How to Recover Forgotten Windows Server 2008 Password on Domain Controller
Windows server 2008 password forgotten, and is it still a Domain controller? Don’t panic, now recover Windows server password by the following four options.Option 1:Recover Windows Server 2008 Password...
View ArticleYou do not have permission to change your password
I've set up some new user accounts on Windows Server 2008 64Bit, and given the users instructions on how to change their password from their XP machines (Ctrl-Alt-Del, Change Password, etc). Most users...
View ArticleQuery disabled accounts in a group
Hello,the following AD saved query shows me all users (enabled and disabled) in an specific...
View ArticleRestrict File Specific Permissions
Hi,Got a wierd one, i have a client that im working for and they need me to lock down the file structure for there particular set of files. What I want to be able to do if possible is create a drive...
View ArticleWindows Update - Some settings are managed by your system administrator
Single computer on a DSL line. Vista SP1. IE7.06 - Was temp set for manual update. Believe that some file ermissions were changed or files deleted. No file named gpedit.msc. Using Administrator...
View ArticleProblem Logging On To Windows Server 2008 R2
I can log on as Administrator, but I cannot log on with any other account even though they are in the domain admins, enterprise admins, and admins group. With this account, I see it start to log me in,...
View ArticleWindows 2008R2 Server Credential Manager clears entries after a couple of...
I have been having issues with W2008r2 server deleting credentials in Cred Manager after few days or a couple of weeks. I have to keep restoring the credential vault with the back up file I created. I...
View ArticleHow trace user by logon id
Hi,Is there a way to find from which computer is logged a user based on the logon id recorded on the event id?We have several event ids from same user with a specific logon id, but since is a service...
View ArticleMicrosoft IP Address ranges
Newbie to firewalls so don't shoot me if this is obvious or there is a better way of doing this... I have a Cisco router which I run ACLs on to block various traffic, particularly a vlan dedicated to...
View ArticleSome settings are managed by your system administrator
In Internet Explorer 7, theSecurity tab of the Internet Options dialog box displays the following message to indicate that settings are managed by the system administrator: Some settings are managed by...
View ArticleSome events in the Security Event Log are missing when the archive file is...
I am using Group Policy to control our event logs. I have enabled "backup log automatically when full" and "retain old events". When the Security log gets full, it renames it as...
View ArticleCREDHIST System File
In C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\Protect, I have a CREDHIST system file. Does anyone know what this is? Of course, I got the warning that it may be unsafe to...
View ArticleWin 2008 R2 x64 Enterprise CA issue
Hi there,I just installed a new Win 2008 R2 x64 Enterprise server on which I installed both Domain Services and Certificates Services (I did this because I have a few ressources on my laptop on which...
View ArticleCompare two client Certificates
Many of our customs have two Certificates on there CAC card. Sometimes they use the wrong one.Can i compare one certificate to anther and know if it is the same person or not.
View ArticleCertificate for SCCM Servers
We had one Root CA and one Issuing CA, due to some issue Root CA is completely down, we cannot make it up no longer. We have SCCM 2012 , which requires certificate authentication to install and run its...
View ArticleBitlocker not working
I am trying to turn on bitlocker on my 25 terabyte c: drive on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1 system, and I receive a message saying a device attached to the system is not functioning. I used UEFI to...
View ArticleSigning a CSR that doesn't match a template
I am trying to sign a CSR generated by either OpenSSL or any other type of non-microsoft certificate. I basically get rejected when I import the request as it says it does not match the Templates...
View ArticleSSL Certificate add failed, Error: 1312 A specified logon session does not...
HII'm trying to bind Port number to Self-Signed Certificate. I’m getting the below error.SSL Certificate add failed, Error: 1312 A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been...
View ArticleServers trying to contact root CA?
Hi,I have configured a root and enterprise subordinate CA on my network. The Root CA is switched off but I have noticed errors on the event log of my servers (for example, the Domain Controllers)...
View Article401 - Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials
After installing MSCEP, enter http://Server2008/certsrv/mscep_admin in the browser.Enter correct user name and password in pop-up box. Windows 2008 keeps rejecting the correct user name and password....
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