active directory

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...

How does one connect the users AD (or local) user profile to the user after joining the PC to Azure. The user (even when using exactly the same user name) does get a completely blank profile. - Some people actually panic when we try this. "Everything is gone :-(" as one manager said today...

Hello there, I'm asking some help about a problem that we are facing since ages. The problem : PC on domain sometimes can't do a gpupdate /force and get the following error in terminal : Sometimes, its the gpt.ini that cannot be read, sometimes its the \Machine\registry.pol file. Always the...

Microsoft has released a security update for Windows 11 version 22H2, which addresses various security vulnerabilities present in the operating system. The update, named KB5023706 (OS Build 22621.1413), includes improvements to Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) hardening, Active...

Subject: Actions taken during Disaster Recovery for client whose IBM Megaraid controller has failed Good day from Singapore, We have a client, an engineering company, in Woodlands Link Singapore. They have an old IBM System X server (hereinafter referred to as the Old Server). Their IBM...

I recently had one of my computers start displaying in all lowercase and was wondering if anyone knew what this might be from. All network computers are on AD and I havent made any changes at least that I'm aware of.

I am trying to update GPOs on the client end. I keep running into an error. C:\Users\jharmon>gpupdate Updating policy... Computer policy could not be updated successfully. The following errors were encountered: The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file...

Hi everybody! I need to have a domain admin who can just install software on few domain pcs, nothing else, I understood I should create a GPO but... I'd like to understand how can I restrict permissions and where could I start... Regards. GabrieleMax

The system backup was created on a physical server 2016 Standard, version 1607. The restore is being done on a hyper v vm windows server 2016 standard, version 1607. The restore completed successfully but when i restart the vm it is not booting.

Good morning. I currently run a Windows 2019 server for a AD domain in our office. Part of our work is providing services for a company in another state which includes management of their AD server infrastructure, utilizing a MS Access database application & various other file system...