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Seize FSMO Roles

Instructions Commands Launch the Command Prompt as an Administrator. Start ntdsutil: ntdsutil Navigate to roles: roles Navigate to connections: connections Type: connect to server SERVERNAME Example: connect to server server-dc1 Quit ...

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Production Ready
Yes
Production Use
Yes
Windows Server
Domain Controller
FSMO
Maintenance

DC Authoritative (D4) Restore for DFSR

Introduction An authoritative (D4) restore is sometimes also reffered to as an authoritative (D2) synchronization. This procedure is for performing an authoritative restore with a multiple domain controller environment. IN A SINGLE DOMAIN CONTROLLER ENVI...

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Production Ready
Yes
Production Use
Yes
Windows Server
DFSR
Domain Controller
Maintenance
Replication
Restore
Solution
SYSVOL

SYSVOL FRS to DFSR Migration

Introduction Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008DFS Replication is a role service in Windows Server that enables you to effic...

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Production Ready
Yes
Production Use
Yes
Windows Server
DFSR
Domain Controller
FRS
Maintenance
Migration
Replication
SYSVOL

DC Non-Authoritative (D2) Restore for DFSR

Introduction A non-authoritative (D2) restore is sometimes also reffered to as a non-authoritative (D2) synchronization. This procedure is for performing a non-authoritative restore with a multiple domain controller environment. There are 2 type of resto...

Public
Production Ready
No
Production Use
No
Windows Server
DFSR
Domain Controller
Maintenance
Replication
Restore
Solution
SYSVOL

SYSVOL and NETLOGON Share Missing

Introduction SYSVOL and Netlogon shares aren't shared on a domain controller. The following symptoms or conditions may also occur: The sysvol folder is empty. The affected domain controller was recently promoted. The environment contains domain contr...

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Production Ready
Yes
Production Use
Yes
Windows Server
DFSR
Domain Controller
Maintenance
NETLOGON
Replication
Solution
SYSVOL

DC Non-Authoritative (D2) Restore for FRS

Introduction This section is an excerpts by Microsoft: Non-authoritative restores are the most common way to reinitialize individual members of FRS replica sets that are having difficulty. These difficulties may include: Assertions in the FRS service ...

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Production Ready
Yes
Production Use
Yes
Windows Server
FRS
Maintenance
Replication
Restore
Solution
SYSVOL

DC Authoritative (D4) Restore for FRS

Introduction This section contains excerpts from Microsoft: Use authoritative restores only as a final option, such as if there are directory collisions. For example, you may require an authoritative restore if you must recover an FRS replica set where ...

Public
Production Ready
Yes
Production Use
Yes
Windows Server
Domain Controller
FRS
Maintenance
Replication
Restore
Solution
SYSVOL

Reset Root Password

Introduction This guide outlines the necessary procedures for resetting a root password that has been lost, forgotten, or has expired on a vCenter Server Appliance (or external PSC) 6.5 or later version. This can commonly occur as a result of password exp...

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ESXi
Maintenance
Password
Reset
vCenter
VMware

Owner and ACL Rule Rewrite (Top Down Access/Fix)

Introduction This script was originally created to fix file permissions issues that were slowing down a client migration robocopy migration. The script targets all sub-folders within a given folder path ($folderPath) and changes the folder "Owner" and add...

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Production Ready
Yes
Production Use
Yes
Windows Server
ACL
Automation
Cleanup
File Server
Fix
Maintenance
Permission
PowerShell
Script
PowerShell
takeown.exe