Server 2008

Server 2008 (R2): Deactivate SID filter

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If you want to deactivate the SID filter on a German-speaking Windows 2008 or 2008 R2 server, use the following command: Netdom trust /domain: /quarantine:No /userD: /passwordD: Please note "/quarantine:No", on Windows 2003, as well as on English Windows Server 2008 (R2) this parameter is "/quarantine:No". Server 2008 also displays the information that ... Read more

Exchange General: Error "A restart is still pending" during installation or update

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If the installation of an Exchange service pack or the setup of Exchange complains that a restart of the server is still pending. However, if the server has just been restarted, a key is probably stuck in the registry. The problem can then be solved as follows: Exchange checks the following registry keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\UpdateExeVolatile HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\PendingFileRenameOperations To tell Setup ... Read more

AD: Synchronize DC with external time server (quick guide)

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Anyone installing a new DC should synchronize it with an external time source. It is advisable to use a time server on the Internet. The following instructions synchronize the DC with the NTP server of the Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt in Braunschweig. Simply copy the text into a text file and save it with the extension .REG, then execute this file and ... Read more