This post focusses on restoring the SYSVOL when replicated through the DFS-R mechanism. For the previous posts see here and here.   SYSVOL Replicated Through DFS-R - Authoritative Restore - Steps To Take To perform an authoritative restore of the SYSVOL when using DFS-R, use the following steps: Start the Registry Editor Navigate to ...

This post focusses on restoring the SYSVOL when replicated through the NTFRS mechanism. For the previous post see here and for the next post see here.   SYSVOL Replicated Through NTFRS - Authoritative Restore - Steps To Take To perform an authoritative restore of the SYSVOL when using NTFRS, use the following steps: Start the Registry ...

The SYSVOL contains logon scripts and GPOs for a particular AD domain. It replicates to all RWDCs and RODCs. When, during the promotion of the very first (W2K8/W2K8R2) RWDC, the DFL is configured with ''Windows Server 2003'' or lower, then the SYSVOL will use NTFRS as its replication mechanism. At a later stage when you increase the DFL to at ...

Auditing in Windows Server 2008 also provided granular audit policies, but those were only configurable locally on each server through the utility called AUDITPOL. From within a GPO you could only configure the global auditing policies. Windows Server 2008 R2 now also allows you to configure the granular audit policies through a GPO. The ...

FIM 2010 and a lot of other apps use some kind of version of .NET Framework. If you want to check the health and status of the .NET Framework version(s) you have installed, then you can use the .NET Framework Verification Tool.   SOURCE: ...

''The Active Directory Migration Tool version 3.2 (ADMT v3.2) simplifies the process of migrating objects and restructuring tasks in an Active Directory® Domain Service (AD DS) environment. You can use ADMT v3.2 to migrate users, groups, service accounts, and computers between AD DS domains in different forests (inter-forest migration) or between ...

In a previous post I explained which type of accounts can be used to log on to a DC. For W2K8(R2) RWDCs/RODCs you can use the DSRM Administrator Account and domain accounts. When you can use which account depends on certain configuration as also specified in that same post.   With regards to the DSRM Admin Account, each DC has one, which ...

In the case of locating a DC to access the SYSVOL/NETLOGON, the authN DC creates two referral lists. The first list contains the DCs (in random order) from the same AD site of the AD client. The second list contains all the other DCs outside the AD site of the AD client.   The order of the second list is in random order when ''Site Costed ...

I received the following message from Microsoft asking to spread the word…   As you may be aware, there are a number of Microsoft Windows versions which will go out of support during the coming year. We want to help customers avoid the risk of running unsupported products in their environment. Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 ...

For a FIM 2010 RC1 I had to remove Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 (WSS3) and reinstall it. After reinstalling it I had found out the webpage was showing me the exact same info as before the removal. Then I remembered there was also something like a Windows Internal Database which is needed by WSS3. When removing WSS3, the Windows Internal ...