Domain Controller

cant log on to Windows Server 2003

I have a windows 2003 server which is a DC , but i cant log on using even administrator. any help?

Domain Controllers within two Sites

I am currently investigating sites within AD. The configuration which I am looking at doing is having two DC within the main site (top of the tree) and one DC in the new site created. If for some reason with the new site the DC server goes down will the clients still be able to login using the DC...

What are the implications of virtualizing a domain controller?

What are the implications of virtualizing a domain controller? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

what is athe differrence between domain security policy and domain controller security policy?

what is athe differrence between domain security policy and domain controller security policy?

How to allow file sharing for child domain?

I am adding a child domain to an existing domain. How do I allow file sharing between the two domains?

Redisgn Best Practices

I work in a Novell/Netware environment and we are workin to outsource our GW and change it to Outlook. I feel like our network is just a bunch of piece thrown around to do jobs but they don't function as a cohesive unit. I'm working to find the best redesign ideally switching to Active Directory so...

Internet problem for the server 2008

O one the client site they have internet connection coming through ISA 2004 which is installed on Windows server 2003 and the domain controller is server 2008 and the domain controller is not getting internet. some give a solution for this

How many servers needed for this Exchange 2007 setup?

Hello, Does it possible to host and deploy Exchange server 2007 on the server host domain controller, active directory and DNS ? I would like to open up the Exchange server to the Internet so it can host the public E-Mail ! My question is: How many servers do I need to deploy Exchange 2007 and...

Extract List of users from a Domain Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller

Hello, I need to extract the list of users from a particular domain. which will contain following fields. full Name, Login name, Location. Etc. I have windows server 2003 as domain controller. Please help

Domain Failover

How domain failover works suppose i have domain controller 1 & controller 2 both are on But if the dc 1 goes down for some reason how will the failover happen

Black Screen after Windows Vista Login to Domain Controller

Currently experiencing problems when basic domain users login to their desktops. I have three desktops running Windows Vista Business experiencing the same problem. Here is the problem: - User will login to their account as they normally do -- no problems occur before the login process. - Windows...

What additional services might a domain controller provide other than those directly related to maintaining Active Directory?

What additional services might a domain controller provide other than those directly related to maintaining Active Directory, and what factors should be taken into consideration when assigning these additional services?

Future Events being logged in the Event veiwer

On the domain controller i have future DNS, File Replication Service, System log files,Application and Directory service events being logged.

Active Directory restore problem

Dear All, I have a machine1 on which the Operating System is Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (Service Pack 2). This is the Domain Controller on which Microsoft Exchange 2003 is installed. I want to perform backup of this machine1 using VSS (application specific writers for AD...

Adding Clients to a Server 2003 Domain

I have been struggling with this issue for several weeks now. We have a school network that I am trying to support. I was not there when it was installed and there was no real documentation left behind. !) Comcast is out provider and we have an ethernet cable going from the cable modem to the...

Exchange 2003 with multiple windows server 2003 domain controllers

We have a single domain with 3 sites each site has a Windows 2003 domain controller. Each DC is configured as a global catalog. On site 1 we are running Exchange 2003 on a separate server. When the domain controller on site 1 is shut down, It seems that Exchange does not use the two other DC's...

What do I need to do to send emails to External Email Addresses?

Hi I am new in this field, so don't have enough knowledge about it. I have setup a domain in my office using Windows 2003. We have even setup POP3 and SMTP for emails within the domain. This is working fine. We are planning to use our Internal SharePoint website externally (on Internet). Now, we...

New Domain Controller and DNS server problems

I'm trying to get rid of an old w2k server that is the DC and DNS server. I added DC and DNS to an existing w2k3 server and it looks like it replicated all the AD data ( I see users and machines listed ) but when I unplug the old server and login to the network at a workstation I don't get access...

Setting up a windows 2008 IT architecture

I need to settup a new windows 2008 architecture with the following problematics: I have two location: Office and the datacenter. I currently have two Windows 2008 Servers at the datacenter (WEB1 and DB1) And one Windows 2008 Server at the office (APP1). I want to have a private network with a...

How to Create Custom application directory partition to replicate zone data in selected domain controllers in forest

I am trying to create a custom application directory partition to replicate zone data to specified domain controllers in a forest. For that I create a first domain name domain.net in a new forest using dcpromo on standalone computer name Server2003. The default zone replication scope is To All Dns...