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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A cloud-based identity and access management service for securing user authentication and resource access
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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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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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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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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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A cloud-based identity and access management service for securing user authentication and resource access
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A cloud-based identity and access management service for securing user authentication and resource access
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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…