Active Directory

Change User Account Name in Active Directory

We have a user that recently got married and would like to have her account name changed. How easy or hard would this be? We run Windows Server 2003 and Exchange 2003. How would the changes affect her receiving emails? She is a member of several distribution groups and has several Inboxes set up...

How do you manage the power capacity of your server room? asked by HP

HP has joined the community to get some feedback from our members. They are listening and looking for your thoughts on: How do you manage the power capacity of your server room? What tools or tricks do you use? Do you provision more power than you need for those "just in case" scenarios?

why,when,how AD deployment???

why is AD required...?? when it becoms neccesity for organisation...?? Can it be deployed remotely also(if there's a distributed architecture)?? Does it support heterogenous environment also??(eg.java,linux applications environment)

configuring windows 2000 server errors

1. We have a system with Windows 2000 server and Active Directory. Sometimes it hangs or starts some malfunctioning. Suggest some solution listing possible causes.

Migrating from Windows 2003 to Windows 2003 R2

Do I need to anything specific from migrating a DC from windows 2003 to R2 version . Thanks in advance, Jeremy

Exchange 2003 cant add mailboxes to my domain

In my environment i have 2 Primary (PDC) and Secondary domain controller (BDC). and just installed exchange 2003 After installing exchange 2003 I logged in event viewer, and it worked but from active directory users and computers snap in i can't add a mailbox for anyone I dont see the exchange...

Error when demoting Windows Server 2003 Active Directory

i want to demote my windows 2003 active directory,but whenever i used the command "dcpromo" it gives me message that the domain does not exist....so how should i demote that server???

Exchange Server 2007 and Active Directory

Hi this is naag I want to install exchange 2007 into x64 bit system with wondows2003 sp2 enterprise edition. My active directory is in primary DNS server on wondows2003 stnd. edition . How can I create additional domain controller in the new wondows2003 server. What is the use of adprep series...

How to connect a server using DSL routers

My company is having 30 users at different different location all of them is having separete DSL routers with a VPN tunnel ... And i wanted to connect them to the main server and create a active directory to deny using the cdrom,startmenu, flash drive, games and etc they should only use the company...

OWA Password got saved on accident

Hi, I have a domain user that a few of our computers use to login and after they login they click on OWA and then put in their personal username and password that I setup on Active Directory. This has worked fine for a long time till one of the users actually hit save username and password button...

How to query Active Directory?

How can I query AD for all the users created in 2008.

How to provide permissions through domain policy for folder "C: Program Files"

C:\Program Files permissions through Group Policy

Configuration of Active Directory service

hello my name is pradeep . i want to make my computer as a linux server . i have install the redhat 5 enterprizes edition on my computer. what i chould do ?

AD Migration to Virtual Servers

What is the best process to migrate an AD environment to Vurtual servers

Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft Exchange System objects duplicates

In "Active directory Users and Computers" there is an OU named "Microsoft Exchange System objects". Within this OU there are objects that have been deleted from our Exchange and AD but are still showing. Also, I am assuming, there are duplicates. For example, we had a site in Athens, Georgia so in...

Client Access License and Active Directory

I got 2 DC with 5 cals each voor 100 users. I understand that i need voor each user een cal. My question are the cals only if a user use application and printers on the server or also to log in to the AD. Thanks and kind regards

Client cannot join AD2008 domain - computer object disabled

Hi, I'm having this problem of getting a client computer to join my AD2008 domain. The computer object is created when you try joining the domain from the client PC. But the object shows disabled. Here's the netsetup.log content: 12/01 09:21:49...

VPN Error When connecting wireless on laptop but works fine hardwire with the same router

I have a laptop that has a vpn setup. I am able to connect hardwire to my laptop at home and my vpn works fine but when i remove the cable and try to log in wireless i receive the following error 619 The connection to the remote computer could not be established so the port views for this...

Oracle ERP single signon using Active Directory

We are on Oracle 9i and will like to implement a solution to allow Oracle ERP users to signon using Microsoft Active Directory. Thanks Thanks

Trust Relationship

Hello there, This is Faisal Rafiq, I got a problem when I prepared to trust relationship b/w two forest ex: server.test.local and dc-cttc.cttc.local. I got this error (Local Security Authority is unable to abtain an RPC connection to the domain controller ADC.test.local please check the name can...