Tag: Active Directory Domain Services

Service and Network Port requirements for Active Directory

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Service and Network Port requirements for Active Directory

Active Directory communication involves the following ports and as a system administrator, you must be familiar with some of the following ports already. In this article, we will discuss the Service and Network Port requirements for Active Directory. You may want to see the following related guides: Pass-Through Authentication with on-Premise AD, reasons to deploy AAD, Microsoft Azure Active…

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Fix an appropriate resource file could not be found for the file for BitLocker Management

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Fix an appropriate resource file could not be found for the file for BitLocker Management

In this article, I will walk you through how to “Fix an appropriate resource file could not be found for the file for BitLocker Management: The system can not find the file specified”. The Central Store is a file location that the Group Policy tools check. It consists of a folder structure created in the…

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Windows Server

How to configure a service account for Kerberos delegation

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How to configure a service account for Kerberos delegation

Kerberos is a network authentication protocol. It is designed to provide strong authentication for client/server applications by using secret-key cryptography. Kerberos delegation is to enable an application to access resources hosted on a different server t. For some related content on Active Directory, see the following guides. The sign-in method you are trying to use is not…

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Restore AD Objects: How to restore deleted user accounts in Active Directory with Microsoft LDP and PowerShell

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Restore AD Objects: How to restore deleted user accounts in Active Directory with Microsoft LDP and PowerShell

Active Directory (AD) is a widely used directory system, the ability to restore unwanted changes in your AD infrastructure is crucial. When AD objects are deleted, they are placed in the Deleted Objects container (AD recycle bin). There are several methods to restore deleted user accounts, computer accounts, and security groups. These objects are known…

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Windows Server

Fix insufficient access rights to perform this operation when trying to enable Active Directory Recycle Bin

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Fix insufficient access rights to perform this operation when trying to enable Active Directory Recycle Bin

In this article, we shall discuss how to fix insufficient access rights to perform this operation when trying to enable Active Directory Recycle Bin. The method involves enabling the AD Recycle Bin to be able to restore deleted user objects with the ADAC. You may also want to visit the following interesting articles. What are the…

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Enable Active Directory Recycle Bin: How to delete and restore objects using Active Directory Administrative Center

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Enable Active Directory Recycle Bin: How to delete and restore objects using Active Directory Administrative Center

In this post, you will learn “Enable Active Directory Recycle Bin: How to delete and restore objects using Active Directory Administrative Center”. Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s proprietary directory service and it stores information about objects on the network and makes this information easy for administrators and users to find and use. See this guide on how…

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Nslookup unknown: Fix cannot find non-existent domain

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Nslookup unknown: Fix cannot find non-existent domain

When faced with this issue, you should take a close look at your DNS Server. The reason for this error is there is not a reverse Lookup Zone configured on the server or the reverse zone is crashed or does not have the right information. In this article, I will show you how to fix…

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Active Directory Forest – Trees and Domain and Sites

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Active Directory Forest – Trees and Domain and Sites

In this article, we will discuss “Active Directory Forest – Trees and Domain and Sites”. Active Directory (AD) is a directory service developed by Microsoft for the Windows domain environment. AD forest is the top container in an Active Directory setup that contains domains, users, computers, and group policies. Please see how to install Veeam…

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Windows Server

Concept of Active Directory Computer Account

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Concept of Active Directory Computer Account

In this article, we will discuss the “Concept of Active Directory Computer Account”. Please visit the following article to learn more about the various methods available for integrating Azure Active Directory with on-Premise Active Directory, how to install Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2016, or on a Hyper-V Server. See the following link for the post-installation of Windows Server 2019. Did you…

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Active Directory Flexible Single-Master Operations Roles [FSMO]

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Active Directory Flexible Single-Master Operations Roles [FSMO]

The five operations master roles are also referred to as FSMO roles. When installed on a single machine, this ensures all changes occur in a single location. This in turns makes the Active Directory database consistent. In this article, we shall discuss “Active Directory Flexible Single-Master Operations Roles [FSMO]”. Please see Pleasant User Group Permission…

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Guide on federating ADFS with Azure Active Directory

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Guide on federating ADFS with Azure Active Directory

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) is a Single Sign-On solution developed by Microsoft and provides users with authenticated access to applications that are not capable of using Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) through Active Directory (AD). Take a look at this article to see various options that are possible for Integrating Azure Active Directory with on-Premise…

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Differences between AD LDS and AD DS

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Differences between AD LDS and AD DS

In this article, we shall discuss the differences between AD LDS and AD DS. Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) is designed more to run software. Rather than to run domains so it is not a replacement for Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Please see Please see the following Active Directory Lightweight Directory…

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