Active Directory 2008 Questions


Disk space on a virtual machine
Hi, I attend ITT Tech, and am majoring in the IT field. My question is I am setting up file servers on my Active Directory 2008, I need a disk 1. All my disk are allocated, I have disk 0 and cd-rom, and nothing more, Can I create a VHD for my disk 1 that [...]

Answer Question   |  June 7, 2013  5:48 PM
Active Directory 2008, VHD
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5 pts.

When users login in domain there is a problem of showing message of account is locked
Actually I have a problem with my server 2008, when a user logs into the system, there is give message of: account is locked please contact administrator. Please revert whats the cause of this problem and solutions Thanks and regards, rajendra sonavane

Answer Question   |  March 11, 2013  12:13 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008
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5 pts.

Active Directory
Why change my time settings automatically from Active Directory server 2008 r2 when I restart my computer?

Answer Question   |  January 21, 2013  8:17 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008
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5 pts.

Deleted AD user profile the re created same name. Some programs still see old profile prermissions
How do I remove any hidden remnants of first profile with identical name? I deleted the username because there were issues….re added the SAME USERNAME but for some reason permissions of the first instance are over riding the newly recreated profile

Answer Question   |  January 4, 2013  6:45 AM
Active Directory 2008
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5 pts.

AD report
Hi I need to get all the mobile numbers for all the users in a region. What is the easiest way to do this. There are different OU’s for the different companies in the organization. but i need only the one region info not the whole company. regards rey

Answer Question   |  October 30, 2012  8:51 AM
Active Directory 2008
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5 pts.

What is the security risk to install IIS on our Domain Controllers with a web redirect ?
Management wants our inside users to access www.domain.com by typing http://domain.com, what is the risk to install IIS on our DCs and do a web redirect ?

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2012  3:55 PM
Active Directory 2008
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10 pts.

DNS and Active Directory 2008
Does DNS need to be installed on the AD 2008 server or can it just be available on another Windows 2008 server in my domain? this is my source code

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  8:58 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Active Directory DNS setup, DNS
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485 pts.

DNS on Active Directory 2008
Does DNS need to be installed on the AD 2008 server or can it just be available on another Windows server 2008 in my domain?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  8:37 PM
Active Directory 2008, DNS, DNS server, DNS Server Configuration, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
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975 pts.

DropBox for users on Active Directory 2008 network
Is it possible to create a drop box for users to be able to copy files into but not view them or the folders contents afterwards. We have an Active Directory 2008 network. What permissions should we grant them or deny them to get this to work?

Answer Question   |  May 5, 2011  5:34 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Dropbox, Network storage, Networking, Shared folders
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1,110 pts.

Best Integration options for Linux membership in Active Directory
We’re a heavy Microsoft shop and I’m standing up our first Linux servers and wish to intergrate them into Active Directory. We’re using Red Hat and the Oracle Unbreakable Linux (Oracle sponsered RHEL) and I want to intergrate the systems into AD for ease of control and to ensure our existing IT policies can be [...]

Answer Question   |  May 3, 2011  5:45 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Linux, Linux servers, Oracle, RedHat, RHEL
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2,680 pts.

Windows 7 or XP virtual active directory client
Can I run a Windows 7 or Windows XP virtual active directory client directly on the Active Directory 2008 server for testing purposes?

Answer Question   |  April 27, 2011  3:08 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Test Server, Virtual Server, Windows 7, Windows XP
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755 pts.

Clearing Internet Explorer 9 cache across network
Is there a way to clear all network users’ browser caches from Internet Explorer 9? We are on an Active Directory 2008 domain.

Answer Question   |  January 31, 2012  6:29 PM
Active Directory 2008, Active Directory Domain, Cache Memory, Cache Mode, Internet Explorer 9, Network administration
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16,755 pts.

Enabling telnet or SSH access into Active Directory
Can I enable telnet or SSH access into an Active Directory server running Windows Server 2008? Can I run normal Active Directory command line commands remotely?

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2011  9:11 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Command Line Processor, SSH, SSH Configuration, Windows Server 2008
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1,110 pts.

Security audit of access within Active Directory 2008 network
We need to do a security audit to see what users have access to what within our Active Directory 2008 network. Is there a free tool to help with this and possibly reassign permissions based on rules?

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2011  8:23 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Active Directory security, Network security, Network Security Management, Security Audit
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755 pts.

Is it possible to have 2 Active Directories on one network as an upgrade path ?
Our organisation have an AD on Win2000 and intend to upgrade to 2008. However, we also have quite a few legacy apps and servers and to replicate the environment in lab manager for testing is a huge undertaking. Is there a way we can have both ADs running and then test the AD2008 in the [...]

Answer Question   |  January 6, 2011  9:37 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2000, Active Directory 2008, Active Directory migration, Windows Server 2000
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5 pts.

Active Directory network error: “Failed to Contact Domain Controller”
Occasionally users can not log in to our 2008 Active Directory network. They get a failed to contact a domain controller. We have two AD boxes and when this happens no one can log on. It lasts a few minutes at most. How can we troubleshoot and resolve this issue?

Answer Question   |  January 5, 2011  5:00 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Active Directory Administration, Active Directory errors, Network connectivity
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755 pts.

Setting up NTP time source for Windows Server 2008 Active Directory network
How do you set the NTP time source for a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory network and force all clients to sync to the 2008 ad server for time? Will this keep the network in sync for Kerberos?

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2013  3:34 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Kerberos, Network Authentication, NTP, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
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975 pts.

Active Directory 2003 backup
Can you backup your AD schema? What is best practice for backing up Active Directory 2003? Is there any difference in backing up 2008?

Answer Question   |  November 8, 2010  8:38 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Active Directory 2008, Active Directory backup, Active Directory Backup and Restore, Backup hardware
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1,110 pts.

How can I setup 2008 AD password complexity in Active Directory?
Where can I configure password complexity settings using group policy on a 2008 active directory network?

Answer Question   |  September 21, 2011  5:19 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, AD, Group Policy, Password Complexity, Windows, Windows Server 2008
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9,815 pts.

Windows 7 machine maintenance
What maintenance needs to be run on Windows 7 machines? We have 200 machines running on a 2008 AD network. What tasks should we be running? Do we need to defragment and check disk?

Answer Question   |  July 21, 2010  4:28 PM
Active Directory 2008, Defragmentation, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows 7 support, Windows management
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16,755 pts.