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AD / SYSVOL Version Mismatch – Server 2008 to Server 2016 Upgrade
Server 2008 and prior domain controllers create two Domain Admin accounts with permissions on the GPOs. We could not see both in the GUI but when we […]
Meraki VPN AD Auth : “Query the domain controller via WMI”
Meraki’s Advice to enable AD authentication for VPN is to create the Service account as …. Domain Administratorhttps://documentation.meraki.com/MX/Content_Filtering_and_Threat_Protection/Active_Directory_IntegrationThis is big security no no ( Incase the account […]
New Domain Controller does not have SysVol or Netlogon Share
To Recreate SysVol ShareClick Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.Locate the following subkey in Registry Editor:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\ParametersIn the details pane, right-click the SysvolReady flag, and then click Modify.In the Value data box, type […]
How to Enable Active Directory Auditing
Edit the Group Policy that is applying to your domain controllersServer 2003Computer Configuration->Policies->Windows Settings->Security Settings->Local Policies->Audit Policy -> Enable Audit Directory Access ServiceServer 2008 or AboveComputer Configuration->Policies->Windows Settings->Security […]
Minimum permission Solarwinds Polling account needs for domain controller
Solarwinds has an Application Monitoring Template for Domain Controllers.The permission usually recommended is to give the account Local Administrator on the computer , however on a domain […]