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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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Domain vs Workgroup Speed Differences

I recently switched a small office (12-14 workstations and a server) over to some newer server hardware. In the process of the switch we upgraded from Windows Server 2000 to Windows Server 2008 R2. Due to simplicity and the administrative demands of…
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what is the _MyDNSZone in Windows 2008

What is the forward lookup DNS Zone created on a DNS installed on a domain controller ? When I DCPromo`ed the server a zone with the same name of my primary zone but with a _ at the beginning was created on the dns server. Why ? What does it do ?…
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Move DB2 services user from local to domain

I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 running IBM DB2 using the local account .\DB2 for services. As I have to promote this server to domain controller, local users won't be available anymore and I need to substitute DB2 local service account with domain…
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Samba Reporting the Wrong Domain Name

I have a new Samba install, but it is using a config file from a previous installation of samba. This one is 3.5.6 The following is an excerpt from the config: [global] workgroup = hum domain logons = Yes domain master = Yes local…
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Can't enable share on clients in my network

I installed on my subnet a win 2003 server as the domain controller, with DHCP and DNS options too. the clients, win xp pro and and win 2003 server. In my clients when i log in via the domain, i don't have the option to share folders in the…
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User profile service failed the logon - Accounts besides domain administrator cannot log on

Ok, Windows Server 2008 DC. Trying to log on as a user called BESadmin, I discovered an issue. No one but the domain administrator can log on locally or via terminal services. Users without log on rights receive the standard "You do not have rights…
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How to easily rename a domain that contains only LDAP users?

I need to rename/recreate a domain from example to lan.example.com. Current PDC for "example" Windows 2003 SBS domain with 0 computers added to domain It has user accounts created that users use to log into SharePoint, this is the only part i want…
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Universal Distribution groups in WIN NT

we have a domain with "Mixed domain functional level". there are 3 DCs in this domain with (Win2003, Win2000 & WinNT) OSs. here we can create a "Universal Distribution group" on the DC with Win2000 or Win2003. it is remarkable that there wont be any…
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Domain admin cannot unlock screen saver on Windows Server 2003 domain controller

I have a problem accessing a Windows Server 2003 R2 machine which is a domain controller. A domain admin account is logged in and the screen saver has activated, but bringing up the "Unlock Computer" dialog and entering the username and password…
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Network structure and topology advice

As per a few prior questions - I am in the process of splitting a server with a variety of role into individual servers with one role per server. I have now got the following servers/roles setup: Server Name: CARBON Server IP: 192.168.1.52 …
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Logon server is not available error while trying to connect to Domain

My hope laptop is connected to the VPN and I have added this machine to the domain. After this when i try to logon to the domain, it give me follwoing error: "Logon server is not available error " Any idea why this can be happening?
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Repair offline domain controller

I have to repair a Windows domain controller, what can't boot. Secondary domain controller doesn't exists. Is there a way to install a new domain controller and bring the AD from the old offline DC with hard drive access ?
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VPN access to a domain controller?

We have a domain controller (Windows Server 2008) which has all of our employees user accounts with their roaming profiles. I am in the process of looking into options for remote workers using laptops. The users would share a few laptops between…
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Cannot rename a computer on a domain

I'm trying to rename a server in a domain which has already given me a few problems. Since a long time i cannot ping the hostname of it from another computer in the domain. The DC is a Windows Server 2008 R2 and the computer with the problem is a…
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Cannot connect Windows 7 PCs to a Windows 2011 SBS domain

I can connect XP machines just fine to our new domain, however, I get the following error when I try to bind any Windows 7 box on our network to the 2011 SBS domain: An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a DC in the domain being joined has failed.…
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