Questions tagged [windows-server-2003-r2]
Windows Server 2003 R2 was an update of Windows Server 2003, rather than a new version of the operating system (as Windows Server 2008 R2 was). It went RTM on December 6, 2005, included a number of new features and was released for all editions and architectures supported by Server 2003, with the exception that Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition was not released for Itanium.
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Accidentally deleted entire Active Directory [closed]
While re-partitioning a Server 2003 R2 domain controller, we accidentally deleted the partition that held the Active Directory database folder (D:\AD\Data). The D:\ was a partition on a disk shared ...
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Domain connection shows as "unauthenticated"
I have seen various different questions for this problem floating around but either the circumstances arent the same or the solution doesnt work so thought i would post it to see if anybody has any ...
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Anonymous access to SMB share hosted on Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
First off, I have read through this post and a whole slew of non-SF posts which seem to address the same or a similar problem, however I was still unable to fix my problem.
I've got three machines in ...
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Why is it called Windows Server 2008 R2? Why not simply call it Windows Server 2010?
I've searched, but I can't find anything that explains why Microsoft started labelling new versions of Windows Server (and now SQL Server) as R2 releases.
If they're new releases, why not simply give ...
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How do you monitor SSD wear in Windows when the drives are presented as 'generic' devices?
Under Linux, we can monitor SSD wear fairly easily with smartmontools whether the drive is presented as a normal block device or a generic device (which happens when the drive has been hardware RAIDed ...
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View/Find all compressed files on the server?
I need to find all compressed files/folders regardless of file format on a Windows Server 2003 machine.
Search options do not provide this capability.
Is there a way to list/view all compressed ...
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Mapping printers using Group Policy Preferences; works on Windows XP, not on Windows 7 x64
I'm trying to use Group Policy Preferences to manage user connections to shared printers.
The print server is Windows Server 2003 R2 Std edition. Several printers are installed, and I've added x64 ...
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Removing an iSCSI Target - iSCSI initiator 2.0 on Windows Server 2003 R2
For the life of me I cannot figure out how to remove an iSCSI target (Dell Equallogic SAN) from a Windows Server 2003 box. The volume shows up in Windows as drive letter Y.
Using the iSCSI initiator,...
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Why do files end up being filled entirely with null bytes after replication using DFSR?
We're using Microsoft's Distributed File System for replication.
In our scenario we have a single writer that creates/overwrites/deletes files and several distributed readers.
The writer is running ...
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Active Directory Users - All Attributes Suddenly Blank
We had an instance yesterday where approximately 130 of our well over 5,000 user objects suddenly became corrupted. Every attribute you can possible set with the exception of sAMAccountName and cn ...
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DFS-R: how to offline re-sync, large amount of data deleted
We have 2 branch offices with local file servers synced to our central office and file server via DFS-R. Mostly data is copied from the central fileserver to both branch offices, but the sync is both ...
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Why can't I copy .zip files from a server to a server in a different domain?
At work, we're using a Windows Server 2008 R2 VM as our build server. At the end of the build process for any of our projects, we copy the packaged deployment files to a folder on the server where ...
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Server 2003 R2 SE (x86) Terminal Server Service failure
So, I'm having an odd and new to me problem on one of our Server 2003 R2, SE x86 VMs.
The long and short of is that ever since patching last month, we can't seem to RDP into the box, and we do need ...
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Cannot Login to RDP on Server 2003 r2
I just installed Windows Server 2003 (64bit)
Because the Administrator password was blank I went to cmd > "net user Administrator newpass"
The command completed successfully.
Logged out, Logged ...
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Proxy Server setting stuck on Server 2003 R2 for Windows Updates
Stay a while and listen. This is going to be a long one. We've been having a problem the last couple of months with Updates on very specific Microsoft Server 2003 R2 Machines. This problem has ...
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Samba with Active Directory - shares are readonly, NT_STATUS_MEDIA_WRITE_PROTECTED
I've set a samba server that seems to work, all shares are seemingly exported as readonly, however. The machine is called "lx". When I'm on lx I can run the following command:
froh@lx:~$ smbclient //...
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Server 2003 R2 doesn't allow logon after a few days of uptime
We have a server 2003 R2 standard (which I'll refer to as SRV01) that's knocking on a bit now, but it still acts as a file, print and SQL server on our company's network. SRV01 hosts user profiles, ...
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run schedule task before windows service starts
I want to run a schedule task before a specified windows service (Service A). Service A starts automatically.
What is the best approach to take? Do I need to convert the schedule task into a service ...
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How to map a drive for a windows service?
I am supporting the installation of a CCTV system from the Windows 2003 R2 Standard side of the equation, the intention was to use use a NAS for long term storage (quite a lot of data is generated in ...
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Script does not run under Domain Administrator
Server running 2003R2.
I have a script, which basically sets a variable, which then uses it to name a backup file. I have given the exact script here:
echo > "%temp%\tmp.vbs" wscript.echo 10000 *...
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Demoted 2003R2 DC SRV record still listed in DNS
Yesterday I demoted a 2003R2 DC (but forgot to remove the DNS role), removed it from the domain, changed it's IP address and shut it down. Everything went pretty well (minus a host of authentication ...
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plink without any parameters says "unable to open connection"
In Windows 2003 when i run plink without arguments, it says "unable to open connection: host does not exist"
(And of course when it is run with arguments)
What can be the cause? I am becoming crazy
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How can I connect to a specific machine with DFS?
I have 2 servers with a share, \\servera\share and \\serverb\share. DFS is setup on \\domain\share to point to both machines. A 3rd party replication solution compares \\servera\share to \\serverb\...
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Cant find "Read Lockout Time" and "Write Lockout Time" for delegation on OU
Trying to delegate permissions to a group on a OU; but cant find 2 properties in special permissions for "User Objects" they are "Read Lockout Time" and "Write Lockout Time" any reason i couldnt see ...
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Windows Server 2003, DHCP: Address Pools and Reservations
I have inherited a DHCP server set up with a very small address pool and a number of reserved static addresses.
Originally a small network, set up by non professionals, we are now running out of ...
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How do i restore Windows Server 2003 R2 Active directory - Getting error 0xc00006a
I have a customer that has experienced a catastrophic failure of their Windows Server 2003 R2 active directory server. This was the sole AD controller on the network. The hard drive died completely.
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Changing DFS link location from command line
I have the following AD DFS (Windows 2003 R2):
DFS Root name: members
DFS Link: me
DFS Link Target: \\myserver\meshare
DFS Link: you
DFS Link Target: \\myserver\youshare
I need to change all the ...
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Multiple 12292 and 10 VSS errors
My server running Server 2003 R2 has been reporting multiple 12292 and 10 VSS errors when the UniTrends agent calls to the Shadow Volume Provider for a VSS Snapshot. The server has the latest updates ...
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Mandatory Profiles on a Server 2003 TS Box
I have a Windows Server 2003 box which will be acting as a terminal server. It will actually be running Citrix, but I don't believe that to be relevant here.
There has been a request for every user to ...
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Windows 2003 R2 x86 Mini dump fails to write to disk
I have 3 blade servers that are Blue Screening with a 0xC2 error as far as we can tell randomly. When it started happening I found that the servers weren't set to do provide a dump because they each ...
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How do I remove a message that Mac users receive when they log on to a server (Windows Server 2003)
When Mac users connect to my network, they receive a message via dialog box saying:
Message from server
Welcome MAC user...bet you feel special!
Hilarious and all, but I'd like to do away with it. ...
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Risk involved in converting basic to dynamic disk in Windows Server 2003 (and R2)
How much risk is involved in converting a basic disk into a dynamic disk in Windows Server 2003 R1 and R2? I just expanded my vDisk in VMWare but since the disk is basic it will not let me expand the ...
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Eliminate Email Blacklist by switching IPs and Servers
We are a legitimate company. We have had some issues in the past with Virus attacks/ Spam bots getting our email server blacklisted.
After the most recent attack I have been tasked at coming up with ...
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do scheduled tasks in windows server 2003 r2 overlap?
does windows server 2003 r2 allow the overlapping of scheduled tasks?
say i scheduled a script to be called every 5 minutes but there would be an instance that it might take 10 minutes.
when a tasks ...
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NETLOGON Event Warning Dynamic Registration 5781
I've set up a couple of Domain Controllers and the first DC I set up is taking a while to start up and occassionally displaying a warning in the Windows Event Log that I think may be related to the ...
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Advice needed on migrating shares from a 2003 DC to a new 2012: how can I avoid breaking my software install GPOs?
I've finally virtualized our entire server infrastructure and I'm ready to start migrating to our bought Windows server 2019. Since our current setup is based on Windows Server 2003 we obviously have ...
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How to collect Security Event Logs for a single category via Powershell
I am trying to write a script which collects security log from all of our domain controllers hourly and stores them remotely; i can collect the security logs , but is there a way to collect the ...
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Windows Mapped Drives: GPO vs. login script
I'm running Windows 2003 R2 for DC's. The question has come up concerning mapping user's network shares via GPO rather than the tradition login scripts. I've read about updating Windows 2003 server ...
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Possible to re-establish trust with a 2003 R2 member server?
I have a 2008 functional level domain in a 2003 functional level forest, with DCs running Server 2008 and 2008 R2.
A number of member servers & computers are virtual machines. Sometimes these ...
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DFS "clobering" files
We have DFS setup using the DFS Management Administrator Tool. I turned on replication in the Distributed File System Administrator Tool as well and this morning we lost tons of files from that share. ...
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All Tasks..Advanced Operations option missing from Certificates MMC Snap-In
I am trying to follow the instructions in this article to create a custom certificate to support SSL on a web server.
I'm stuck on the following step:
Click on Personal – All Tasks – Advanced ...
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New Primary Domain Controller won't start Active Directory unless Old DC is booted
I'm no Active Directory Wizard. Here's what I did:
Old W2003 R2 PDC needed to be replaced with a new server
Rolled out W2008R2 and used DC Promo to add it the domain
Due to some DNS issues, had a ...
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Windows Server 2003 Standard - how to access other pc's remotely
I'm a novice in the world of servers, and I'm about to install Windows Server 2003 Standard on a server box I have...However, I'm curious if there is a way to access the other PC's in my network ...
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How to deploy files using Group Policy
I wish to share a couple files to every computer on my domain. I know I need to use Group Policy, but I'm not really sure where to go from there. I am using Windows Server 2003 R2.
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Windows Server 2003 r2 vs 2008 r2 - Performance for SQL Server [closed]
First off, I'm not a sys admin, just a programmer frustrated by poor server performance…
We’re currently running a VM (I believe the host is Win Server 2008) on a newer E5-2650 CPU, 24 GB RAM, at ...
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What is the OID address for getting the CPU loading & physical RAM usage in WinXPsp3 & WinServer2003r2sp2 via SNMP?
I am trying to use snmp to get the usage of CPU & physical RAM from remote PC (WinXPsp3 & WinServer2003r2sp2), after google many hours I did not find any exactly OID address for them. I have ...
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Default documents stopped working in IIS
I've been trying to get ASP.NET 4.0 to work on Windows Server 2003 R2, 64-bit OS, IIS 6.0 in 32-bit mode. The latest thing I tried in the process was to run aspnet_regiis -s "W3SVC/12345/root" to try ...
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Can I Use Win2k8 R2 to Extend Partitions on Expanded Windows Server 2003 R2 Dynamic VHD Drives?
I inherited a Windows Server 2003 R2 virtual machine that was previously running under a failing Windows Virtual Server 2005. Both the C: and D: VHDs were within a few hundred megs of being full.
I ...
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Windows fileshare issue over VPN, cannot open/copy certain files. Networking issue?
Updated: Narrowed in on issue and rephrased question.
I have two users who recently (last week or so) started having problems working on files on a network drive. Specifically opening, or copying the ...
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in-place upgrade Windows Server Standard Edition 2003 to Windows Server Enterprise/Datacentre Edition 2003
I recently asked a question about upgrading from 2003 to 2008, but i realised this is a lot harder to do, the only reason i want to upgrade is to have increase the RAM
Windows 2003 Standard Edition ...