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Domain trust configurations in Windows Server environments determine how Active Directory domains authenticate users and share resources. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover converting external one-way trusts to transitive two-way trusts, which is a common task in enterprise IT when merging domains or establishing cross-forest collaboration. The tag focuses on practical steps for modifying trust types, including using Active Directory Domains and Trusts console or PowerShell commands. Topics also address troubleshooting trust failures, understanding trust direction and transitivity, and ensuring proper security boundaries. Administrators seeking to adjust domain trust relationships for authentication or resource access will find relevant guidance under this tag.
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    AD does not work with new Server version

    I have a running Win 2012R2 Active Directory server. Call it DC1 I just built a Win 2019 server that was added to the domain and promoted to AD server. This one is DC2 I ran "Move-ADDirectoryServerOperationMasterRole" to the new server and running "netdom query fsmo", I get Schema master...
    • Carl Dempsey
    • Thread
    • active directory dc role transfer domain controller domain trust fsmo netdom network replication rpc error rpcserverunavailable server disconnection server promotion server roles windows server 2012 r2 windows server 2019
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
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    How to convert an External (one way) Trust to a Transitive (two way) trust?

    How to convert an External (one way) Trust to a Transitive (two way) trust?
    • bswhipp
    • Thread
    • active directory configuration domain trust external trust it administration network security transitive trust trust trust relationship
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums