active directory

Hi everyone We have an Office 365 tenant (for education) , with an 20,000 accounts (approximate), we want to send all these accounts with their passwords, to an active directory (Windows Server 2016), but we do not know how. If it were the other way around, we would use Azure AD Conect, but I...

Hi, we have the following setup: - Windows10 Pro Workstations - Windows Server 2016 Standard as Domaincontroller with an AD - Red Hat 4.8.5-39 Server with samba shares the following scenario happens: - a user creates an excel sheet and stores it on one of the samba shares - excel crashes and...

First let me say that I am a developer who was recently given the job of IT Manager (so-to-speak) and I do have some IT knowledge, but my server knowledge is very weak. So my first issue is that we have some old archived files that need to be restored. The process is to go to the backup...

Hi, Who can help me to put back conroller3 within the trust? Or help me to allow controller4 to take control on th entire AD. Issue: We have two servers in an Active Directory Cluster with no GUI. Everything is done by powershell. One is called Controller3 and the other one Controller4...

Hi all, First let me start with what I'm trying to accomplish: - My DC will also be a file server for sharing company documents and individual staff members will have their own personal drives (e.g. L: for Staff Files, M: for Company Files). - Be able to successfully ping DC/File server using...

Troubleshoot error 1727 that occurs during DC replication on Windows Server. Identify the cause and get to the solution. Continue reading...

Hello everyone, I need help with configuring the Web Server. Imagine having two servers and Windows Server 2016 Deskstop Experience installed on both. Server A with IP address 10.0.0.1 has AD and DNS installed, domain is somedomain.com . Server B with IP address 10.0.0.2 needs to have a web...

マイクロソフトでは、2020 年初頭に、Active Directory ドメイン環境内の LDAP 通信の安全性を向上するために、LDAP 署名、およびLDAP チャネルバインディング （LDAPS 利用時）を既定で有効化します。 The post [AD管理者向け] 2020 年 LDAP 署名と LDAP チャネルバインディングが有効化。確認を！ appeared first on Microsoft Security Response Center. Continue reading...

Hi guys, I was wondering if you can help me with a problem, I have to create a windows server vm in azure, with an AD role and Hyper V, I tried to install in ISO from local drive on Hyper V but I receive an error and I don't know how to get over it, image attached, I already shared local drive...

I'm learning window ad-certificate using some document but that is change the Validity Period Units value so I search the that but I couldn't found what is that value. The document is change the value "4" from "2". It is have some mean ? I found the what is Validity Period but, I didn't find the...

Hi All, This is not anymore a new question here but it seems others do have different issues on arriving to this problem. I installed AD before and everything worked out fine until i decided to demote the DC and remove and reinstall AD and DNS. After reinstalling again the AD and DNS, and...

When I go into "Server Manager" in windows server 2016 then click "Manage" then click "Add role or Feature" I click "Active Directory Domain Services" (ADDS) then I click "Install" after some time later it says "The request to add or remove features on the specified server failed. Installation...

Revision Note: V1.0 (December 12, 2017): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information regarding security settings for the AD DS (Active Directory Domain Services) account used by Azure AD Connect for directory synchronization. This advisory...

Revision Note: V1.0 (June 27, 2017): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to inform customers that a new version of Azure Active Directory (AD) Connect is available that addresses an Important security vulnerability. Continue reading...

Hi, Wonder if this is possible. Currently GPO is used to push out policy to allow an AD group local admin rights on PC's. The requirement is to further restrict access by using GPO (and possibly restricted groups) so that only the owner of the laptop has local admins to their PC. This needs to...

Dear at Microsoft Answers ,,, I have created RODC in my office connected to my PDC , the installation steps i took from Microsoft docs and Alternetive Websites ... The issue is that the RODC can Add/Modify/Delete Users & Groups , how to prevent that ? i want the RODS be able to read only . HINT...

Hello, how to block the installation of programs in AD?

I work for a large agency spanning metropolitan area. AD has 1 forest with multiple domains with trusts. I am working on upgrading our domain to W2016 The current AD servers are W2008, functional level windows2008R2forest Q. I was told we can't upgrade our domain to windows 2016 servers until...

I am glad to see that encryption finally works between SAMBA file server on a Linux machine and Windows client. It did not work with Windows 7 clients. It definitely works with Windows 10 clients. Here is the proof: In case you don't know, SAMBA can also be used as Active Directory Domain...

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