unable to write to USB Media
Greetings,Win8.1 Server 2012 R1/R2 environment.I don't recall deploying a GPO to tell 8.1 to NOT allow access to USB media (jump drive, flash drive....) but for some reason my users can't write to...
View ArticleBackup DC is quasi-tombstoned - stop/start DNS & netlogon services is temp fix
Hello all, our backup DC (2008 R2 running as a VM) is having replication issues. When I reboot then try to open ADUC, I get this error: Naming information cannot be location because: The target...
View ArticleTMG2010 denies connection for all MAC laptop users.
Hi,MAC users have put their proxy settings and entered their creditentials. Firewall blocks all requests from MAC PCs.Error log: The action cannot be performed because the session is not...
View ArticleThe User Profile Service service failed the logon.
I know there are already thousands, if not more, posts on this topic, but mine seems to have happened just since 2-3 days ago.We first thought that it was a rogue machine, but it seems to be happening...
View ArticleDomain Controller Can't set external NTP Always gets Local CMOS Clock
I have played with commands, powershell, registry, etc but cannot for the life of me get the domain controller to use ntp.org for its NTP source. It is a Windows Server 2012 R2 DC. It is the only...
View ArticlePassword Expiry Notification
Windows 7/8 users do not receive password expiration notification during the logon process. How do i activate this on windows 2012 domain
View ArticleSchema Mismatch 2003, 2012
Hi guys, I am having a replication error between sites, the first site is 2012 R2 server AD and the branch sites have 2003 Servers, after installing AD Replication Status Tool I am getting the error...
View ArticleLDAP win2008R2 - user rights active directory
Hello,The company I currently work for has several canon copiers. The copiers (ImageRunners) have LDAP support, if I use my domain admin user account, it all works just fine..However since this is not...
View ArticleClient AD User cannot see certain GPOs
OK I'm at my wit's end on this one:There are currently two (that I'm aware) of users at a customer site that are unable to see certain GPOs and therefore aren't applying policies properly.They can...
View ArticleCloud based Active Directory... or IDaaS?
I'm new to IT admin and have fallen into this position by default since I have the most tech knowledge out of our small 8-person medical device start up company. Most of the other users at my company...
View ArticleGroup Policy, Accessibility Options, WinXP
Good afternoon everyone,I have a student with impaired vision who does better with High Contrast enabled, and the theme being 'High Contrast Black Large'.I've found these settings in the registry under...
View ArticleThe Trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.
After Scouring the Internet for Several hours I tried so many solutions to this error:"The Trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed."I haven't really found an...
View ArticleRemote User with expired AD credentials
·From time to time a user will wait too long tochange his/her password, resulting in their Active Directory account expiring. Occasionally this will happen while the user is traveling, thus preventing...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controllers - Multiple vLANS/Subnets
Today, all of our servers are in vLAN-1 (192.168.1.0/24), the default vLAN. Tomorrow, we will be virtualizing our servers (not P2V) as time allows and placing any new servers in vLAN-10...
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Best practice for number of Group Policies
So, something we do here that I find somewhat concerning, but may just not be that big of a deal: pretty much everything we do in Group Policy gets its own GPO. This gives us a nice, long list of...
View Articlecombine 5 separate domains
HiIve taken on a group of companies that are all under the one umbrella.they have 5 separate servers with separate domains in different locations. i want to combine them into the same forest/domain and...
View ArticleRemoving Group Policy deployed printer
Hey,This is probably a really stupid question but I'm getting a bit stuck with a GP deployed printer!I was installing a new printer on the network and for reasons unknown that i'm still kicking myself...
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W7 machine unable to connect to printers by 2003 R2 Print Management Service
I'm currently testing Windows 7 x64 within our business ahead of finally moving all computers off of Windows XP.Everything seemed to go swimmingly until recently my desktop has been unable to connect...
View ArticleHow to permanently delete a user and profile from Domain
Good morning guys and gals,Normally when an employee is not longer with our company I disable their account and add them to a Disabled Users group in the Active Directory. My question is if I were to...
View Articlesetup auto archive by using gpo
I've created the Group Policy in MS Windows 2008 R2 for setting up the auto archive for MS Office 2010 users, when i open the user outlook and found that the settings are well followed according to the...
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