active directory

Original release date: March 3, 2021 Summary Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA) partners have observed active exploitation of vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server products. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are announcing Windows 10 version 21H1 as the next feature update for Windows 10. As part of today’s announcement, we’re also releasing 21H1 Build 19043.844 (KB4601382) to the Beta Channel. We are releasing this build to the Beta Channel via our “seeker”...

I would like to setup IPv6 support for my local network as my ISP has IPv6 support. They provide a /64 network, but when I use a linux router I can request another prefix in the /60 network range. I was able to create a linux router doing this. However, I have been unable to get RRA services...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 20H2 Build 19042.662 (KB4586853) to the Beta and Release Preview Channels for those Insiders who are on 20H2 (Windows 10 October 2020 Update). This update includes the following fixes and improvements: We updated Internet Explorer’s About dialog to...

Hi, I want to upgrade Windows Server from 2008r2 to 2019 which are running AD and Hyper-V. On Hyper-V, again i have 2008r2 configured File Server. Should i first upgrade Server which are running AD and Hyper-V?. If so, please let me know whether 2008r2 running on Hyper-V will not affected so...

I am in the middle of a Server Migration from an SBS2011 Server to a Windows Server 2019. During the step of running ADPREP.EXE /ForestPrep I am encountering the following error: C:\ADPrep\adprep>adprep /forestprep ADPREP WARNING: Before running adprep, all Windows Active Directory Domain...

hey every one i just did a huge mistake - I hade problems with my domain replication so i tried to transfer the root domain services to another domain but did not transfer the schema ' I remounted the root domain and know I get errors when doing repadmin /replsum "the target principal name is...

Original release date: October 9, 2020 Summary This joint cybersecurity advisory uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) framework. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise framework for all referenced threat actor techniques. Note: the analysis in this joint...

Is it possible to change a user's AD password using Office 365 Cloud (office.com)? I'm working on a laptop for a remote user, and I don't want to call him to ask what his current Windows login is.

Original release date: April 16, 2020 | Last revised: June 30, 2020 Summary Note: This Activity Alert uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) framework. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise framework for all referenced threat actor techniques and mitigations...

Hello, In an infrastructure I have two domain controllers Windows 2016 and other servers used for example for business accounting, rather than for the document storage or human resources or various services such backup, antivirus, etc. I would to know if it is possible to create an AD user...

I have a client machine on the network that seems to have the same DNS entry as a server? When i go on to our certification authority server and listed on Server Manager...looking at our active rdp connections i can see the AD account name of a client having an issue that i want to help them...

Original release date: April 16, 2020 Summary Note: This Activity Alert uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) framework. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise framework for all referenced threat actor techniques and mitigations. This Alert provides an update...

Hello Windows Insiders! Thank you for continuing to follow Windows Admin Center as it grows and develops! This release contains updates to the platform’s accessibility and numerous bug fixes. In addition, we’ve evaluated user feedback and have implemented some highly requested features. What’s...

Hello! After I add this feature (AD UC) and acces AD UC I am getting this. The directory schema is not accessible because: An invalid directory pathname was passed. For this reason the new menu may be inaccurate, and extension snap-ins may not work properly. Is anyone who has ever encountered...

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...