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A domain controller is a server in a Microsoft Active Directory or NT4 domain that is responsible for central authentication.

In Microsoft Active Directory and NT4 domains, a domain controller is the central repository for all of the user account authorization information. It allows a person to sign on once and be allowed access to many different resources.

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Identify applications that are configured to connect to a specific domain controller

I work with a Windows domain that has many domain controllers (DCs). I'm looking to remove some of these, but I know there are some applications that are hard-coded to use a specific domain controller for authentication. I don't know what these…
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w32tm /resync not working instantly

This Question is mostly for other people to learn from and to satisfy my own curiosity if someone knows why it does the following. We had a problem with our DC not having the right time due to it being virtualized, that has since been fixed. But…
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DHCP Warning Sign Icon On Windows Server

I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Domain Controller. I have the roles AD, DHCP, and DNS installed on this server. I noticed today that there was a warning sign on my IPv4 setting, but not on my IPv6 settings. Can someone please tell me what this…
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How to force active directory replication from one DC to another

I am having issues replicating AD from one DC to another. Both servers are Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. I have used the GUI option in sites and service to force replication. I have also tried repadmin, and ntsdutil. The command for repadmin that I…
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How can I verify successful replication of two domain controllers

I have in my environment two redundant Windows Server 2012R2 domain controller. How can I verify successful replication of two domain controllers? On the domain controller are roles installed like AD DS, DNS and WINS For example, are there a list of…
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2k3 to 2k12 AD, DC and DNS Migration

First off this is a Windows Server 2003 to 2012 DC/DNS/AD migration. We do have a backup 2003 DC/DNS/AD server as well, but I don't think that is a concern at the moment but can be used if needed. I have already done some of the heavy lifting and…
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Unable to join 64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro Client to Windows 2003 domain. Win 7 works fine

I am unable to join a 64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro Client to our Windows 2003 domain. A 64-bit Windows 7 client joins fine. After installing Windows 8.1, before joining to domain, if I run nltest /dsgetdc:, it returns the domain controller and other info…
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SAMBA 4 Forest Functional Level

What is the highest AD Forest functional level I can use and still have SAMBA 4 function as a domain controller. Can SAMBA 4 act as a domain controller in a Server 2012 functional level forest? Does functional level matter with SAMBA?
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Set up trust between Azure AD and local AD

We are moving some VM's and Cloud Services into Azure, but we need those services to still connect back to the AD of our partner. I'm a developer, not a sysadmin, so I'm not sure how to do this, or if it's even possible. From my understanding we…
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What can go wrong when Domain Controllers have been moved out of Domain Controller OU?

I administer a network with Server 2003 domain controllers. I am planning to replace the domain controllers with new Server 2008 DC's. When running DCDIAG, I receive an error that the domain controllers failed something along the lines of "test…
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Hyper-V Server - Can't UnJoin An Orphaned Domain

I have a Hyper-V host running on a Windows 2008 server that does not have a desktop GUI. This server is currently joined to a domain that no longer exists and there are no domain controller for that old domain still on the network. Using a local…
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Is a cloud-based domain controller behind a VPN feasible?

I'm considering setting up a windows domain controller in MS Azure within an Azure virtual network. Goal is to be able to centrally manage GPs and users. Is this even feasible, since the client computers would need to essentially be on the VPN…
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What should I do if a domain controller is stolen?

If I have a Windows 2008 or 2003 domain controller in a remote office (and its own AD site) that gets stolen, what sorts of things should I do to my main network or domain (if anything) in response? The VPN is keyed off of the IP address of the…
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How can I retrieve the LDAP server certificate for Windows 2008 and 2003 global catalog servers?

Windows Server 2008 | Windows Server 2003 I want to leverage LDAPS on a linux appliance. The vendor requires the server certificate for my Windows 2008 | Windows 2003 global catalog servers so it can initiate secure calls to TCP/3269 (and perhaps…
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New Domain controller is having trouble replicating from an existing DC, 13508 Event ID for FRS

This question is related to a previous one I asked regarding backing up Domain Controllers and RODC's. Basically I am making some changes in regards to the DC's in my network. I am looking to add a writable 2008R2 DC as well as a 2008R2 RODC to my…
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