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question Lost and Found

by Anonymous on Fri 12 Mar 2010 · 1 reply

I turned on advanced features in AD Users and Computers on my 2003 DC. I found a folder called Lost and Found. What is this?... continue reading "Lost and Found"

question Computer Account Passwords

by Anonymous on Wed 03 Mar 2010 · 1 reply

How often are computer account passwords changed in Active Directory? We have some computers that have been out of touch for ... continue reading "Computer Account Passwords"

question Search AD users in SBS

by Anonymous on Tue 02 Mar 2010 · 1 reply

I need to search an active directory for objects created recently, Is there such a way? SBS 2003... continue reading "Search AD users in SBS"

question I am using AD 2003, I want to change other's machine local admin password from AD, how I will do it?

by Anonymous on Tue 02 Mar 2010 · 2 replies

Change local machine admin password from AD... continue reading "I am using AD 2003, I want to change other's machine local admin password from AD, how I will do it?"

question Users in AD

by Anonymous on Mon 01 Mar 2010 · 2 replies

Hi, Can you please help me... Is their away of getting a list of users from Active Directory into a text file using a batch f... continue reading "Users in AD"

question Report on AD Accounts?

by Anonymous on Wed 24 Feb 2010 · 2 replies

Is there a way of running a report in Active Directory to see all the User Accounts created for 2008? I can't seem to find a... continue reading "Report on AD Accounts?"

question Linking GPOs in a Script

by Anonymous on Tue 23 Feb 2010 · 1 reply

Is there ANY way to use a VBScript - or anything else I could run automoatically - to make and remove GPO links? E.g., the GP... continue reading "Linking GPOs in a Script"

question Two domains, related, but not.

by Anonymous on Mon 22 Feb 2010 · 1 reply

We have a domain I'll call company.com. We're looking to create a brand-new domain which will not be connected to it in any w... continue reading "Two domains, related, but not."

question Mac login to AD

by Anonymous on Thu 18 Feb 2010 · Liked by 1 person · 1 reply

Is there any guidance on configuring a Mac (10.6) to log into AD? I've run across some guides but I'm not having much luck, a... continue reading "Mac login to AD"

question Security vs. Distribution Groups

by Anonymous on Wed 17 Feb 2010 · 3 replies

Is there a particular reason NOT to make every DISTRIBUTION group (e.g., mailing list) in our domain into a security group? I... continue reading "Security vs. Distribution Groups"

question Merging domains?

by Anonymous on Mon 15 Feb 2010 · 2 replies

Short story: Our company bought another one. We both have a single AD domain. We want to merge them into one domain, not two.... continue reading "Merging domains?"

question Is there a maximum number of OUs before you can no longer run native tools to restore AD?

by Anonymous on Fri 12 Feb 2010 · 1 reply

Is there a maximum number of Organization Units before you can no longer run native tools to restore AD?... continue reading "Is there a maximum number of OUs before you can no longer run native tools to restore AD?"

question REALLY stale DC - problem?

by Anonymous on Thu 11 Feb 2010 · 2 replies

So, I've got this virtual machine that was set up as a DC about six months ago. About four months ago, it was shut down and n... continue reading "REALLY stale DC - problem?"

question Moving FSMO Roles

by Anonymous on Wed 10 Feb 2010 · 1 reply

I've got a DC that's going to be going away soon. Problem is it holds almost all our FSMO roles. Am I better off moving these... continue reading "Moving FSMO Roles"

question Way to restore schema?

by Anonymous on Tue 09 Feb 2010 · 2 replies

Our company recently installed an app that extended the AD schema. Then they decided not to buy the app. Sigh. Now I am told ... continue reading "Way to restore schema?"

question Ok to add 2008 DC to 2003 domain?

by Anonymous on Thu 04 Feb 2010 · 1 reply

Any problems adding a new Win2008 (probably R2) DC to an existing 2003 forest? Everything just runs in 2003 mode, right?... continue reading "Ok to add 2008 DC to 2003 domain?"

question Can MMC be conigured to connect to a specific DC upon opening?

by Anonymous on Tue 02 Feb 2010 · 5 replies

Is there a way to create an MMC console file that, when opened, will open the AD Users and Computer snap-in pre-focused on a ... continue reading "Can MMC be conigured to connect to a specific DC upon opening?"

question Find user name who logged onto client?

by Anonymous on Mon 01 Feb 2010 · Liked by 1 person · 1 reply

Does AD keep track of the last one or more users who logged into a client machine? If so, where could I query that informatio... continue reading "Find user name who logged onto client?"

question Does AD cache passwords?

by Anonymous on Thu 28 Jan 2010 · 3 replies

After changing their password in AD, we have some users who can still log into a third-party application using their OLD AD p... continue reading "Does AD cache passwords?"

question Get rid of PDC role?

by Anonymous on Wed 27 Jan 2010 · 3 replies

We have a new manager (sigh) who is insisting that we can eliminate the PDC Emulator FSMO by raising our domain's functional ... continue reading "Get rid of PDC role?"
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