logs posted)

We have been getting this error for a while now while we try to connect a new windows 7 x64professional to a SBS 2008 domain. I have done net use \\Domaincontroller.internaldomain.local\ipc$ ...
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Domain Controller issues: Can't join Domain, change password, access printers. Why?

For the last week, we have found ourselves in a sticky spot with Windows XP machines on a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. Our computers can't join the domain, change passwords, or anything like ...
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How to join 2 different subnets in one domain

I have a DC win 2008 with ip 10.0.2.x. I also have another group ( workgroup) of pc's in a remote site with ip 10.0.1.x. The two sites are connected via vpn with zyxel routers. I would like to know ...
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Why can't I replicate DNS zones to non-DC DNS servers?

I've installed Windows Server 2008R2 Enterprise Edition with SP1 on two computers: 1) My primary domain controller. 2) A dedicated DNS server. My DNS server is not a domain controller, but it has ...
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Media server on DC or on standalone media server?

Our organisation currently has Backup Exec 11d installed on the Windows Server 2008 r2 domain controller. I'm currently performing a domain migration which involves transferring all roles etc from the ...
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Time Synchronization for Domain Controllers Virtualized Via Hyper-V

I would like to know if someone can recommend a better way to configure domain time synchronization for a group of Windows Server 2008 R2 servers than what I currently have configured. I have three ...
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Unable to access internal network through PfSense WAN port

Our branch office is unable to connect to our internal network for some reason. However we can connect to the branch office domain controller from behind PfSense. The following is our setup: ...
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Domain Controller not able to do external DNS resolution

We have two DC's on our internal network (one old and one new) we are trying to migrate to the new DC but the only thing stopping us is external DNS resolution does not work with the new DC unless ...
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Logon server is not available error while trying to connect to Domain

My hope laptop is connected to the VPN and I have added this machine to the domain. After this when i try to logon to the domain, it give me follwoing error: "Logon server is not available error " ...
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Same domain names internal and external issue

UPDATE 1: Basically, from a computer outside the network, I can access the website by typing into the browser address bar, either of the following, which is how it should be: ...
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VPN access to a domain controller?

We have a domain controller (Windows Server 2008) which has all of our employees user accounts with their roaming profiles. I am in the process of looking into options for remote workers using ...
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Cannot rename a computer on a domain

I'm trying to rename a server in a domain which has already given me a few problems. Since a long time i cannot ping the hostname of it from another computer in the domain. The DC is a Windows ...
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Cannot connect Windows 7 PCs to a Windows 2011 SBS domain

I can connect XP machines just fine to our new domain, however, I get the following error when I try to bind any Windows 7 box on our network to the 2011 SBS domain: An attempt to resolve the DNS ...
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The lost Root domain

I recently took over the network of a mid size company. The problem I'm running into now is that the company's servers/users/everything is setup in the child domain, and there is no root DC to be ...
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When I log on to my company desktop, I log on to a domain. How is this domain name installed? [closed]

When I have to work on my machine in company, I have noticed that I log on to a domain (named on the basis of company name) and not really on that computer. From, what I understand, this has a few ...
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DFS 2008 (Distributed File System) Console Error

I am trying to configure DFS with replication for my employer. We are primarily using Windows 2008 and 2008 R2 servers. I'm getting an error in my DFS Management Console. It is saying "ERROR ...
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Cannot connect Windows 7 machine to windows 2003 domain

I have an issue with one of my machines. I have a windows 2003 server machine that is the DHCP, DNS, and AD DC. We have about 20 machines connected to this domain successfully but are having issues ...
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Domain Controller can't receive inbound pings / Firewall can't be enabled

I can ping everything from the domain server but it doesn't show up on any ping sweeps from client machines. Also, the firewall service is off but can't be turned on. It says that there is another ...
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How can I see everyone that is logged on to a Domain Controller?

We have 2 DCs, one main and one backup at another site. we had some issues with our main DC and i believe a lot of people were pushed over to the backup DC. is there a way to see everyone who is using ...
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Two Windows Server domains, two users, same permissions

I work for a small company, owned by a bigger one. I have a user in my parent company's domain - DomainA\MyUser. Now we have bought our own server and want our own domain. I have created a user in ...
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Windows 2008 Domain Controller - Backup (BDC) to Primary (PDC)

I have created a new domain controller with my single domain forest. I have also made it DHCP and DNS ready - all 3 services have synchronised with the existing W2K8 domain controller. I even ...
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A Domain Admin user doesn't have effective Administrative rights on a Domain Computer

I am a developer who is setting up a virtual domain environment of testing purposes and am having trouble with the setup. I have created a new DC on a new Forest... call it dev.contoso.com. I have ...
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Can I force a workstation to use a specific domain controller?

I'm on a domain that I can't control the domain controllers on, but I can control my systems. All the domain controllers are part of one site, and that cannot change. However, one of the domain ...
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For a new domain controller

I have 2 series of IP.I want to make a domain controller in windows server 2003.all clients system are XP.I want to know can i make a domain server.if yes how its is possible ?
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Can an orphaned Domain Controller be rescued?

When an Active Directory domain controller becomes orphaned from a domain, is it possible to configure it to continue operating as a healthy DC without going through the process of forcefully demoting ...
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Setup 2 domains inside active directory

I need to setup 2 domains inside my active directory.. By using the method in this tutorial: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755059%28WS.10%29.aspx I can setup a domain but after that ...
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Domain restore from RODC

Can an Active Directory Domain be restored from a RODC (Read-Only Domain Controller) with a copy of the GC (Global Catalog)? Does an offsite DC replicating the AD need to be a full domain controller ...
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Windows Domain Controller: Create a test environment from a production environment

I need to create a working test environment of a domain we have. I need to have all the data from the production environment in the test environment. What is the best way to go about doing this? ...
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How to create a dedicated forest root domain?

How do you create a deidcated forest root domain? I'm familiar with Active Directory and have used dcpromo.exe in 'Advanced Mode' but I'm not sure how to create a deidcated forest root domain? Whilst ...
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How to tell what time a domain user logged in?

In the "Security" event log on a Windows 2003 domain controller, I see several entries of event 540 -- "Successful Network Logon" averaging a few minutes apart throughout the day. Is the first one of ...