If you would like to migrate AD objects between two domains in the same forest or different forest, you need to have Active Directory Migration Wizard (ADMT) installed. This tutorial will help you to install ADMT 3.2 on Windows Server 2016. Download the ADMT 3.2 from Microsoft Connect https://connect.microsoft.com/site1164/program8540 and then follow the below-mentioned steps. ... Read more
What is DNS Client Resolver Cache? When a DNS client sends a query to DNS server and receives a successful reply, it stores the query results in a cache. For subsequent queries, the client system checks the local cache and finds the matching entries. If it doesn't find, it sends the query to DNS server ... Read more
We have configured a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) Windows Server 2016 using server manager in another tutorial already. In this post, we will again configure RODC Windows Server 2016 but using PowerShell this time. Prerequisites I assume you have at least one writeable DC in your environment. Following are some other prerequisites you need to meet. ... Read more
Microsoft Edge browser saves the passwords that you enter in web sites. You can view those saved passwords with the help of the Credential Manager. It is a free program which is available in latest Windows 10 (may be in previous versions, I didn't check). This article is written to help you view any saved password ... Read more
If you have multiple domain controllers in your environment and you want to check with domain controller is authenticating your client, you can execute the following command on command prompt. (Execute it with elevated privileges) nltest /dsgetdc:<domain> This will return you the domain controller you are getting authenticated from. Above picture shows the client machine ... Read more
By default when users attempt to login to a computer at a branch site, a read-only domain controller contacts the writeable DC for their authentication as it doesn't store user passwords. This happens every time when users log in. However, a read-only domain controller can be configured to cache user passwords using Password Replication Policy (PRP). With PRP, ... Read more
When a Password Replication Policy is enabled and a user or computer account is in the allowed RODC password replication group, a password is replicated and cached on Read-Only Domain Controller when a branch user login for the first time. The RODC authenticates the branch users and computers for subsequent logins without forwarding requests to the main ... Read more
When passwords of branch users are cached on an RODC, there is no way to directly delete them. However, if you reset their password at the writeable DC (RWDC), they get automatically removed at the RODC. Same applies to computers, reset their account at RWDC to remove them from cache.
This guide is written to show you how to add a new domain in an existing forest in Windows Active Directory. You can add a new domain by using the server manager or PowerShell. In this guide, I'll show you how to use the server manger. Before you add a new domain, your system must meet ... Read more
In one of earlier articles, we removed active directory domain services using PowerShell. In this guide, I'll focus on removing active directory domain services using server manager. Remove Active Directory Domain Services Using Server Manager Step 1. Open server manager dashboard. Click: Manage -> Remove roles and features. Step 2. Verify the tasks and then click Next. ... Read more