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ActiveDirectory - custom attribute addition

Hello Team, We would like to add custom attribute in AD and also those attributes hast to syn with entra ID using entra ID connect. the attribute willbe added in AD thenin the entra ID we have to add the attrbiute to sync to entra ID . do we need to…

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asked 2026-04-16T13:06:10.85+00:00
santhosh SME 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-26T00:55:11.7+00:00
Jason Nguyen Tran 16,045 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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User constantly getting locked out

Hi All, I've got user where she constantly getting locked out, I believe to be it's related to Outlook. I did reimage her computer once but it didn't resolve the issue. Account is getting locked every 30 min. Need your suggestions.

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asked 2026-04-24T16:36:27.05+00:00
Yusuf Pertekli, Vodafone 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-24T17:54:33.7066667+00:00
Tracy Le 6,765 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to manage shorter certificate life time in Remote Desktop Services Connection Broker Publishing role

Hi I'm looking for a way to handle certificates in Remote Desktop Services when lifetime is getting shorter. There are many ways of renewing the certificates so that's not the issue. My concern is how to get the clients to open the RDP file received…

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asked 2026-04-22T12:02:03.6033333+00:00
JohanFlth-6460 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-24T13:30:46.5133333+00:00
VPHAN 30,935 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Shared windows 11 domain desktop with multiple users, having log in issues.

Hello, We recently refreshed all our machines to windows 11. I have 2 desktops that are shared that 4 individual users log into each, ie PC 1 is on the domain and 4 users log into it. PC 2 is also on the domain and 4 different users log into it. PC1 is…

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asked 2026-04-23T18:25:32.7266667+00:00
Kyle Schlemmer 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-23T20:29:37.7166667+00:00
Kyle Schlemmer 0 Reputation points
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Can't join domain - name already exist.

When joining a domain I keep getting error message that "The join operation was not successful. This could be because an existing computer account have name was previously created using a different set of credentials. Use a different computer name,…

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asked 2026-04-07T15:07:04.0333333+00:00
Network Admin 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-14T16:05:00.9233333+00:00
Network Admin 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to configure isolated domain controller with win 2022 os for legacy clients and applications

How can I configure an isolated domain controller with Windows Server 2022 DC for legacy clients (Windows 7, 2008 OS) and applications? I plan to activate older protocols, such as SMB version 1, NTLM versions 1 and 2, TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1, RC4, and…

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asked 2026-04-13T16:37:34.86+00:00
Andrew Ang 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-14T08:22:50.45+00:00
Andrew Ang 40 Reputation points
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How to use cmdlet BackupToAAD-BitLockerKeyProtector for standard users?

When I run the PowerShell script to backup Bitlocker keys to Azure Ad on machines with Bitlocker already enabled, I get this error: BackupToAAD-BitLockerKeyProtector : Exception from HRESULT: 0x801C0450 At line:1 char:1 +…

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asked 2023-02-02T19:29:41.3366667+00:00
Dan Persing 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-03T17:06:25.6466667+00:00
laughey 51 Reputation points
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User account getting deleted from on prem AD when any change is made to their properties

I have a user account in on prem AD that gets deleted when any changes are made to the account preferences such as adding or removing group membership etc. It's also getting randomly deleted periodically. All other accounts are fine. It's repeatable…

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asked 2024-02-02T00:00:40.0166667+00:00
Adrian Stowe 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-03T13:48:31.5866667+00:00
Muhammad Salman 0 Reputation points
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Group policy not updating over SSL VPN

We have an active directory set up in an AWS instance connected to our office location using site-to-site VPN. Group policies are getting updated for on-premise PCs, but users working from home are not getting updates. RDP connections to the server are…

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asked 2024-03-19T04:50:23.71+00:00
vishnu unnikrishan 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-03T08:28:04.01+00:00
Pieter Berghmans 21 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Using gMSA for replacing the Task Scheduler service account?

What steps should I follow to change the current Task Scheduler service account from using the regular AD Account in the format of CORP\service.account to a gMSA? When I try to change it manually by double-clicking on the task, it prompts for the…

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asked 2024-07-17T07:06:45.8466667+00:00
EnterpriseArchitect 6,366 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-02T21:58:54.1366667+00:00
Christopher Taylor 0 Reputation points
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Weird on-prem authentication issues on AzureAD-Joined Laptops

I’m experiencing an intermittent issue in our hybrid network setup and would love your insights. We have laptops that are AzureAD-joined but not domain-joined, connecting to an on-premises server environment through Zscaler. We also use Windows Hello for…

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asked 2024-12-23T13:10:20.1533333+00:00
Janssen R. (Rick) 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-02T15:18:24.1166667+00:00
Logan C 0 Reputation points
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Troubleshooting Issue with Identity Providers Following an Unsupported Azure Tenant Domain Name Change

Dear Microsoft Community, We are currently facing an issue with retrieving configured identity providers. This problem arises from an unsupported tenant domain name change from "DaWerxLtd.onmicrosoft.com" to…

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asked 2024-04-04T00:55:23.36+00:00
nodetary 5 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-03-30T23:48:44.3833333+00:00
Will Carter 0 Reputation points
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cant connect new pc to my domain

we are trying to replace pc in the domain, and we can't join the to the domain

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asked 2026-03-27T12:00:57.6866667+00:00
jesse hall 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-27T12:44:09.7966667+00:00
Tan Vu 2,325 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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manage Kerberos KDC usage of RC4 for service account ticket issuance changes related to CVE-2026-20833

Hello All, We came to know there is a enforcement comes for the rc4 kerberos , and AES will be enforced form April. We noticed if we create the registry key RC4DefaultDisablementPhase.  it will postpone the till july and wont disable rc4. but his…

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asked 2026-03-20T12:19:50.2033333+00:00
SAGA 45 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-26T13:38:45.2766667+00:00
Harry Phan 17,820 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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AD disabled date

Is there a user attribute anywhere in AD which captures the date and time an account was disabled? Or any other way of verifying such information.

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asked 2021-02-16T17:08:38.767+00:00
crib bar 856 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-24T10:42:24.1466667+00:00
Michał Radzimirski 0 Reputation points
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AD Authentication Failures

SQL Error:  Message Login failed. The login is from an untrusted domain and cannot be used with Integrated authentication.  Message SSPI handshake failed with error code 0x80090311, state 14 while establishing a connection with integrated security; the…

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asked 2026-03-23T19:57:51.2633333+00:00
John Rossi 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-23T20:32:39.8166667+00:00
Domic Vo 19,840 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do you merge a user account in AD with one in MS365?

I accidentally deleted the wrong account in our local AD. I still have the account in M365, which is great, because he still has access to files and e-mail. Then I created a new account in AD, but now he has two accounts. One in AD and one in MS365. How…

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asked 2025-08-20T14:30:32.1666667+00:00
Miranda Weingartner 20 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-03-17T18:09:14.0633333+00:00
Don Varnau 19,765 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Windows Server 2016 AD GPO Error - The system cannot find the path specified.

Hello, I'm currently facing this error "Failed to open the Group Policy Object. You might not have the appropriate rights" The system cannot find the path specified. I have done all the technical troubleshooting but all to no avail. Please…

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asked 2023-10-01T08:32:52.94+00:00
Imoh S. Etuk 195 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-12T14:10:06.1433333+00:00
David Trevor 321 Reputation points
5 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to join Windows Server 2022 to domain using Microsoft Entra domain services

I am trying to join my Windows Server 2022 to my domain using Microsoft Entra domain services. However, I am unable to find the correct DNS server addresses to join my device to the domain. I have searched online extensively but have not found any useful…

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asked 2024-05-15T23:48:13.64+00:00
User 40 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-03-07T16:23:19.8266667+00:00
Marcin Policht 87,160 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to create trust between forest root domain and another forest's child domain – “The specified account already exists”

I am working on an Active Directory migration project using ADMT. The migration scenario is multi-forest to single forest. We need to migrate objects using ADMT and want to establish trust so that we can migrate users into the child domain…

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asked 2026-03-06T05:04:26.3233333+00:00
Eaint Hmu Theint Theint 40 Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-07T15:14:22.7166667+00:00
Eaint Hmu Theint Theint 40 Reputation points