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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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Sharing a UPN between root and child AD domains

Is it possible to share a UPN between a root and child AD domains? We're considering our options around how to structure an Active Directory domain with the option of splitting off the child domain should the business be sold down the line. Ideally…
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Demoting 2008 domain controllers in a multi-DC environment

This seems like a silly question, but I've looked everywhere and cannot find the answer in any videos. I am assuming that demoting a DC in AD in a multi DC environment is exactly the same process as demoting a DC in a single DC environment, except…
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Get-BpaModel Powershell cmdlet fails on "Microsoft/Windows/DirectoryServices" with index out of range error

Get-BpaModel enumerates through all available bpa models. I run it from one of our dc with domain admin privileges. It started to fail today on fourth model (it enumerates ADRMS, CertificateServices and DHCPServer) - then immediatelly comes index…
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Cannot modify Audit Policy

I would like to setup an audit policy on my servers but in each server I want setup I am not able to modify anything also in the domain controllers server I cannot set it up. In fact each time I open the Audit Policy to modify this window…
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Azure VM cannot join domain controller

I have setup a VM that is configured to be a Domain Controller and a second VM that I want to join to this Domain Controller. Both VM's are in the same Vnet with an Azure Private DNS Zone connected to this Vnet. Both VM's are in separate subnets and…
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linking G Suite and Windows Domain Controller for user management

I manage a small business and use G Suite for user management of all google apps as well as authentication for as many third party services as possible (like slack, atlassin and so on). Then we also have an intranet with internally hosted services…
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nslookup domain does not return RODC

i have a subnet which contains an RODC, however a prejoined domain-server cant authenticate inside the subnet. Running a "nslookup domain.com" does return a list of every DC except the RODC. I found an article on technet which stated the PTR record…
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Password Synchronization between two forests or in one forest; using replication or using MIM to synchronize?

So we have got a domain (e.g. contoso.local) which is replicated over 4 DCs. All DCs are in the same Subnet. All users reside in the same OU in this one domain. All Workstations are in their own OU as well. Now we got a small (5 people) office,…
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Secondary domain controller preparation failed

I am getting the following error while creating a secondary domain controller. My current domain controller is in Windows server 2012 and the functional level is 2003. My new secondary Domain controller is in Windows server 2012 as well. Could some…
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How to configure an HTTP redirect on the local domain?

I'd like to set up an HTTP redirect on our local domain, e.g. https://intranet.local -> https://home.intranet.local Our DNS servers are on our domain controllers, and intranet.local resolves to one of many domain controllers. Microsoft does not…
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Windows Domain URL

Our laptops are connected to a windows server 2019 with the domain name company.int Everything works find and when I ping company.int it points to the windows server. The server is also responsible for internal DNS. All machines are using this…
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Cheapest way to setup a domain controller with AD-DS for a small business with multiple locations

I work for a small business with little IT infrastructure. We want to be able to join all computers throughout the company to a single domain to push group policies and conduct other management functions, however, we have 15 offices with 1-2…
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Windows server as a domain controller but not DHCP and DNS server

I want to integrate domain in my company. My colleague says he don't want windows server because it must become everything (DC, DHCP and DNS server). My question is can you have Widows Server only as a domain controller and not DHCP and DNS server?
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VCenter has failed, DHCP server is down

Our VCenter is crashing and technicians are trying to work on it, however this has resulted in the DHCP server failing, therefore none of the machines on the network can connect to the Domain controller or authenticate (except the people that were…
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Error Installing DNS Server Role on Windows 2008 Server. Error Code 0x80070643

I'm having a problem adding the DNS server role to my Windows 2008 Server domain controller. Normally, when I use dcpromo to create a new domain, the DNS service gets installed automatically without error. However, I'm getting this fatal 0x80070643…
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