RODC problem
While the main DC down, even I make repopulate for passwords, I don’t know what the problem is.

Answer Question   |  November 26, 2012  10:25 AM
DC, RODC

Domain Not available while logging in
HI, We have recently installed patch in the server after that I am not able to login to the domain saying error ” The system could not log on now because doiman rott is not avilableDomain not available” But we able to login through ILO using Domain account in to the server. We tried SFC scan [...]

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2010  4:14 PM
DC, Domain Controller, Domain Controller Best Practices, Domain management

Domain Controller on a Virtual Machine?
I am looking to add a second domain controller to our network. Is it wise to do this on a virtual machine? Are there any “side effects” that I should ponder.

Answer Question   |  May 19, 2010  1:38 PM
DC, Domain Controller, Virtual Machines, VM, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller

Why do sysvol replication errors persist on second DC after DCPROMO?
[dt]Added second Windows Server 2003 DC (DC2) to single domain (AD, File Server, DNS Server, GC Role on both DCs) / (DCPROMO run) Intended for DC2 to be replica of main DC (DC1) / same OS on both. Same domain, same building, no firewall between, only a switch. Different IP’s, DC1 is primary in all [...]

Answer Question   |  January 31, 2010  1:36 PM
DC, DCPROMO, Domain Controller, NETLOGON, Secondary Domain Controller, SYSVOL, Windows Server 2003

Restricting access to a file share to certain computers
Here is the scenario. I have a Windows server 2003 domain with two DC’s. This is an educational environment with roughly 3,000 computers and 30,000 users. Students are logging in with their own unique credentials. My issue is that there are multiple computer labs that need a share configured to allow only computers in that [...]

Answer Question   |  September 2, 2010  8:43 PM
DC, Domain Controller, File Share Permissions, File Shares, NTFS, Shared folders, User Permissions, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller

Windows Server 2003 DC Promo: adding new DC
We have an existing Win2K3 domain with a primary DC in our main office and a secondary DC in a co-location facility 700 miles away. We have a secondary (local) office connected to our main via WAN link. There is a member server which we would like to convert to a DC using dcpromo (for [...]

Answer Question   |  September 3, 2008  2:08 PM
Active Directory, DC, DCPROMO, Domain management, Windows Server 2003

Future DC Technology
Where do I find (Internet) sites that have future technology for DC’s that are 3-5 years from now?

Answer Question   |  September 28, 2008  4:11 PM
Data Center, DC

How to obtain redundancy between a DS0 and antennas communication
We have our Distribution Center and the headquarters communicated by two options: By a DS0 via Frame-Relay and with a pair of antennas. How could we connected both at the same time in order to obtain redundancy? What schema of switches we need? We had already 1 Cisco Catalyst Express 500 and a Cisco router [...]

Answer Question   |  July 24, 2008  3:37 PM
Cisco 2801, Cisco Catalyst 500, DC, DS0, Frame Relay, Routing, Switching

How can I run Exchange in two office?
I have an office in the US which controls my exchange server and I VPN out to my 2nd office in Peru. I want to run a second instance of Exchange in my Peru office so our email system does not go down if my US office is down. How do I do that now [...]

Answer Question   |  July 15, 2008  8:29 PM
DC, Exchange 2003, Exchange installation, VPN

How to use VBscript to see which users are logged in through UNC?
I have DC server with Actve Directory. It works well. My question is, how can I use VBscript to find which users are currently logged in on my server through UNC?

Answer Question   |  July 9, 2008  8:15 PM
Active Directory, DC, DC Server, DC servers, UNC, VBScript

2003 server R2 additional DC to master DC
Hi, I am using 2003 server SP2 with DC, AD and exchange 5.5 insatlled. Now I have a new server to replace the oldDC. I have created different machine name to joined the oldDC domain and transfered AD users and exchange mail boxes to my new machine. The problem is I cannot demote the oldDC [...]

Answer Question   |  November 25, 2008  4:03 PM
Active Directory, DC, Domain Controller, Exchange 5.5, Windows Server 2003

how does a client machine contact a adc when dc is disconnected from the network
how does a client machine contact a adc when dc is disconnected from the network

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2009  12:40 PM
ADC, DC, Domain Controller

Add exchange server to exsisting dc
Hi I currently have a windows 2k3 server as a domain controller and I want to add a win 2k3 sbs server with exchange as a secondary domain controller. I know I can add the the SBS machine to the exsisting domain if its not a domain controller itself yet but I want to know [...]

Answer Question   |  June 30, 2008  8:56 PM
DC, Domain Controller, Exchange 2003, SBS 2003, Small Business Server 2003, Windows Server 2003