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  • Windows Server – Change PDC Emulator

    ——————PDC Emulator——————- //Change PDC Emulator Active directory users and computer -> Change Domain controller -> Operations master -> PDC communicates with pre NT 4.0 domain machines [1]. Act as the central time sync authority within an AD forest (this only applies to the PDC FSMO in the forest root AD domain) [2] Any password changes […]

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  • Windows Server – Changing the RID

    ——————RID————-//Change RIDActive directory users and computer -> Change Domain controller -> Operations master -> RIDAllocates ID RID pools to different domain controllers which are used identifier numbers for SID objects in AD/GPO’sOne Master in each domain.

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  • Windows Server – Changing Active Directory – Schema

    —————–Active directory Schema role —————-Bare bones attributes for AD objects//Change the master for the roleInstall the roleCMD -> regsvr32 schmmgmt.dllMMC -> Add ->Active direcory schemaChange domain controller -> Operations master -> Change

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  • Windows Sever – Infrastructure Role

    —————Infrastructure//Change Infrastructure roleActive directory users and computer -> Change Domain controller -> Operations master -> InfrastructureEnsures consistancy of inter-domain objects. For example if we rename a user in another domain theDN is no longer valid, infrastructure role will recitify this.Only 1 master per domain – should not be global Catalogue server unless all DC’s in […]

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