A domain controller is a server in a Microsoft Active Directory or NT4 domain that is responsible for central authentication.
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Procedure for rebooting Domain Controllers?
We have several servers running as Domain Controllers, "DC01", "DC02", and "DC03". For some reasons, we need to reboot them.
Is there a specific procedure to follow?
Additional info: "DC01" ...
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Join a win7 computer to a domain where domain is in remote location [closed]
I am in GA and need to have several notebooks join a domain where the Domain Controller is in Texas. Notebooks are Win7 and Domain Controller is 2008 R2. I have VPN access to the Domain Controller ...
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Can't log in to Windows Server 2003 due to domain controller being unavailable
I'm in quite a pickle. I'm trying to log in to one of our Windows Server 2003 servers but I keep getting the error message:
Windows cannot connect to the domain, either because the domain controller ...
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Use Google Apps/Cloud Services as a Domain Controller Replacement
This is a Canonical Question about Cloud Services replacing Active Directory.
Is it possible to use Google Apps or another Cloud Service as a replacement for a Windows Domain Controller ...
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Mapped drive becomes inaccessible
I'm experiencing an issue on a Windows7 machine that is part of a domain.
A group policy automatically maps the network drive on logon on the Windows7 machine and the mapped drive is accessible ...
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Adding a W2008 Authenticating Server to existing W2003 Domain?
I have an existing W2003 Domain, simple setup with one DC and a SQL Server (approx 100 users). There are issues with Windows 7 Clients and login scripts and we're now seeing much greater numbers of ...
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Add 2008 DC to 2003 - domain schema upgrade failed
I'm trying to add the first 2008 R2 DC to an existing 2003 domain (upgraded to 2003 functionality). I've followed the steps from microsoft which are clarified by this post:
2003 DC AD upgrade to 2008 ...
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Where can I find authoritative info about the “DSA Heuristics” registry key for domain controllers?
I have found many different webpages all saying to put different strings in for the value HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters\DSA Heuristics. From what I can tell it appears to be a ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller DNS Reverse lookup zone needed?
When I create a new Domain Controller with dcpromo then the wizard will also add a DNS Role to the server because the first domain controller must be the global catalog server for the forest.
After ...
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What should the order of DNS servers be for the network adapter of a domain controller?
Assuming an environment with multiple domain controllers (assume that they all run DNS as well), in what order should the DNS servers be listed in the network adapters for each domain controller? ...
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Where to get some generic ruleset for the firewall of a domain controller?
I've blown up the firewall rules on a domain controller (DC). Since there are no restore points in Windows 2008 and restoring everything from a full backup is not a solution in this case, how do I:
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Domain Name does not resolve to site's DC
I am facing a puzzle:
My company has several branches, each branch's subnets have been defined in their own respective site, and each branch has its own RODC.
However, when pinging to the domain ...
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Why does a Windows Domain have two names?
I am working at corporate headquarters called Papermash. I joined their domain on my Win7 Pro, what I found interesting is that I could login to the domain using credentials PAPERMASH\username, and ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 - DHCP Failover
We currently have 2 domain controllers for failover running Windows Server 2008 R2.
Is it possible to mirror DHCP scopes on both DC's?
Also how do I go about finding what settings were originally ...
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Caveats when renaming a server and giving a new server the old server's name?
We have a new 2008 R2 server to be replacing a 2003 R2 server (which is a DC and has DNS/DHCP/DFS/etc.). Here's an outline of my plan...
Rename the old server to ServerOld
Give the new server the ...
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SMTP server force outbound traffic
I'm having some trouble with setting up a SMTP server on a windows server 2003 machine, while trying to send emails using PHP through the internet, but to domain email addresses.
Common info:
I'm a ...
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active directory slow logins
I have a quick question about domain controller requirements. We have about 600 users in 1 large network and a few terminal servers. We have about 300 users logging into their machines around the same ...
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BAD DC transfering FSMO Roles to ADC
I have a DC (FQDN:server.icmcpk.local) and an ADC (FQDN:file-server.icmcpk.local).
Recently my DC is facing a bad sector problem so I changed the Operation Masters to file-server for all five roles. ...
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Remote office domain controller setup
I'm looking to setup Active directory for my workplace. We have a main office in Ohio and two remote offices in Texas and California. My goal is to have a domain controller at each office, we ...
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Setting up a simple domain for testing without disturbing my regular workgroup based LAN
I would appreciate it so much if someone could guide me through setting up a small domain with windows 2003.
My regular lan uses a router to issue ip addresses to a few pcs. The router's ip address ...
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Can I re-use IP address of a failed Domain Controller for a new Domain Controller
One Domain Controller in my domain failed and can't be recovered. I've seized the FSMO roles onto the surviving DC, and performed metadata cleanup.
Now, I'm in the process of installing a replacement ...
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gpsvc consuming ldap ports?
I have an odd issue with my Group Policy service on one of my domain controllers.
For some reason the gpsvc service within one of my svchosts is consuming a huge number of ports. The destination ...
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Workstation added to Domain, won't appear in all Domain Controllers
We recently upgraded our primary Domain Controller. The new DC is a new box with Windows Server 2008 R2, the old one was Windows Server 2003.
We did a full migration of domain accounts to the new ...
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How to disable UAC on a domain controller?
I need to disable UAC on a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controller, but I can't access its settings through the usual path (Control Panel -> User Accounts -> User Accounts), because a DC doesn't have ...
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Domain Controller issue
Our DC was having issues so we built a new server to replace it. It's running 2003 (same as previous DC). I ran DCpromo and transferred roles to the new DC. Now Users are having issues connecting to ...
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How does Microsoft Active Directory handle user authentication? [closed]
As I am looking for more information for my final exam I was wondering how the process of authenticating Windows users works.
In my own imagination it could possibly go like this:
user enters ...
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Dell poweredge R310 rackserver
cant able to join the Domain in Dell Poweredge R310 server its giving an error as follow
( An Active Directory Domain Contorller for the Domain could not be Contacted )
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Window Server 2008R2 - Two Domains
With 1 physical server machine (installed with Window Server 2008R2), can I have two domains? For example, testA.com and testB.com. Each of these two domains has its own user groups.
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Slow RDP after server joins domain
We're having RDP issues with Amazon cloud servers that we recently joined to an Active Directory domain. The setup is:
A local office network
A virtual private cloud in Amazon
An IPSec tunnel ...
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place of domain controller and exchange in network
I am searching for the best practice of securely deploying windows domain controller and exchange in a small-medium size network (50+ users, 20+ virtual servers). The topology is single firewall ...
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How do I set up a one way trust when some DCs are firewalled off from each other?
I have two Windows 2008 forests in Win2003 mode and I need to set up a one way trust between them. The validation button in Domains And Trusts works in one forest but not in the other.
I think this ...
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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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Can I create a DC without a DNS Server?
So as the title says, I need to promote a standalone Win2008R2 server to a Domain Controller, and I don't a DNS Server (I think), as there will be no clients connected to the domain, it will be only ...
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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 2003 Active Directory Integrated DNS zone not registering non-domain computers
I'm not a networking guy by all means, I'm just a developer who dabbles enough to get into trouble and I'm there. So bear with me... :)
At my office I have a Windows 2003 Domain Controller which ...
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Re-Syncing and Updating Domain Controller Clocks
Right now in Windows Server 2008 R2 I have ran this in the Administrator: Command Prompt.
w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:bigben.cac.washington.edu /syncfromflags:MANUAL
net stop w32time & net ...
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Adding another domain controller to a small 2008R2 network: steps I am missing(?)
I did a search and found a few different tips for adding a new one, but I'm pretty new to this. This one, however, is literally a clone on the same hardware setup and everything.
I have DC1 already ...
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The attempt by user DOMAIN\USER to restart/shutdown computer SERVER failed
I logged on to my domain controller today to find the following event logged in my event viewer
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: USER32
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1073
Date: 3/19/2012
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Can't login to SQL Server 2008 on Domain Controller [duplicate]
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Cannot connect to SQL Server
I had SQL Server 2008 functional before I installed Active Directory and setup a domain (this is on Server 2008 R2, the only domain ...
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Should I join the domain with my new server before I run dcpromo?
Brand new server, 2008 r2. I want it to eventually be my forest root. Should I go ahead and join it to the domain as just a member server and then do all the ? Should I run adprep before I join the ...
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Join a domain from inside a Hyper-V guest OS
I have a Windows Server 2008 inside Hyper-V.
My host OS is a Domain Controller.
I can ping my network from the guest OS, but I can't join the domain. It gives a DNS error:
The operation ...
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Windows Domain Server DNS Settings
This should be a really simple question I hope. I have configured Windows domain servers in my home environment before, and set up the network adapter like so:
IP: 192.168.1.2
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
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Is DC demotion affecting RDP connections?
Our Terminal Services Server is Win 2003 running Microsoft RDP 5.2. The RDP connections from outside of the network used to be smooth but they are now choppy and unreliable because the user is ...
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MS SBS 2011 Essentials Domain Controller Virtualization
Best practices seem to state that you should separate the domain controller/active directory stuff from any other business functions. However, Microsoft's latest server release Windows Small Business ...
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DNS settings for domain controller with dual nics one facing internet directly and one to router
I have a server with 2 NICs. One of them is connected directly to the internet (it's on public IP)
The other NIC has a private IP and connects to our router which is connected to the internet also ...
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Domain Controller thinks its on a Public Network
We have a Server 2008 R2 Primary Domain Controller that seems to have amnesia when it comes to working out what kind of network it is on. The (only) network connection is identified at startup as a ...
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Grant remote access on domain computer to single user
We have a small network with a DC, webserver & user computers.
I need to grant remote access with admin privileges to the webserver for a consultant that we are currently working with but not ...
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cannot add machine to DC
A have a lab that has some VM's:
SrvDom: main DC / Server 2008 x64
SrvSQL: SQL Server 2008 testing / Server 2003 x86
SrvAppV: App-V testing / Server 2003 x64
and other XP Clients
The SrvAppV ...
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How do I cleanly shutdown a Windows 2003 server, the domain controller, without a monitor?
A service tech was on-site Friday, and among other things, installed a second RAID array (RAID 1) for user data in this Windows 2003 server. It boots from a RAID 5 array. This server is the only ...
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Can DPM 2007 back up virtualized Domain Controllers?
I'm reading this article on caveats and best-practices for running DCs in VMs. It states that the only way to back up a virtualized DC would be to use Windows Server Backup on the guest, due to ...
