Recommended Specs for Active Directory Domain Controllers?

Duffney wrote:Sosipater wrote:Duffney wrote:
Good to know, most have around the specs you're all recommending. Most have extremely high CPU reading, however I've found out that it's a security software causing this.Best practices would be that a DC run no more than AD DS, DNS, and DHCP.
Good point, I should also write a script to query the roles of each DC and work to migrate extra roles off it.Unless you're bouncing off of licensing limits, there isn't a good reason any more to run anything extra on your DC if you're virtualized.

Sosipater wrote:Duffney wrote:
Good to know, most have around the specs you're all recommending. Most have extremely high CPU reading, however I've found out that it's a security software causing this.Best practices would be that a DC run no more than AD DS, DNS, and DHCP.
Good point, I should also write a script to query the roles of each DC and work to migrate extra roles off it.

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The box indicating that this domain controller is the last controller for the domain is unchecked. However, no other Active Directory domain controllers for that domain can be contacted

I have 2 domain controllers running 2003 server, server1 and server2. I ran dcpromo on server1 and removed AD and removed him from the domain and disconnected from network. I then added a 2012 server
with the same name and IP address server1 with no problem. Replication from sites and services work fine on both controllers.
The new 2012 server1 is GC. I transferred all FSMO roles to server1. Again no problem and replicating using sites and services. AD on server1 is populated correctly.
Now what I had intended on doing was a dcpromo to remove server2 from the domain so I can then add another 2012 server. That is when I get the: "The box indicating that this domain controller is the last controller for the domain
is unchecked. However, no other Active Directory domain controllers for that domain can be contacted.
I have DNS installed on both servers and both look good with replicating there. Strange thing is when on the 2012 server within DNS if I right click and connect to another DNS server I can add server2 just fine but from server2 adding server1 it tells me it
is not available.
Help please!

Hi,
As there is server 2012 DC (SERVER1) DC is operational in a domain then "This domain controller is the last controller for the domain" should be remain unchecked when you demote SERVER2 DC.
If you are getting error "Active Directory domain controllers for that domain can be contacted" while demoting SERVER2 DC then check the DNS pointing on both as per below article, disable windows firewall on all DC, less possiblities but worth to check if both
are different site then check the ports are open on firewall.
http://abhijitw.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/best-practices-for-dns-client-settings-on-domain-controller/
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766337(v=ws.10).aspx
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/584.active-directory-replication-over-firewalls.aspx
run “ipconfig /flushdns & ipconfig /registerdns“, restart DNS server and NETLOGON service on each DC and try to demote server2 DC.
If issue reoccurs, post dcdiag /q result.
NOTE: If initial replication was completed between both DC (new 2012 and old DC) then you may remove the server2 DC from Active Directory forcefully (DCPROMO /FORCEREMOVAL) and perform metadata cleanup.
Active Directory Metadata Cleanup
http://abhijitw.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/active-directory-metadata-cleanup/
Best regards,
Abhijit Waikar.
MCSA | MCSA:Messaging | MCITP:SA | MCC:2012
Blog: http://abhijitw.wordpress.com
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Active Directory Domain Controllers using Virtual Servers

Hi,
I want to place a new SAP landscape in a child domain of the Active Directory forest. Due to an ordering error I am short two servers.
Basically I am thinking about installing a virtual server on each of the development servers and using the virtual server installation to run as Active Directory Domain controllers.
I know SAP do not recommend using SAP servers to be used as domain controllers, but as these are separate servers with their defined resources, it should not be a factor if the servers are sized with enough spare capacity.
Can anyone think of any other major issues that would cause me an further issues.
TIA
Chris aka BoobBoo

should be no problem, but please don't try to put the host-operating system in the domain for which their own guests will provide the domain controlers.
peter

AFP only works for Active Directory "Domain Admins"

I have purchased a new XServe to add to our Active Directory domain as a member server. It all seems to work right except that only users in AD who are members of the "Domain Admins" group seem to function properly under AFP.
The Mac Clients can connect to our Windows boxes just fine and AD login's seem to work for loggin in any clients. I've created a shared volume on the XServe and when I try to access it via AFP with any user account that doesn't have Administrator rights I get "Invalid Login or Password" on the Mac Client.
Anyone got any ideas, this is driving me crazy.

Post to the appropriate server forum or AD forum where people dealing with these products hang out.

Principal Name for Active Directory "Domain Users"

Hi,
I successufully integrated Weblogic & Active Directory Kerberos (SSO). I tested a web application and successifully logined it with authentication.
The system automatically recognized my Active Directory username. It worked.
For authentication in my weblogic.xml I used
<security-role-assignment>
<role-name>admin</role-name>
<principal-name>kursat</principal-name>
<principal-name>fenerbahce</principal-name>
</security-role-assignment>
Now I'm trying to allow all domain members to authenticate my application. For my application I only need the actice directory usernames for them.
For this purpose, I removed "kursat","fenerbahce" from my weblogic.xml
<principal-name>kursat</principal-name>
<principal-name>fenerbahce</principal-name>
I added
<principal-name>Domain Users</principal-name>
instead of writing all domain users.
However I couldn't authenticate. I got the "Error 403--Forbidden"
Is there anyone can help me?

test by creating a groups under Domain Users and use it as your principal name in your weblogic.xml
-Faisal
http://www.weblogic-wonders.com

Failed to install Active directory domain services

Hi,
I've installed the AD Domain Services on Windows2008R2 by following this guide http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/cc755059%28WS.10%29.aspx. After click 'Install', step 6, it showed failed to install but there is no clue why it was failed, at all.
Here is a log I copied from C:\Windows\logs\ServerManager.log
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:54.333 [InstallationProgressPage] Loading progress page...
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:54.411 [InstallationProgressPage] Begining Sync operation...
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:54.458 [Sync]
Sync Graph of changed nodes
==========
name     : Active Directory Domain Services
state    : Changed
rank     : 1
sync tech: CBS
guest[1] : Active Directory Domain Controller
guest[2] : Identity Management for UNIX
ant.     : empty
pred.    : empty
provider : null
name     : Active Directory Domain Controller
state    : Changed
rank     : 4
sync tech: CBS
ant.     : .NET Framework 3.5.1
pred.    : Active Directory Domain Services, .NET Framework 3.5.1
provider : Provider
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:54.458 [Sync]                      Calling sync provider of Active Directory Domain Controller ...
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:54.473 [Provider]                  Sync:: guest: 'Active Directory Domain Controller', guest deleted?: False
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:54.473 [Provider]                  Begin installation of 'Active Directory Domain Controller'...
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:54.473 [Provider]                  Install: Guest: 'Active Directory Domain Controller', updateElement: 'DirectoryServices-DomainController'
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:54.473 [Provider]                  Installation queued for 'Active Directory Domain Controller'.
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:54.473 [CBS]                       installing 'DirectoryServices-DomainController ' ...
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:55.020 [CBS]                       ...parents that will be auto-installed: 'NetFx3 '
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:55.020 [CBS]                       ...default children to turn-off: '<none>'
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:55.036 [CBS]                       ...current state of 'DirectoryServices-DomainController': p: Staged, a: Staged, s: UninstallRequested
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:55.036 [CBS]                       ...setting state of 'DirectoryServices-DomainController' to 'InstallRequested'
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:55.051 [CBS]                       ...current state of 'NetFx3': p: Installed, a: Installed, s: InstallRequested
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:55.051 [CBS]                       ...skipping 'NetFx3' because it is already in the desired state.
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:55.098 [CBS]                       ...'DirectoryServices-DomainController' : applicability: Applicable
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:55.114 [CBS]                       ...'NetFx3' : applicability: Applicable
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:55.770 [CbsUIHandler]              Initiate:
2204: 2011-01-05 12:57:55.770 [InstallationProgressPage] Installing...
2204: 2011-01-05 12:58:49.176 [CbsUIHandler]              Error: -2147021879 :
2204: 2011-01-05 12:58:49.176 [CbsUIHandler]              Terminate:
2204: 2011-01-05 12:58:49.254 [InstallationProgressPage] Verifying installation...
2204: 2011-01-05 12:58:49.270 [CBS]                       ...done installing 'DirectoryServices-DomainController '. Status: -2147021879 (80070bc9)
2204: 2011-01-05 12:58:49.270 [Provider]                  Skipped configuration of 'Active Directory Domain Controller' because install operation failed.
2204: 2011-01-05 12:58:49.270 [Provider]
[STAT] ---- CBS Session Consolidation -----
[STAT] For
          'Active Directory Domain Controller'[STAT] installation(s) took '54.7870005' second(s) total.
[STAT] Configuration(s) took '0.0003053' second(s) total.
[STAT] Total time: '54.7873058' second(s).
2204: 2011-01-05 12:58:49.270 [Provider] Error (Id=0) Sync Result - Success: False, RebootRequired: True, Id: 110
2204: 2011-01-05 12:58:49.286 [Provider] Error (Id=0) Sync Message - OperationKind: Install, MessageType: Error, MessageCode: -2147021879, Message: <null>, AdditionalMessage: The requested operation failed. A system reboot is required to roll back changes
made
2204: 2011-01-05 12:58:49.286 [InstallationProgressPage] Sync operation completed
2204: 2011-01-05 12:58:49.286 [InstallationProgressPage] Performing post install/uninstall discovery...
2204: 2011-01-05 12:58:49.286 [Provider]                  C:\Windows\system32\ServerManager\Cache\CbsUpdateState.bin does not exist.
2204: 2011-01-05 12:58:49.286 [CBS]                       IsCacheStillGood: False.
2204: 2011-01-05 12:58:49.786 [CBS]                       >>>GetUpdateInfo--------------------------------------------------
2204: 2011-01-05 12:59:46.520 [CBS] Error (Id=0) Function: 'ReadUpdateInfo()->Update_GetInstallState' failed: 80070bc9 (-2147021879)
2204: 2011-01-05 12:59:46.520 [CBS]                       <<<GetUpdateInfo--------------------------------------------------
2204: 2011-01-05 12:59:46.598 [DISCOVERY]                 hr: -2147021879 -> reboot required.
2204: 2011-01-05 12:59:46.739 [InstallationProgressPage] About to load finish page...
2204: 2011-01-05 12:59:46.739 [InstallationFinishPage]    Loading finish page
2204: 2011-01-05 12:59:46.801 [InstallationFinishPage]    Finish page loaded
I also checked the event viewer, here are the event properties occurred during the installation:
Initiating changes to turn on update DirectoryServices-DomainController of package DirectoryServices-DomainController-Package. Client id: RMT
Update Directoryservices-DomainController of package DirectoryServices-DomainController-Package failed to be turned on. Status: 0x80070bc9
Installation failed. A restart is required.
Roles:
Active Directory Domain Services
Error: The server needs to be restarted to undo the changes
Please help.
Thanks,
balrogz

Another thing to check is to ensure the server service is up and running.
http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/paulbergson/archive/2014/04/29/can-t-add-the-role-quot-active-directory-domain-services-quot-to-my-2008-r2-server.aspx
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Cannot add Active Directory Domain Services role on - DirectoryServices-DomainController . Status: -2147021879 (80070bc9)

Hi everyone,
I've been banging my head against this for a while and hope someone can help me.
Running Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard with Service Pack 1.
When I try to add the Active Directory Domain Services role to the server it gets to about 90% complete and then dies.
The ServerManager.log shows the following information, I have run the System Readiness Tool - output below - with no errors found.
At a loss on what to do next. The only other links I've found suggest rebuilding the server which I would really like to avoid...
Help appreciated,
John
ServerManager.log (extract)
==========
name : Active Directory Domain Services
state : Changed
rank : 1
sync tech: CBS
guest[1] : Active Directory Domain Controller
guest[2] : Identity Management for UNIX
ant. : empty
pred. : empty
provider : null
name : Active Directory Domain Controller
state : Changed
rank : 4
sync tech: CBS
ant. : .NET Framework 3.5.1
pred. : Active Directory Domain Services, .NET Framework 3.5.1
provider : Provider
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:41.853 [Sync] Calling sync provider of Active Directory Domain Controller ...
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:41.853 [Provider] Sync:: guest: 'Active Directory Domain Controller', guest deleted?: False
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:41.853 [Provider] Begin installation of 'Active Directory Domain Controller'...
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:41.853 [Provider] Install: Guest: 'Active Directory Domain Controller', updateElement: 'DirectoryServices-DomainController'
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:41.853 [Provider] Installation queued for 'Active Directory Domain Controller'.
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:41.853 [CBS] installing 'DirectoryServices-DomainController ' ...
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.399 [CBS] ...parents that will be auto-installed: 'NetFx3 '
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.399 [CBS] ...default children to turn-off: 'WCF-HTTP-Activation '
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.415 [CBS] ...current state of 'DirectoryServices-DomainController': p: Staged, a: Staged, s: UninstallRequested
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.415 [CBS] ...setting state of 'DirectoryServices-DomainController' to 'InstallRequested'
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.430 [CBS] ...current state of 'NetFx3': p: Installed, a: Installed, s: InstallRequested
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.430 [CBS] ...skipping 'NetFx3' because it is already in the desired state.
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.430 [CBS] ...current state of default child 'WCF-HTTP-Activation': p: Installed, a: Installed, s: InstallRequested
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.430 [CBS] ...skipped child 'WCF-HTTP-Activation' because it is already installed
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.461 [CBS] ...'DirectoryServices-DomainController' : applicability: Applicable
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.461 [CBS] ...'NetFx3' : applicability: Applicable
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.539 [CbsUIHandler] Initiate:
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.539 [InstallationProgressPage] Installing...
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.758 [InstallationProgressPage] Verifying installation...
8720: 2012-01-18 10:54:42.758 [InstallationProgressPage] Installing...
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:03.740 [CbsUIHandler] Error: -2147021879 :
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:03.740 [CbsUIHandler] Terminate:
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:03.787 [InstallationProgressPage] Verifying installation...
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:03.802 [CBS] ...done installing 'DirectoryServices-DomainController '. Status: -2147021879 (80070bc9)
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:03.818 [Provider] Skipped configuration of 'Active Directory Domain Controller' because install operation failed.
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:03.818 [Provider]
[STAT] ---- CBS Session Consolidation -----
[STAT] For
'Active Directory Domain Controller'[STAT] installation(s) took '21.9535541' second(s) total.
[STAT] Configuration(s) took '0.0007754' second(s) total.
[STAT] Total time: '21.9543295' second(s).
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:03.818 [Provider] Error (Id=0) Sync Result - Success: False, RebootRequired: True, Id: 110
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:03.818 [Provider] Error (Id=0) Sync Message - OperationKind: Install, MessageType: Error, MessageCode: -2147021879, Message: <null>, AdditionalMessage: The requested operation failed. A system reboot is required to roll back changes made
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:03.818 [InstallationProgressPage] Sync operation completed
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:03.818 [InstallationProgressPage] Performing post install/uninstall discovery...
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:03.833 [Provider] C:\Windows\system32\ServerManager\Cache\CbsUpdateState.bin does not exist.
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:03.833 [CBS] IsCacheStillGood: False.
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:04.333 [CBS] >>>GetUpdateInfo--------------------------------------------------
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:34.784 [CBS] Error (Id=0) Function: 'ReadUpdateInfo()->Update_GetInstallState' failed: 80070bc9 (-2147021879)
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:34.784 [CBS] <<<GetUpdateInfo--------------------------------------------------
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:34.815 [DISCOVERY] hr: -2147021879 -> reboot required.
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:34.831 [InstallationProgressPage] About to load finish page...
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:34.831 [InstallationFinishPage] Loading finish page
8720: 2012-01-18 10:55:34.831 [InstallationFinishPage] Finish page loaded
CheckSUR.log
=================================
Checking System Update Readiness.
Binary Version 6.1.7601.21645
Package Version 13.0
2012-01-18 10:33
Checking Windows Servicing Packages
Checking Package Manifests and Catalogs
Checking Package Watchlist
Checking Component Watchlist
Checking Packages
Checking Component Store
Summary:
Seconds executed: 220
No errors detected

Hi John,
Thanks for posting.
Performed some research and some results say that this problem can be caused by HD Write Caching.
To disable Write Caching:
1. Go to Device Manager.
2.Click the plus sign (+) next to the Disk Drives branch to expand it.
3.Right-click the drive on which you want to enable or disable disk write caching, and then click Properties.
4.Click the Disk Properties tab.
5.Click to select or clear the Write Cache Enabled check box as appropriate.
6.Click OK.
If no luck, Please check if any erros can be found in Event log, Dcpromoui.Log and Dcpromo.log
The following articles maybe helpful to you:
Known Issues for Installing and Removing AD DS
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754463(v=WS.10).aspx
You cannot install Active Directory Domain Services
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975142
Thanks
ZHANG

Lion Server 10.7.4 VPN service not using my Active Directory domain for authentication

I have Lion Server 10.7.4 setup on a Mac Mini and I have enabled the VPN service for both L2TP and PPTP. The Mac Mini is joined to my Windows Domain at a functional level of Server 2008 R2. I have set the authentication paths to point to my domain in Directory Utility.
What I would like to have happen is for my laptop to be able to VPN into my office network remotely using domain credentials and not local account credentials on the Mac Mini itself. This is a process I have done numerous times on Windows boxes, but for some reason the only way I can get the VPN to work on this instance of Lion Server 10.7.4 is by authenticating using local accounts only.
Does Lion Server 10.7.4 only authenticate VPN users based on it's local account schema? Or can it truly authenticate against an active directory domain?
Any suggestions or help is greatly appreciated. Thanks,

Hi g-pirtle,
Yes, I had already done that a few days ago. I was able to add the desired AD group to the allowed users/groups for the VPN service. Thats exactly what is so weird about this...it allows me to search for and add an AD user or group to the list of allowed users/groups, but then when I actually try to use a domain account to authenticate to the VPN is just gives me the "cannot authenticate" error. Very strange.
I wondered if for some reason Apple is only allowing local accounts to be authenticated against. Sounds crazy, but I cannot for the life of me get this to work. I also wondered if Kerberizing the server would help, but when I go to join a Kerberos realm in Open Directory inside of Server Admin, it just has no realm listed in the drop down menu.
Other than that, all other aspects of the Mac Mini being joined to the AD domain seems to be good. I'm really stumped here...
Thanks again,

Help with setting up active directory domain controller/DNS - need this for Clustering

Disclaimer: I am new to Active Directory, so please dont rule out the obvious things I may have overlooked.
I need to set up Active Directory Domain controller on at least one server so I can run clustering. I set up the domain controller and ran Cluster validation and that failed - unable to reach writable domain controller.
When I look at my server manager AD DS complain about DNS:
NASE-2012-234   4015   Error   Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Service   DNS Server   1/14/2014 12:54:06 AM
The DNS server has encountered a critical error from the Active Directory. Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly. The extended error debug information (which may be empty) is "". The event data contains the error.
When I click on DNS this is the error:
The DNS server has encountered a critical error from the Active Directory. Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly. The extended error debug information (which may be empty) is "". The event data contains the error.
Output of DCDiag -v is below.
PS C:\Users\Administrator> dcdiag -v
Directory Server Diagnosis
Performing initial setup:
   Trying to find home server...
   * Verifying that the local machine NASE-2012-234, is a Directory Server.
   Home Server = NASE-2012-234
   * Connecting to directory service on server NASE-2012-234.
   * Identified AD Forest.
   Collecting AD specific global data
   * Collecting site info.
   Calling ldap_search_init_page(hld,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=lab,DC=nase,DC=com,LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE,(objectCategory=
ntDSSiteSettings),.......
   The previous call succeeded
   Iterating through the sites
   Looking at base site object: CN=NTDS Site Settings,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=lab,DC=nas
e,DC=com
   Getting ISTG and options for the site
   * Identifying all servers.
   Calling ldap_search_init_page(hld,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=lab,DC=nase,DC=com,LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE,(objectClass=ntD
SDsa),.......
   The previous call succeeded....
   The previous call succeeded
   Iterating through the list of servers
   Getting information for the server CN=NTDS Settings,CN=NASE-2012-234,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,C
N=Configuration,DC=lab,DC=nase,DC=com
   objectGuid obtained
   InvocationID obtained
   dnsHostname obtained
   site info obtained
   All the info for the server collected
   * Identifying all NC cross-refs.
   * Found 1 DC(s). Testing 1 of them.
   Done gathering initial info.
Doing initial required tests
   Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\NASE-2012-234
      Starting test: Connectivity
         * Active Directory LDAP Services Check
         The host c0c507c4-fb9b-49a6-9a01-ef79d7960c94._msdcs.lab.nasecom could not be resolved to an IP address.
         Check the DNS server, DHCP, server name, etc.
         Got error while checking LDAP and RPC connectivity. Please check your firewall settings.
         ......................... NASE-2012-234 failed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
   Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\NASE-2012-234
      Skipping all tests, because server NASE-2012-234 is not responding to directory service requests.
      Test omitted by user request: Advertising
      Test omitted by user request: CheckSecurityError
      Test omitted by user request: CutoffServers
      Test omitted by user request: FrsEvent
      Test omitted by user request: DFSREvent
      Test omitted by user request: SysVolCheck
      Test omitted by user request: KccEvent
      Test omitted by user request: KnowsOfRoleHolders
      Test omitted by user request: MachineAccount
      Test omitted by user request: NCSecDesc
      Test omitted by user request: NetLogons
      Test omitted by user request: ObjectsReplicated
      Test omitted by user request: OutboundSecureChannels
      Test omitted by user request: Replications
      Test omitted by user request: RidManager
      Test omitted by user request: Services
      Test omitted by user request: SystemLog
      Test omitted by user request: Topology
      Test omitted by user request: VerifyEnterpriseReferences
      Test omitted by user request: VerifyReferences
      Test omitted by user request: VerifyReplicas
      Test omitted by user request: DNS
      Test omitted by user request: DNS
   Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... ForestDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... ForestDnsZones passed test CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... DomainDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... DomainDnsZones passed test CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : Schema
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... Schema passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... Schema passed test CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : Configuration
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... Configuration passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... Configuration passed test CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : lab
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... lab passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... lab passed test CrossRefValidation
   Running enterprise tests on : lab.nasecom
      Test omitted by user request: DNS
      Test omitted by user request: DNS
      Starting test: LocatorCheck
         GC Name: \\NASE-2012-234.lab.nasecom
         Locator Flags: 0xe000f3fd
         PDC Name: \\NASE-2012-234.lab.nasecom
         Locator Flags: 0xe000f3fd
         Time Server Name: \\NASE-2012-234.lab.nasecom
         Locator Flags: 0xe000f3fd
         Preferred Time Server Name: \\NASE-2012-234.lab.nasecom
         Locator Flags: 0xe000f3fd
         KDC Name: \\NASE-2012-234.lab.nasecom
         Locator Flags: 0xe000f3fd
         ......................... lab.nase.com passed test LocatorCheck
      Starting test: Intersite
         Skipping site Default-First-Site-Name, this site is outside the scope provided by the command line arguments
         provided.
         ......................... lab.nasecom passed test Intersite
PS C:\Users\Administrator>

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=winserverDS is the forum for Directory Services questions. You might want to post your question there.
.:|:.:|:. tim

Documentation on Active Directory Domain Rename for VMware

Aplogies if my questions are elementary. Just getting started with VMware.
We are looking to update our virtualized Active Directory domain name. I have the documentation for that, but want to make sure I have the list of articles needed to make sure the VMware is properly updated as well.
I found the following documents:
configure host to use active directory:
https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.security.doc%2FGUID-63D22519-38CC-4A9F-AE85-97A53CB0948A.html
setting DNS configuration vmware
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vcli.examples.doc%2Fcli_manage_networks.11.8.html
Is there anything else?
Which do I update first? The VMware info or the Active Directory.

Hi David,
Based on my experience, you’d better pay attention to the following two points:
1. After you have completed the installation of Exchange 2010, you have to create an Accepted Domain of “uvwxyz.org”.
2. If you want to use Autodiscover, you need to configure the additional settings for “uvwxyz.org”. You could refer to the article below:
http://www.msexchange.org/articles-tutorials/exchange-server-2010/management-administration/exchange-autodiscover.html
Note: Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. The sites are not controlled by Microsoft. Microsoft cannot make any representations regarding the quality, safety,
or suitability of any software or information found there. Please make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any suggestions from the above link.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to post back.
Best regards,
Eric

Policy domain root for Activer directory

I am setting up the access manager with active directory . But during web configuration ,it prompts for providing a policy domain root. I choose go ahead with default vlaue (i.e /). But it is returning me following error.
"Error in setting Policy Domain Root."
Please some one help out in resolving this issue.

Hi Nataraj,
I know what your problem is. Go to the computer running Active Directory, open "Open Active Directory Domains and Trusts" under Start -> Administrative tools. Right click on your domain shown and choose "Raise Domain to Functional level", you might need to this three to four times before this takes effect.
Then on the same window, right click on "active directory domains and trusts" and choose "Raise Forest functional Level", you might need to do this three times as well.
This will solve your problem, unfortunately you'll have to reinstall Access/Policy Manager. I have had this problem many times and this solved it. I am assuming you are using Windows 2003 Enterprise server.
Rgds,
Boland

What Is The Domain Name System for Active Directory on My Computer a Mac OS X

When I try to bind my mac to an active directory domain I get the error message (“An invalid Domain and Forest combination was specified. You should enter a fully qualified DNS name for the domain and forest”). I have tried so many things,nothing works
Any suggestions?

In general, the domain name you use must be correctly looked up (both backward AND forward) by the Domain Name Server you are using or using Active Directory or Open Directory will not work properly.
In general, the first-listed DNS Address for each workstation must be one that contains the Active Directory or Open Directory names.
You can use Network Utility "Lookup" function to test whether the names and the IP Addresses are looked up correctly. Both symbolic (e.g., mydomain.com) and numeric (e.g., 192.168.2.22) addresses of the Active directory server MUST lookup to the other.
In MacOS X Server installations with private, non-Internet-visible Domain names, this problem can be solved by providing a local DNS Server, and populating the DNS Server with the Active Directory or Open Directory names and IP Addresses set for forward and reverse lookup.
If the above is gibberish to you, you will need to contact your Active Directory Administrator for guidance.

Install Active Directory Domain Controller on Windows server 2008 enterprise, dont login on Sql Server 2008 R2

I install Active Directory Domain Controller on Windows server 2008 enterprise and dont login on Sql Server 2008 R2. Before install ADDC, I have logon SQL Server 2008r2 Success, After when i install ADDC is don't logon on SQL Server 2008r2 -->not success.
I have uninstalled ADDC but i still can't login on SQL server 2008r2.
please help me. it is very very disaster!
I think is loss account SQL server 2008r2!

Hello,
I stronly recommend you post the detail error message to us while you try to connect to SQL Server instance, it's useful for us to do further investigation.
Microsoft recommends that you do not install SQL Server 2008 R2 on a domain controller, there are some limitations:
You cannot run SQL Server services on a domain controller under a local service account or a network service account.
After SQL Server is installed on a computer, you cannot change the computer from a domain member to a domain controller. You must uninstall SQL Server before you change the host computer to a domain controller.
After SQL Server is installed on a computer, you cannot change the computer from a domain controller to a domain member. You must uninstall SQL Server before you change the host computer to a domain member.
SQL Server failover cluster instances are not supported where cluster nodes are domain controllers.
SQL Server Setup cannot create security groups or provision SQL Server service accounts on a read-only domain controller. In this scenario, Setup will fail.
On Windows Server 2003, SQL Server services can run under a domain account or a local system account.
So, I would suggest you try to open up Windows Services list and changed the account for SQL Server service.
Regards,
Elvis Long
TechNet Community Support

Active Directory Domain Services crash after Administrator renames object in Active Directory Users and Computers

Hello.
We have two domain controllers - node1 (Windows 2008 R2) and node2 (Windows 2012 R2). When administrator connects to node2 and tries to rename some object in AD (for example, user) AD Domain Services crashes and reboot server after 60 seconds.
In Events I can see these messages:
Log Name:      Directory Service
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-ActiveDirectory_DomainService
Date:          04.03.2014 12:37:58
Event ID:      1173
Task Category: Internal Processing
Level:         Warning
Keywords:      Classic
User:          domain\admin
Computer:      NODE2.domain.example
Description:
Internal event: Active Directory Domain Services has encountered the following exception and associated parameters.
Exception:
c0000005
Parameter:
0
Additional Data
Error value:
7ffc7c38e45d
Internal ID:
0
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-ActiveDirectory_DomainService" Guid="{0e8478c5-3605-4e8c-8497-1e730c959516}" EventSourceName="NTDS General" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="32768">1173</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>3</Level>
    <Task>9</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-03-04T06:37:58.116264800Z" />
    <EventRecordID>881</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="572" ThreadID="2580" />
    <Channel>Directory Service</Channel>
    <Computer>NODE2.domain.example</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3794920928-4165619442-305938157-2047" />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data>c0000005</Data>
    <Data>7ffc7c38e45d</Data>
    <Data>0</Data>
    <Data>0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Log Name:      Application
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Wininit
Date:          04.03.2014 12:37:58
Event ID:      1015
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      NODE2.domain.example
Description:
A critical system process, C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe, failed with status code c0000005. The machine must now be restarted.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Wininit" Guid="{206f6dea-d3c5-4d10-bc72-989f03c8b84b}" EventSourceName="Wininit" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="49152">1015</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-03-04T06:37:58.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>189578</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>NODE2.domain.example</Computer>
    <Security />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data>C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe</Data>
    <Data>c0000005</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          04.03.2014 12:37:58
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      NODE2.domain.example
Description:
Faulting application name: lsass.exe, version: 6.3.9600.16384, time stamp: 0x5215e25f
Faulting module name: ntdsai.dll, version: 6.3.9600.16421, time stamp: 0x524fcaed
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000019e45d
Faulting process id: 0x23c
Faulting application start time: 0x01cf3773fe973e1b
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\ntdsai.dll
Report Id: 85cfbe32-a367-11e3-80cc-00155d006724
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Application Error" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>100</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-03-04T06:37:58.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>189576</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>NODE2.domain.example</Computer>
    <Security />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data>lsass.exe</Data>
    <Data>6.3.9600.16384</Data>
    <Data>5215e25f</Data>
    <Data>ntdsai.dll</Data>
    <Data>6.3.9600.16421</Data>
    <Data>524fcaed</Data>
    <Data>c0000005</Data>
    <Data>000000000019e45d</Data>
    <Data>23c</Data>
    <Data>01cf3773fe973e1b</Data>
    <Data>C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe</Data>
    <Data>C:\Windows\system32\ntdsai.dll</Data>
    <Data>85cfbe32-a367-11e3-80cc-00155d006724</Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
In node2 we installed all available updates and hotfixes.

Hi Azamat Hackimov,
Regarding to error messages, it seems that the
ntdsai.dll file caused the issue. Based on current situation, please use
sfc /scannow command to scan protected system files and check if find error and repair. Meanwhile, you can also navigate to the location of this DLL file and confirm details.
In addition, Windows Server 2012 R2 has reboot unexpectedly. Please check if you get some dump file and then analysis it. It may help us to find the root reason. Please refer
to the following KB.
How to read the small dump memory dump file that is created by Windows if a crash occurs.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315263/en-us
By the way, it is not effective for us to debug the crash dump file here in the forum. If this issues is a state of emergency for you. Please contact Microsoft Customer Service
and Support (CSS) via telephone so that a dedicated Support Professional can assist with your request.
To obtain the phone numbers for specific technology request, please refer to the web site listed below:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;OfferProPhone#faq607
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

Active Directory Domain Name Convention

Hi All
I'm creating a brand new domain for a new company I have just started at. We currently use Office 365 so sharepoint and Exchange are both in the cloud and our website is also outsourced.
I am now rolling out our first DC on Windows 2012 Server and I'm find conflicting reports on what naming convention I should use for AD with use with hosted exchange.
Most seem to point at using a subdomain of our main site, like corp.mydomain.com whereas I come from a background using Server 2003 where its always been mydomain.local
Can anyone advise me on this one and are there any additional thoughts around implementing with an existing Office 365 setup?

It seems that mydomain.local is recommended less often (if not discouraged) because certificates from a third-party CA will no longer accept internal domain names, like mydomain.local, in the near future.
Some links on this subject:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/exchange/en-US/a460ee18-e674-4c14-b4e8-33afd9ddb2a0/change-local-to-com-to-resolve-ssl-certificate-mismatch?forum=exchange2010
http://www.digicert.com/internal-names.htm
http://exchangeserverpro.com/ssl-requirements-for-exchange-when-certificate-authorities-wont-issue-certificate/
In any case Office 365 will not interact with internal names. If you use such a name currently, you'd have to configure a UPN suffix allowing users to connect with the external name. This link might
explain it better:
http://www.messageops.com/documentation/office-365-documentation/active-directory-federation-services-design-planning-for-office-365
In particular:
"It is common for organizations to use one domain name internally and a different domain name externally. A best practice was to have your internal Active Directory domain name have a .local or a .corp suffix. With Office 365, the UPN suffix must match
your external domain name which you have registered and verified within Office 365. In these types of situations it is necessary to add a UPN (User Principle Name) suffix to the Active Directory."
Please mark as helpful if you find my contribution useful or as an answer if it does answer your question. That will encourage me - and others - to take time out to help you.

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