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Delegate Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC), then create a custom ADUC MMC
Fri, Aug 24 2012 19:22

Delegate Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC), then create a custom ADUC MMC By Ace Fekay Originally created - 2/2006 Published 8/4/2012 --- Preface This shows you how to create a custom ADUC MMC with a customized taskpad for a limited admin acccount after you delegate permissions in Active Directory for that account, such as providing the account the... Read More...

by acefekay | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Active Directory, windows 2003, AD, windows 2008 r2, windows 2008, Active Directory Universal Groups, Active Directory Groups, delegwiz.inf, Delegation Wizard, Delegate, Active Directory Delegation, Reset Password, Custom MMC, Custom Snap-in

DNS on a Read Only Domain Controller (RODC)
Wed, Dec 7 2011 0:36

DNS on a Read Only Domain Controller (RODC) Ace Fekay MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP: Directory Services Compiled 12/7/2011 DNS on an RODC Main Highlights: Changes not allowed on the read-only DNS zone... Read More...

by acefekay | 2 comment(s)

Filed under: Active Directory, DNS, DDNS, DHCP, DNS Dynamic Updates, DnsUpdateProxy, AD Integrated Zones, DomainDnsZones, ForesDnsZones, AD, DNS resolver, Active Directory DNS domain name, DNS domain name, RODC NS selection criterial, Read Only Domain Controllers, RSO Operations, Replicate Single Object, RODC, ReplicateSingleObject, Event ID 4015, RODC SOA query

Active Directory Firewall Ports - Let's Try To Make This Simple
Tue, Nov 1 2011 16:31

Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2007 & Exchange 2010, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP: Directory Services Original Publication Date: 11/1/2011 Port Matrix Table Resized to fit in browser - 12/7/2011 RPC server not available? Replication errors... Read More...

by acefekay | 3 comment(s)

Filed under: DNS, Reserved Ports, RPC Endpoint Mapper, FSRM, Windows Time Service, AD, can't delete folders, can't delete files, Computer Browser Service, DNS & WINS Resolution Process, dc locator process, controlling which DC responds, dc site coverage, AD Sites, DNS domain name, Active Directory Sites, replication errors, install active directory, dcpromo, ephemeral port range, domain controller virtualization, configuring the windows time service, Firewall Ports, RPC Server Not Available, AD Replication Ports, Active Directory Firewall Port, Replication Ports Required, NTFRS Errors

Configuring DNS Search Suffixes
Sat, Feb 12 2011 12:27

Configuring DNS Search Suffixes Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP: Directory Services Active Directory, Exchange and Windows Infrastructure Engineer First published 2/12/2011 Preface The search... Read More...

by acefekay | 3 comment(s)

Filed under: Active Directory, Client side resolver service, AD, client side resolver, devolution, DNS resolver, Client Side Resolver Algorithm, Active Directory DNS domain name, suffix devolution, populating search suffix, primary dns suffix, search suffixes, using gpo to populate search suffixes, search suffix

Active Directory FSMO Roles Explained
Sun, Jan 16 2011 10:45

Active Directory FSMO Roles Explained Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP: Directory Services Active Directory, Exchange and Windows Infrastructure Engineer Published 1/16/2011 Much of this blog... Read More...

by acefekay | with no comments

Filed under: Active Directory, Windows 2000 Time service, Windows 2008 Time service, Windows Time Service, Windows time hierarchy, PDC Emulator, Windows 2003 Time service, AD, If One DC is Down Does a Client logon to Another DC, What happens if one DC is down does the client logon to another DC, dc site coverage, Active Directory DNS domain name, Active Directory Sites, remove a failed DC, dead DC, seize FSMO roles, RID Master, FSMO, Schema Master. Operations Master Roles, Single Master Roles, Operations Masters, Operation Tokens, Infrastructure Master, failed DC, Domain Naming Master, Flexible Single Master Operations

DNS Records Disappearing and DNS Auditing
Thu, Dec 9 2010 18:37

DNS Records Disappearing and DNS Auditing Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP: Directory Services Active Directory, Exchange and Windows Infrastructure Engineer Compiled 12/9/2010 Are records misteriously... Read More...

by acefekay | 3 comment(s)

Filed under: Active Directory, DNS, dns duplicate records, scavenging, tombstone, AD Integrated Zones, DomainNC, DomainDnsZones, ADSI Edit, Duplicate Zones, ForesDnsZones, AD, DNS domain name, Parent-child DNS Delegation, isDeleted, dNS Tombstoned, DNS records disappearing

WINS - What Is It, How To Install It, and how to Configure DHCP Scopes For WINS Client Distribution
Wed, Oct 27 2010 18:18

WINS - What Is It, How To Install It, and how to Configure DHCP Scopes For WINS Client Distribution Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP: Directory Services Active Directory, Exchange and Windows... Read More...

by acefekay | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Active Directory, TCP/IP, AD, queries, resolve, Disabling NetBIOS, DNS & WINS Resolution Process, networking, Active Directory Sites, Exchange needs WINS, WINS, Browser Service, WINS and Exchange, Netbios names

Remove an Old DC and Introduce a New DC with the Same Name and IP Address
Sat, Oct 9 2010 13:18

Remove an old DC and Introduce a new DC with the Same Name and IP Address Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP: Directory Services Active Directory, Exchange and Windows Infrastructure Engineer Original... Read More...

by acefekay | 9 comment(s)

Filed under: removing Exchange, Active Directory, exchange on a domain controller, exchange on a DC, AD, AD Sites, Active Directory Sites, remove a failed DC, reinstall a domain controller with the same name, dead domain controller, remove a failed domain controller, install active directory, dcpromo, adprep

Remove a Current Operational Domain Controller from Active Directory
Sat, Oct 9 2010 12:25

Remove a Current Operational Domain Controller from Active Directory Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP: Directory Services Active Directory, Exchange and Windows Infrastructure Engineer Original... Read More...

by acefekay | 3 comment(s)

Filed under: removing Exchange, Active Directory, DNS, tombstone, AD Integrated Zones, AD, AD Sites, Active Directory Sites, remove a failed DC, dead DC, orphaned domain controller, reinstall a domain controller with the same name, lingering objects, dead domain controller

Complete Step by Step to Remove an Orphaned Domain Controller
Tue, Oct 5 2010 0:14

Complete Step by Step to Remove an Orphaned Domain controller Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP: Directory Services Active Directory, Exchange and Windows Infrastructure Engineer Published 10... Read More...

by acefekay | 11 comment(s)

Filed under: removing Exchange, Exchange 2003, Active Directory, exchange 2007, Application Partitions, exchange on a domain controller, exchange dsaccess does not fail over to another dc if exchange installed on a domain controller, exchange on a DC, exchange dsaccess will not failover if installed on a dc, Time Convergence Hierarchy, Windows Time Service, Windows time hierarchy, Time Service, AD, Exchange 2010, AD Sites, Active Directory Sites, remove a failed DC, reinstall a DC with the same name, dead DC, orphaned domain controller, reinstall a domain controller with the same name, lingering objects, dead domain controller, Orphaned DC, remove a failed domain controller, replication errors

Global Catalog and FSMO Infrastructure Master Relationship
Fri, Oct 1 2010 13:05

Global Catalog and FSMO Infrastructure Master Relationship Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP: Directory Services Active Directory, Exchange and Windows Infrastructure Engineer Original Publication... Read More...

by acefekay | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy Object, AD, recursion, resolve, SRV records, SRV weight, SRV priority, Active Directory DNS domain name, AD Sites, GcIpAddress LdapIpAddress, Active Directory Sites

DNS Design Options in a Multi-Domain Forest - How to create a Parent-Child DNS Delegation, and How to Configure DNS to create a new Tree in the Forest
Fri, Oct 1 2010 12:22

DNS Design Options in a Multi-Domain Forest - How to create a Parent-Child DNS Delegation, and How to Configure DNS to create a new Tree in the Forest Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP: Directory... Read More...

by acefekay | 7 comment(s)

Filed under: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, AD Integrated Zones, AD, DNS resolver, Active Directory DNS domain name, AD Sites, Parent-child DNS Delegation, new tree in the forest, new tree, new forest tree

DNS and Subnet Priortization & DNS Round Robin
Sat, May 29 2010 15:14

Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP: Directory Services Active Directory, Exchange and Windows Infrastructure Engineer Original Publication Date: 5/28/2010 Edited 6/4/2010 - Included information... Read More...

by acefekay | 8 comment(s)

Filed under: Active Directory, Client side resolver service, DNS, dns duplicate records, AD, client side resolver, recursive vs iterative, DNS & WINS Resolution Process, Client Side Resolver Algorithm, Active Directory DNS domain name, Subnets, Subnet Priortization, Round Robin, AD Sites

Active Directory DNS Domain Name Single Label Names
Thu, Nov 12 2009 18:25

Active Directory DNS Domain Name Single label names Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003 Microsoft Certified Trainer Microsoft MVP: Directory Services Active Directory, Exchange and Windows Infrastructure Engineer Originally Compiled 3/2005... Read More...

by acefekay | 2 comment(s)

Filed under: Active Directory, DNS, single label name, domain rename, migration, NT4 domain name, AD, FQDN