Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
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Deleting tenant issues
Hello. I've come to an idea to create simple app which will use onedrive API so I needed to use Microsoft Azure and its been a long time since I logged into Microsoft Azure. Noticed I had some tenant already created from that time. Now I am trying to…
asked 2025-02-13T16:00:07.8+00:00
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Juraj Beleščák
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answered 2025-03-12T21:55:57.1566667+00:00
Juraj Beleščák
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When changing from Distribution to Security, what is the impact or consequence?
What is the impact or consequences when changing the group type from Distribution to Security group? From: Into: Is the inbound email flow still working or stopped due to the AD group changes from On-premise AD DS? I cannot select the AD Distribution…
asked 2023-10-03T04:58:58.96+00:00
EnterpriseArchitect
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commented 2025-03-12T14:19:01.11+00:00
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Kamal Nayan Tanikella
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is disabling "Store passwords using reversible encryption" option convert passwords to unreversible state?
Hi All!! I inherited an AD domain and GPO with "Store passwords using reversible encryption" option enabled. This fact worries me very much, and that is why I want to turn this option to "disabled". My question: after disabling…
asked 2025-03-12T10:07:07.78+00:00
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Евгений Котляревский
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asked 2025-03-12T10:07:07.78+00:00
Евгений Котляревский
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Date & Time Greyed out on Windows server 2022, even if I´m logged in as Domain Admin
I´ve just installed a Domain Controller, now I want to configure Time sync But It´s greyed out Im logged with an account that is both Enterprise Admin and Domain Admin. Login as local Administrator account (that account I used when created the DC) seems…
asked 2023-03-26T18:27:15.5333333+00:00
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DataMind101
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commented 2025-03-11T21:47:31.5366667+00:00
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Andrew Eustance
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Can I use personal ID numbers as unique IDs for clients in Azure AD B2C?
I am exploring Azure AD B2C for my business, which requires collecting a client ID number. The object ID is automatically generated when the client signs up, but I would like to assign their personal ID number as an additional unique ID or as the object…
asked 2024-07-17T07:43:17.3666667+00:00
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Clara Chan
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commented 2025-03-11T21:46:29.5666667+00:00
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RAKIB SHAWDAGOR
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Weird AD User / GPO Problem (Username burnt?)
H Everyone, i am facing a really really strange problem regarding GPO´s and an AD user account. I have several guest user accounts in my domain. (Guest1, Guest2, Guest3...) These users get a share connected via GPO wich works fine for all users except…
asked 2025-03-06T08:11:37.9666667+00:00
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Johannes Glenz
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answered 2025-03-11T08:50:01.79+00:00
Johannes Glenz
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Duplicate file in windows app for a game I had installed. is it safe to delete or is it needed?
I was having continuous storage issues so i used treesize to manage my storage n all, so when viewing the windows apps folder i noticed that theres two folders for a game i had installed and while reviewing the contents its exactly the same. Is it an…
asked 2025-03-07T04:46:34.73+00:00
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weaver boiff
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answered 2025-03-10T01:35:12.03+00:00
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Daisy Zhou
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"Phantom" user lockouts - Event ID 4771 on DC and Event 14 on Local Machine
Hi everyone BACKGROUND This has perplexed me for a few days now. A user is having 2-3 lockouts a day and they are not putting in their password wrong at all. Our GPO for password policy is 5 bad attempts before lockout with 30 mins to reset this…
asked 2024-06-10T10:34:07.52+00:00
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Alex South
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commented 2025-03-09T21:22:53.94+00:00
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Gregory Castonguay
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System.PlatformNotSupportedException: System.DirectoryServices is not supported
I am building a .net 5 core asp.net app and developing on a windows maching. I am deploying to a Windows 2019 server with IIS. I installed the hosting bundle and the runtime. I can run the app fine until I add in ldap authentication. I normally use…
asked 2022-05-17T18:48:14.787+00:00
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ask
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edited an answer 2025-03-07T19:03:22.94+00:00
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Boettcher, Mark D
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getting logon failure on Windows server 2016 error 4625
within the last week I am getting error 4625 on my Windows Security event viewer log. This is a on premise server not a VM, 4 workstations joined to the Domain. Here is the information from the event viewer. please let me know what else do you need to…
asked 2025-03-04T00:44:16.3866667+00:00
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Jamshid Javidi
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answered 2025-03-07T17:15:29.4666667+00:00
Jamshid Javidi
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How to configure auto-login to One drive for users on On-Prem AD joined devices?
Hi All, I have received requests from users to sync their files and folders directly to the OneDrive app. The users want that once they log in to the On-Prem AD joined workstations, they automatically get logged in to the OneDrive Application and their…
asked 2024-05-22T13:38:57.0066667+00:00
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Manesh Appukkuttan
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commented 2025-03-07T12:06:09.7533333+00:00
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Thaine, Ed
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In ADUC, what Admin Role is required to install Applications for user system where user does not have ADMIN rights
In Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) - Version: 10.0.22621.755, I created normal account in ADUC. Then it showed up in "Microsoft 365 Admin Center" side. Our Users do not have ADMIN Rights. I do not want to use my Global Admin to…
asked 2023-03-07T18:47:02.3733333+00:00
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Michael Hume
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commented 2025-03-07T08:44:10.6866667+00:00
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AB
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Event 4625 logs continuously in PDC
Hello Team, One of our 2 domain controllers have this security event logged continuously. The forest and domain functional level is 2016. Microsoft Windows security auditing. Event id 4625 Audit Failure An account failed to log on. Subject: Security ID:…
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O365 Sync Issues After On-Premises Exchange Decommissioning
In a transition from a Hybrid environment to nearly full cloud usage, the on-premises Exchange was shut down due to security concerns, following documentation and recommendations while leaving the schema intact. Currently facing issues managing user…
asked 2025-02-13T21:44:08.6+00:00
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Anthony Shaw
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commented 2025-03-07T02:42:50.2833333+00:00
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Tianyi Chang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co Ltd)
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Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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How to change "Manage contact information" for a user?
getting this error every time i try to change the information for a users mailbox. Error executing request. The operation on mailbox "User" failed because it's out of the current user's write scope. The action 'Set-Mailbox',…
asked 2025-02-18T17:11:55.2366667+00:00
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Guillen, Mark
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commented 2025-03-07T02:22:49.5766667+00:00
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Alex Zhang-MSFT
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Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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DSRM password reset issue.
Hi everyone, I am trying to reset the DSRM password, and the command shows that it was successfully set. However, I do not see Event ID 4724 in the event logs for the password reset. Additionally, when I try to log in using .\Administrator, I am unable…
asked 2025-03-06T12:44:35.48+00:00
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Khushboo Kumari
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answered 2025-03-07T02:17:01.0266667+00:00
Daisy Zhou
30,971
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
1 answer
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attribute editor
I have a few users for whom I need to add proxy addresses in Active Directory. For example, under the Attribute Editor tab in Active Directory, the proxyAddresses attribute is present for User1 (******@myorg.abc). I want to add an additional proxy…
asked 2025-03-06T01:00:05.83+00:00
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Roger Roger
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accepted 2025-03-07T00:29:12.0933333+00:00
Roger Roger
6,921
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1 answer
Does GPO "Delete User Profiles Older Than X Days" Remove Local Administrator Profile?
Hello, I am using the Group Policy setting "Automatically delete user profiles older than a specified number of days on system restart" to clean up old user profiles on our Windows systems. I would like to confirm: Does this policy delete the…
asked 2025-02-11T09:58:15.3866667+00:00
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Anant Bera
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commented 2025-03-06T16:19:08.2066667+00:00
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Doug Ellis
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Authentication Issue: No Refresh Token Found in Cache
Hello Support Team, I am encountering a persistent authentication issue while attempting to access Azure services through our application. Below is the error message received during the authentication process: Errors: [ { "errorMessage":…
asked 2024-06-25T13:52:04.1233333+00:00
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Mohamed CHIHA
90
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commented 2025-03-06T12:12:12.17+00:00
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Sebastian Höfle
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Active Directory Administrative Center connection error: How to fix "Cannot connect to any domain" issue?
Hello, I am having trouble opening the Active Directory Administrative Center due to the error message "Cannot connect to any domain. Refresh or try again when connection is available." My network has two servers and two domain controllers with…
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