Server 2012 R2 Domain Controllers stop accepting log in and replication failure.

We have recently completed a Domain upgrade to 2012 R2 AD DS from native 2003 AD. The issue we are experiencing is that for seemingly no reason the 2012 hosts will randomly stop accepting (RDP) logins and we see replication failures. We also cannot
otherwise remotely manage the host (remote service management etc...). The only way I've been able to recover from this condition is to restart the affected host, after which (RDP) logins are again accepted and successful replication starts again.
Logs aren't showing any issues prior to the issue happening and it is not specific to one host. I have been digging around to find a solution to this abnormal behavior but as yet haven't come across anything specific to what I am seeing.
Domain level is 2008 R2 and our few remaining 2008 R2 hosts never experience this. Only seems to be the 2012 hosts and randomly among all the DCs. Not one specific 2012 host is affected.
We have 20 DCs total.
Are there any known issues? Any advice on what I may be able to look at?
We are otherwise healthy aside from this intermittent replication/login issue.

This sounds more like a network type issue than AD type problem.
Are any firewalls in the way?
Do the servers respond to a ping when they are not responding to RDP.
What are you seeing in event logs prior to the change.
Are the servers physical or virtual? Are you able to get onto the console - either through your HyperVisor or through ILO type management?
Thanks
Regards,
Denis Cooper
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Upgrade to Server 2012 R2 domain controllers from 2003

I am at a loss as to what I did wrong here. Everything seems to be working fine except for one subnet (which is behind a hardware firewall).
We had two Server 2003 domain controllers and one of them was failing. I raised the forest functional level of our old primary domain controllers to 2003. I built the first replacement Server 2012 R2 domain controller. Added the AD DS roles
and promoted it as a domain controller. I let it sit for a couple days. The FSMO roles were currently being handled by our other 2003 domain controller. Once this had been sitting for a while (don't recall how long) I ran dcpromo on the failing
server and demoted it. Once demoted I shut it down and pulled it out of the rack. I then built our second 2012 R2 server and gave it the same IP as the failing one. Installed the AD DS roles and integrated DNS as prompted by the wizard.
I then made it the operations master for Schema master, Domain naming master, PDC, RID pool manager, and Infrastructure master. Then I ran dcpromo on the second 2003 domain controller to demote it and removed it from the network. I then demoted
the first new controller (DC03) changed the hostname and IP to the name and IP of the second 2003 controller and promoted it again. I'm not sure at what point things broke, but everything works from the same subnet that the domain controllers are in,
just not a second subnet that is through a hardware firewall. I don't see anything getting blocked while watching firewall logs so I don't think the firewall is the issue.
Here is the dcdiag and ipconfig from the first controller (which has all 5 FSMO roles).
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\username>dcdiag /v /test:dns
Directory Server Diagnosis
Performing initial setup:
   Trying to find home server...
   * Verifying that the local machine WGDDC01, is a Directory Server.
   Home Server = WGDDC01
   * Connecting to directory service on server WGDDC01.
   * Identified AD Forest.
   Collecting AD specific global data
   * Collecting site info.
   Calling ldap_search_init_page(hld,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=wgd,DC=inet,LD
AP_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=wgd,DC=inet
   Getting ISTG and options for the site
   * Identifying all servers.
   Calling ldap_search_init_page(hld,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=wgd,DC=inet,LD
AP_SCOPE_SUBTREE,(objectClass=ntDSDsa),.......
   The previous call succeeded....
   The previous call succeeded
   Iterating through the list of servers
   Getting information for the server CN=NTDS Settings,CN=WGDDC01,CN=Servers,CN=
Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=wgd,DC=inet
   objectGuid obtained
   InvocationID obtained
   dnsHostname obtained
   site info obtained
   All the info for the server collected
   Getting information for the server CN=NTDS Settings,CN=WGDDC02,CN=Servers,CN=
Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=wgd,DC=inet
   objectGuid obtained
   InvocationID obtained
   dnsHostname obtained
   site info obtained
   All the info for the server collected
   * Identifying all NC cross-refs.
   * Found 2 DC(s). Testing 1 of them.
   Done gathering initial info.
Doing initial required tests
   Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\WGDDC01
      Starting test: Connectivity
         * Active Directory LDAP Services Check
         Determining IP4 connectivity
         * Active Directory RPC Services Check
         ......................... WGDDC01 passed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
   Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\WGDDC01
      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
      Starting test: DNS
         DNS Tests are running and not hung. Please wait a few minutes...
         See DNS test in enterprise tests section for results
         ......................... WGDDC01 failed test DNS
   Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones
      Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
      Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones
      Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
      Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : Schema
      Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
      Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : Configuration
      Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
      Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : wgd
      Test omitted by user request: CheckSDRefDom
      Test omitted by user request: CrossRefValidation
   Running enterprise tests on : wgd.inet
      Starting test: DNS
         Test results for domain controllers:
            DC: WGDDC01.wgd.inet
            Domain: wgd.inet
               TEST: Authentication (Auth)
                  Authentication test: Successfully completed
               TEST: Basic (Basc)
                  The OS
                  Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (Service Pack level:
0.0)
                  is supported.
                  NETLOGON service is running
                  kdc service is running
                  DNSCACHE service is running
                  DNS service is running
                  DC is a DNS server
                  Network adapters information:
                  Adapter [00000010] Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet:
                     MAC address is B0:83:FE:C1:98:07
                     IP Address is static
                     IP address: 10.240.1.23
                     DNS servers:
                        10.240.1.23 (WGDDC01) [Valid]
                        10.240.1.24 (WGDDC02) [Valid]
                        127.0.0.1 (WGDDC01) [Valid]
                  The A host record(s) for this DC was found
                  The SOA record for the Active Directory zone was found
                  Warning: no DNS RPC connectivity (error or non Microsoft DNS s
erver is running)
                  [Error details: 5 (Type: Win32 - Description: Access is denied
         Summary of test results for DNS servers used by the above domain
         controllers:
            DNS server: 10.240.1.23 (WGDDC01)
               All tests passed on this DNS server
               Name resolution is functional._ldap._tcp SRV record for the fores
t root domain is registered
            DNS server: 10.240.1.24 (WGDDC02)
               All tests passed on this DNS server
               Name resolution is functional._ldap._tcp SRV record for the fores
t root domain is registered
         Summary of DNS test results:
Auth Basc Forw Del Dyn RReg Ext
            Domain: wgd.inet
               WGDDC01                      PASS WARN n/a n/a n/a
n/a n/a
         ......................... wgd.inet passed test DNS
      Test omitted by user request: LocatorCheck
      Test omitted by user request: Intersite
C:\Users\dsmythe>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : WGDDC01
   Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : wgd.inet
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : wgd.inet
Ethernet adapter WGD_INET:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : B0-83-FE-C1-98-07
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.240.1.23(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.240.1.1
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.240.1.23
                                       10.240.1.24
                                       127.0.0.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.{2C28B0FA-6BF8-4201-A6DA-081AED63B496}:
   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
When I try to bind a machine to the domain I get an error message that says "
The following error occurred when DNS was queried for the service location (SRV) resource record used to locate an Active Directory Domain Controller (AD DC) for domain "wgd.inet":
The error was: "This operation returned because the timeout period expired."
(error code 0x000005B4 ERROR_TIMEOUT)
The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.wgd.inet
The DNS servers used by this computer for name resolution are not responding. This computer is configured to use DNS servers with the following IP addresses:
10.240.1.24
10.240.1.23
Verify that this computer is connected to the network, that these are the correct DNS server IP addresses, and that at least one of the DNS servers is running.
Please let me know if I'm missing something or if there are other things I can check.
Thanks!
I forgot to mention that after the 2003 domain controllers were out of the environment, I raised the domain and forest functional level to 2012 R2. All clients in the environment are Windows XP Pro or above. The XP Pro boxes will be going away as
soon as our vendor supports their software to run on Windows 7.

We now have 2 2012 R2 DCs. The 2003 DCs are gone. Metadata from the old DCs is all cleaned up. DNS seems to be working fine in 3 out of 4 subnets. The 4th is behind a hardware firewall and I can see the IP address of the machine I am trying to bind to the
domain connecting to the two new domain controllers but the client machine that is trying to bind gives an error. An Active Directory Domain Controller for the domain wgd.inet could not be contacted. It seems that this is just a DNS issue for one
particular subnet (10.240.2.0/24). This subnet is setup in AD Sites and Services\Sites\Subnets\10.240.2.0/24 (Site: Default-First-Site-Name).
When trying to do anything with nslookup from the 10.240.2.0/24 subnet it times out. The route is there and I can watch it connect through our hardware firewall over port 53.
DC01
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
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C:\Users\dsmythe>netdom query fsmo
Schema master               WGDDC01.wgd.inet
Domain naming master        WGDDC01.wgd.inet
PDC                         WGDDC01.wgd.inet
RID pool manager            WGDDC01.wgd.inet
Infrastructure master       WGDDC01.wgd.inet
The command completed successfully.
C:\Users\dsmythe>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : WGDDC01
   Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : wgd.inet
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : wgd.inet
Ethernet adapter WGD_INET:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : B0-83-FE-C1-98-07
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.240.1.23(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.240.1.1
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.240.1.23
                                       10.240.1.24
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.{2C28B0FA-6BF8-4201-A6DA-081AED63B496}:
   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
C:\Users\dsmythe>
DC02
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\dsmythe>netdom query fsmo
Schema master               WGDDC01.wgd.inet
Domain naming master        WGDDC01.wgd.inet
PDC                         WGDDC01.wgd.inet
RID pool manager            WGDDC01.wgd.inet
Infrastructure master       WGDDC01.wgd.inet
The command completed successfully.
C:\Users\dsmythe>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : WGDDC02
   Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : wgd.inet
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : wgd.inet
Ethernet adapter NIC1:
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : B0-83-FE-C1-9F-74
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.240.1.24(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.240.1.1
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.240.1.24
                                       10.240.1.23
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.{4F45E51E-FC2F-49ED-85CF-0750A9EEECF5}:
   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
C:\Users\dsmythe>

Configuring group policy for user profiles in Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain

Requesting some experts advise on configuring group policy for user profiles.
We will be building new Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controllers (Domain of 400 users).
The settings which I am concerned:
1. Folder Redirection: Desktop, Documents, Favorites.
2. Quota for Folder Redirection - 1 GB per user.
3. Map a networked drive - 1 GB per user.
4. Roaming profile - (Will ignore if it does not suit our requirement).
The question is how outlook profile will be retained / automatically moved if the users move from once computer to other?
FYI, E-mails hosted on MS Office365 and OST file size of few users more than 25GB. So, in case the user moves from one computer to other, the entire mailbox will be downloaded via internet. This consumes high bandwidth if more than 3-4 users shift per day.
Thanks a lot for your valuable time and efforts.

Hi,
>>The question is how outlook profile will be retained / automatically moved if the users move from once computer to other?
This depends on where our outlook data files are stored. If these data files are stored under
drive:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local, then these files can’t be redirected, for folder redirection can’t redirect appdata local or locallow.
However, regarding your question, we can refer to the following thread to find the solution.
Roam outlook profiles without roaming profiles
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/3908b8e0-8f44-4a34-8eb5-5a024df3463e/roam-outlook-profiles-without-roaming-profiles
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Unable to edit Default Domain policy on Server 2012 R2 domain controller

Hello,
I recently built a Server 2012 R2 domain controller and added it to my domain. When trying to edit the default domain policy I get the following error:
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Hi Tino,
>>Could that be the problem?
I don't think so, for we can still use FRS to replicate Sysvol. However, it is recommended that we use DFSR to replicate Sysvol if our domain
function level is Windows Server 2008 or above.
Besides, we can follow the suggestions from the following thread to check out which replication mechanism we are using.
DFS-R on 2008 R2 by default?
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To perform a nonauthoritative restore, stop the FRS service, configure the BurFlags registry key, and then restart the FRS service. To do so:
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type cmd and then press ENTER.
3. In the Command box, type net stop ntfrs.
4. Click Start, and then click Run.
5. In the Open box, type regedit and then press ENTER.
6. Locate the following subkey in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtFrs\Parameters\Backup/Restore\Process at Startup
7. In the right pane, double-click BurFlags.
8. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type D2 and then click OK.
9. Quit Registry Editor, and then switch to the Command box.
10. In the Command box, type net start ntfrs.
11. Quit the Command box.
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Exchange 2007 RTM support with Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller

Hi All,
I have not found any TechNet Article which states about the Windows Server 2012 R2 Active Directory domain controller operating system support with Exchange 2007 RTM, can some one please let me know that does Exchange 2007 RTM supports Windows Server 2012
R2 domain controller operating system, we are in the process of upgrading the domain controllers to 2012 R2 but not the forest and domain functional level to 2012 R2.
thanks
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There are several likely reasons for this. The most significant is that Exchange 2007 RTM is no longer supported (outside ot extended support, which is not going to include adding support for new operating systems):
http://support2.microsoft.com/lifecycle/default.aspx?LN=en-us&p1=10926
You'll note from the following -
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/ff728623(v=exchg.150).aspx - that only Exchange 2007 SP3 is currently supported in any environment.
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Add Windows Server 2012 R2 domain controller to Windows 2008 R2 domain

Hi,
Have today 2 x Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controllers, and domain and functional level 2008 R2.
We now want to replace these DC`s with Windows Server 2012 R2.
My plan is as follow
- Install and promote a Windows Server 2012 R2 as a 3 DC`s with a temporary hostname and IP as DC3
- Install and promote a second Windows Server 2012 R2 as a 4 DC`s with a temporary hostname and IP as DC4
- Decomiss DC1 and remove this host. Change the IP and hostname of the new DC3 to DC1
- Move FSMO roles from DC2 to DC1 and decomiss DC2
- Change the IP and hostname of the new DC4 to DC2
Will this be a ok progress ? I will offcours to have the DC`s replicate information between them before doing each task.
/Regards Andreas

Hi,
Only error i got running dcdiag was the following
Starting test: NCSecDesc
    Error NT AUTHORITY\ENTERPRISE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS doesn't have
       Replicating Directory Changes In Filtered Set
    access rights for the naming context:
    DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=domain,DC=local
    Error NT AUTHORITY\ENTERPRISE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS doesn't have
       Replicating Directory Changes In Filtered Set
    access rights for the naming context:
    DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=domain,DC=local
    ......................... DC1 failed test NCSecDesc
Is this a problem ?
I would guess not since im not implementing a RODC ? Ref:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/967482?wa=wsignin1.0
You can ignore it.
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Exchange 2007 with windows 2012 R2 domain controllers environment.

Hello,
I am planning to upgrade to AD windows 2012 R2 from 2008 in 2003 on funtional level for domain and forrest, my question is, is 2007 exchange (Version build: 08.03.0245.001) supported on 2012 R2 domain environment on 2008 funtional level?
I am planning to upgrade exchange later in december to exchange 2013 but not now.
Thanks in advance

Hello,
At present, there is no official article to verify whether exchange 2007 is supported on windows server 2012 R2 domain.
But I agree with damird's suggestion.
And you don't install exchange 2007 on windows server 2012 r2.
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Server 2012 R2 Locks up SMBClient event log

Hello,
We have two virtual server 2012 R2 servers which are on different domains. These servers act as file servers and have all the user redirected info and profiles on them. For some reason they are randomly locking up and users call in stating their desktops
are frozen but in reality its because this 2012 R2 file server stopped working. The explorer window on the file server locks up and you cant really do much. The only solution until now has been to just restart the server itself. It happens at least once a
month, sometimes more.
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doesn't do anything either.
The only thing I see in logs are regarding the SMBClient. The only real software I'm running on both of these servers is the system center data protection manager agent. The SMBClient shows the following a couple of mintues before the lockup. Same
error message shows up about 5 times before the crash.

Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
From you description it seems you are facing issue with VM connection as VM server is getting stopped working so if VM is stopped then it’s obvious that you can’t get the connected to the server and can find the error.
Actually sorry to say but there is very less information available for the error which you are facing. Still here I would suggest you to check the VM connections and monitor the system resource for more troubleshooting.
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Thanks.
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Remote Desktop Session Host on Server 2012 not domain-joined

I have a server 2012 which is running Remote Desktop Session Host role without the Connection Broker like described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2833839
Now the client would like the Network Level Authentication (NLA) disabled. And since server 2012 does not have the Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration tool, I have to use the server manager console.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/630cc818-69b0-4e1c-8d65-1b895b20e203/where-is-the-remote-desktop-session-host-configuration-tool-in-server-2012-?forum=winserverTS
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So I tried finding some Powershell cmdlet could help me with the problem. I guess
Get-RDServer
or Set-RDSessionCollectionConfiguration would be the ones but I can’t seem to make them work.
Any help, or a hint that I going in the right direction or not?

Hi,
Have you configure the certificate for your server?
Add the user under Remote Desktop user local group, configure FQDN name of server. Please see that if we are using RDS server in workgroup then most of the tools provided to make managing/configuring RDSH servers easier in 2012 will not work in a workgroup
configuration including some PowerShell command. You can check the below article for information.
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Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki
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Need to access (without installing client) NW 6.5.8 server from Server 2012 R2.
Up to Server 2008 R2 Domain authentication works perfectly fine, on 2012 R2 I managed to get it working a couple of times, never again. Reverting to eDir authentication with SMB Signature disabled works (can access shares fine)
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Seb

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Bind Mavericks to Windows Server 2012 R2 domain

I have a Windows 2012 R2 domain controller (only one in the domain) with the forest and domain in native (not mixed) mode.
I am trying to bind a Mavericks Macbook Pro to the domain.
I have checked that I can ping the domain and domain controller by name and IP address.
I have set the NTP on the Macbook to use the domain controller as the time source.
I even set the "Prefer this domain server" to the domain controller.
When I attempt bind the Macbook, the time tested message of "Authentication server could not be contacted."
Any suggestions? Something about Windows Server 2012 R2 that I am missing? I admit that I am just learning Windows
Server 2012 R2, so it is possible my lack of knowledge of it is the adding to the problem.
Thank you in advance!

I have 3 Server 2012 DC's here on my network. No issues binding Macs to the DC. I haven't had the time to roll out R2 DCs yet, but will be doing so shortly as I am now done with some other upgrades. I would roll out one right now so I can test this for you, but don't have the time...sorry man.
One of the most important thing with AD is DNS. 1 of my 3 AD's is my DNS and DHCP server. I have not had to mess with any special settings, just let my Mac get it's IP from the DC and then bind away. Are your windows machines (if you have any) on the same LAN able to bind? Also make sure the account you are logged into the mac with is an Admin on the local mac.
Remove all the custom info you put in, keep it simple, I have never had to fill in any of those details, and make sure you use the FQDN of your DC (host.domain.com). Once you put in the FQDN, does the utility recognize the Domain and then ask for the AD admin credentials? If yes, then thats a good sign.
Let me know if it's still not working. Also make sure you are using the correct login and password, the admin of your DC.
Is your DC virtual or Physical? Do you have the firewall enabled on your DC? Are you using wireless or wired?
I'm sure you will get this... S12R2 is really sweet, all my Hyper-V hosts are S12R2.

Deploy Windows Server 2012 R2 domain controller in 2008 domain

Hi,
We have three physical windows 2008 enterprise with SP1 32 bit domain controllers, we need to deploy two additional windows 2012 R2 standard as virtual machines on this domain. Do we need to install SP2 on the existing Windows 2008 sp1 DCs or we are fine?
What are other requirements?

It is not required.
Just your Forest/Domain Functional level should be Windows Server 2003 or higher to be able to add Windows Server 2012 R2 DCs.
Please note that it is always recommended to have your Windows Operating Systems up-to-date to avoid known security attacks and known bugs.
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Server 2012 Secondary Domain Controller not picking up AD nor DNS responsibilities

I had a single Domain Controller providing AD, DNS and DHCP. I went through the steps to add a Secondary Domain Controller. All the AD and DNS info shows up in the Secondary Server, however, when my original Domain Controller is turned
off, the second Domain Controller is not taking over for AD and DNS.

Hi Bayousmurf,
Good that you made some progress. However, can you please provide us the information on how you acheived transfering FSMO role to another DC since you had some issue earlier?
Your initial intention was to demote the original DC. Please follow the below link for the steps to demote the DC.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/jj574104.aspx
Still if I power off the original DC the new one isn't taking up DNS. Still looking into the DNS...
Can you please elaborate what exactly you are looking for? When you power off original DC, you don't see DNS in new DC? Is your DNS active directory integrated? If not please follow the below procedure to make it as a AD integrated. Once done, then, power
off original DC and look in new DC to see if DNS shows up.
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1954324/configure-active-directory-integrated-dns-zone-windows-server-2012-dns-server.html
Thanks,
Umesh.S.K

PCNS Support for 2012 R2 Domain Controllers

Is this supported?
Does anybody have this working today?
Does the functional level of the forest effect anything with FIM?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Joe Stepongzi - Identity Management Consultant ilmXframework.codeplex.com

Release notes for FIM 2010 R2 SP1 only appear to list Windows Server 2012 and Active Directory 2012 for all the components - not 2012 R2
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj863246(v=ws.10).aspx
-> so it is not officially supported, but it works. I have tried it and it would work normally, but it would be considered as supported after patching with "2012 R2 supported patch".
We don't know when such patch would be published.
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Where is the Anti-Virus configuration recommendations for 2012 R2 Domain Controllers?

Hello
KB822158 applies only up to 2008 R2
Please advise

Download SCCM 2012 trial here, http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/system-center/configuration-manager-2012-trial.aspx
Then, go to the SMSSetup\Client folder and run SCEPInstall.exe for System Center 2012 EndPoint Protection Manager.
Refer below links for more info.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/a2dae596-94f2-4f65-b27a-15f6cf0abc27/antivirus-for-windows-2012-server?forum=winserver8gen
What antivirus is compatbile with Windows Server 2012
What is the recommended anti-virus software for WS 12
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Manjunath Sullad

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