We have 3 sites - DCs on all sites. We have replication errors from one site
to another. I've gone thru all the recommended steps from microsoft from
checking DNS, running pings,ntdsutil,dcgiag etc. Checked firewalls, virus
software. I've eliminated all those as potential ...

I am looking to use AD for a massive directory for identity management in an
environment that will have many different environments and groups of users.  
I will need to be able to split up users logically into separate OUs but
ensure that these authenticated users cannot see any ...

I want to get some insights before talking with our LAN administrator for
this topic.
Anyone know the truth behind?
Thanks a lot,

I'm trying to nail down the priority and timing of the replication of object
changes in our AD. I'd like to know how long it should take to replicate
things like Group Membership changes, password changes, and other user object
changes to other DCs in our domain.

What will the effect be on an AD site if I delete an automatically generated
active directory connection?
How should I do?
Thanks

I am trying to figure out if I missed something when this on our
network. I have a couple new laptop users that I just turned loose and
I am trying to install a printer for one remotely. The logon time is
taking forever. I have my desktop and mydocuments folders being

We've started to recieve these errors, have been searching online but have
not found a way to fix the problem, would be greatful if someone could
provide me with some more info on these errors. I have attached the error
logs below :

Hey everyone,
The company I work for has a server that they had set up as a Coldspare
Domain controller.  The machine hasn't been online in almost a year previous
to me getting here...so I need to bring it online.  I was wondering if there

I installed an enterprise CA on my network. It was automatically added as a
Trusted Root CA on my domain. However last week, I found out that the CA is  
no longer listed in the Trusted Root Certificate Authorities.
I put these PCs in a seperate OU and applied a group policy with ...

I have observed a problem here on our XP/2003 environment. When I login to a
local Worstation account on any of our XP boxes a failed login attempt is
recorded in the AD server event log.
The entry in the AD event log clearly states that the domain of the

I would like to check whether setting 127.0.0.1 as Preferred DNS on a Domain
Controller is a best practice? The server is built as a Domain Controller and
DNS server. By default, once dcpromo has been completed with auto configure
DNS function, the default Preferred DNS is set to ...

I appear to have the problem indicated in:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896983/en-us
1. The "link below" to "rendom.exe" doesn't exist in that link.
2. Using ADSIEdit a) I don't see the rootTrust or trustParent attributes and

Is there a way to get the Unix Attributes tab to show up in the ADUC
of a domain computer that has ADUC? Right now we have to log into a DC
in order to change these settings.
Thank you

I set up a new user at my site. The new user account will not show up on the
DC at the remote site for 180 minutes, the default replication time.
Usually this is ok, but today I want the user account to show up right now.
Is it ok to select the NTDS setting object for the remote ...

Can someone verify how PDC and BDC sync each other in Windows 2003 AD
environment? Does they sync each other based on the time stamp or BDC
always get the update from PDC even if the time stamp on BDC is newer
than the one on PDC?