active directory

On September 26, 2024, a coalition of cybersecurity authorities, including the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD ACSC) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), released a crucial guide titled "Detecting and Mitigating Active Directory...

In an increasingly interconnected digital landscape, cybersecurity remains a crucial challenge for organizations of all sizes. On September 25, 2024, the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD ACSC), alongside the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...

When it comes to setting up a new Windows 11 PC, one of the key decisions you'll make involves selecting the type of user account that best suits your needs. Depending on the Windows edition and configuration of your PC, you can choose from up to four different account types. However, your...

Hello, i have a home lab where im running AD domain controller and AD DNS server. The issue im trying to solve is with the txt records that acme creates in my cloudflare dns zone and the AD DNS server not being able to resolve those queries so cert manager can validate my certificates. What is...

Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice on securing our Storage Area Network (SAN) within a Windows environment to prevent unauthorized access and ensure data integrity. We’re using an iSCSI SAN with Windows Server 2019, and our primary concerns are: Access Control: Best practices for using Active...

Many users of Windows 10 and 11 are encountering the frustrating error message: "Something went wrong and your PIN isn’t available," accompanied by the error code 0xc00000bb. This issue typically arises when attempting to log into devices using the Windows Hello for Business (WHFB) feature...

I currently have a domain called test.local configured on a server (called test1) running Windows Server 2008. This server manages users, computers printers, etc. And so far so good. Now I would like to configure via the dcpromo.exe tool a second server called test2 that belongs to the same...

hello experts, I am facing issue to login on few windows server 2016 boxes as it shows black screen after "preparing windows ". Issue is facing for some random AD users . Few users do not have any issue . From registry , profile list, I can see most of the affected users have temp profile...

I had to do a fresh install of a domain controller with no system state or backups, but I do have the old SYSVOL folder. Can I copy that to the new install and restore the previous domain?

I need just some clarifications: Is SMB (protocol) the only way to access remote shared folders (in small networks without Active Directory)? So whenever I want to list and use remote shared folders then SMB (either v1 or v2 or v3) must be enabled (on both computers). Correct?

Windows server 2019 DC1 And DC2 DNS replication fails between the two DC. The directory service cannot replicate with this server because the time since the last replication with this server has exceeded the tombstone lifetime. schema and configuration is successful. Both DC has the same...

What is the fastest way to generate a list ( csv or txt) of all emails registered in AD installed on 2012 r2?

Hi, i have a problem with printer / printserver I have added a printer in my printserver, but when i try to print anyting from a domain user, nothing is coming out. But when i log on with admin, then the printer works. On sicurity on the pritenr it says that everyone can use it. And when i try...

Hello I am trying to set the default domain policy in the Active directory the specify the display dim brightness for the user machines. I set the rule on the group policy through the computer configuration and I can see it going through to the registry editor to see whether the policy has...

AD :Backup operators privileges added to user are getting reflected or applied. The user is added to Backup operators Privilege member group the privileges are not being reflected in CLI . Below are the configuration, Expected, and Actual Privileges. Config: bo user is member of Backup Operators...

Hi All, I wonder if you could help me with how many windows server 2022 and SQL server licenses I need for the following: 1x Active Directory 2x Management 3x Vmware vcenter 4x Windows 1x DHCP 2x Printing server! 3x Files servers 4x VEEAM (Log backup) 5x App servers 6x App servers Not sure...

Hello, I have a serious problem! Users cannot log in to their accounts. These are raoming profiles. A few days ago I changed the allocation quota limit per user from 950000 kb to 2 GB. And it seems to me that after this operation (or just a coincidence), the next day users cannot log in...

I am setting up Group Policies (GPO) in my Active Directory environment on Windows Server 2022 to apply specific settings to users and computers in my domain. What are some key tips for ensuring an efficient GPO implementation and avoiding common issues? Additionally, what tools or procedures do...

Hello everyone, I recently start working in small business medical organization. I am not sure if this is the right place to ask, but i am facing a problem that I could not figure out if IP address in location A is 10.1.10.1 then on Location B is 10.2.10.1 so on... My question is how it is...

Windows Server 2016 - DNS/AD problem Hi all - at one point our DC froze and we had to do a restart. It installed a lot of updates and then once it got up and running again we started experiencing problems with DNS, passwords, mapped drives etc - please refer to screenshots. Its as if the...