Category Archives: AD

Recommended RAID configuration and Disk Space for domain controller

Recommended RAID configuration for domain controller Redundant array of independent disks (RAID) can be used for fault tolerant and to prevent single disk failures, if you have more then 1000 users accessing the domain controller then , place the log files on one RAID 1 array and keep the SYSVOL shared folder and the database… Read More »

Category: AD

Can I use JPG file for Screen Saver

JPG Screensaver Can I use the JGP file instead for SCR file for Screen Saver? NO, JPG file can’t be used for a screen saver, you have to convert .jpg file to .SCR file, to configure the Screen Saver

Change users Screen Saver through GPO

How to change the Screen Saver through GPO? Open the group policy you would like to edit, and reach the below path User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Display Below settings we have to configure to enable the Screen Saver: Screen Saver: Set this to enabled Screen Saver Timeoute: Set this to your specified time Screen Saver executable… Read More »

Sync the Active Directory replication between two domain controllers in low bandwidth sites

Normally replication fails, if it doesn’t have enough bandwidth to complete the scheduled replication, you can use the below command to Sync the Active Directory replication between two domain controllers in low bandwidth sites. Syntax: repadmin /replicate destination_dsa source_dsa Naming Context /async Example: repadmin /replicate server2.test.com server1.test.com dc=test,dc=com /async Destination server Name: server2.test.com Source server… Read More »

Sync replication with all of its replication partners

Force the active directory replication with the entire replication partner In some scenario you want to force active directory replication with the entire replication partner, let say you have a 10 connection objects corresponding to each of its replication partners and you want to force the replication to all the connection objects on server1.test.com, you… Read More »

Sync the Active Directory replication between two domain controllers

Force the active directory replication between two domain controllers If you want to override the replication schedule or don’t want to wait for the normal replication scheduled, need to initiate a replication immediately from server1.test.com to server2.test.com, you can use the below commands Syntax: repadmin /replicate destination_dsa source_dsa Naming Context Example: repadmin /replicate server2.test.com server1.test.com… Read More »

Active Directory Health Check

How to perform active directory health check: As an administrator you have to check your active directory health daily to reduce the active directory related issues, if you are not monitoring the health of your active directory what will happen Let’s say one of the Domain Controller failed to replicate, first day you will not have… Read More »

Change users wallpaper

We have many ways to do this, depends on the requirement you can select one 1. Change users wallpaper through GPO2. Change manually on per computer through registry3. Change manually on per computer through changing the wallpaper1.bmp 1. Change users wallpaper through GPO In active directory, you can change wallpaper through group policy, depends on… Read More »

Gpresult failed with ERROR Access Denied

Unable to get the result from gpresult on windows 2003 server, gpresult return with the access denied errors, you can able to update the group policy without issue Run the following commands to register the userenv.dll and recompilethe rsop mof file To resolve the access denied error while doing the gpresult. 1. Open a cmd… Read More »