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How Recovering corrupted or failed DFSR replication by resetting DFSR members

Solutions: Here are the steps to recover DFSR replication when the replication stopped to work, in my case after a full system restore because of hardware issue. I did this when troubleshooting DFSR replication problem between a Windows 2003 R2 server and a Windows 2008 R2 server.

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How to remove Synced users from Office 365 Portal

Remove Synced Users from Cloud side without deleting On-Premise AD Object: ============================================================== Warning: All objects that are managed by the Directory Synchronization Tool will be deleted.   1. On your Domain Controller, Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory

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Defragmenting an Active Directory 2008 Database

Like its predecessors, Windows Server 2008 keeps the Active Directory healthy by periodically performing an automated defragmentation. Although this defragmentation works, it does not compact the database. Periodically performing an offline defragmentation is a great way to get some of your domain controller’s disk space back. In

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Defragmenting an Active Directory 2003 Database

To perform offline defragmentation of the directory database In DSRM, compact the database file to a local directory or remote shared folder, as follows: Local directory: Go to step 2. Remote directory: If you are compacting the database file to a shared folder on a remote computer, establish a

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Cannot Activate Database Copy: Content Index Catalog Files in Failed State

Microsoft Exchange Error Cannot activate database copy ‘Activate Database Copy…’. Activate Database Copy…                                  Failed Error: An Active Manager operation failed. Error: The database action failed. Error: An error occurred while trying to

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Astaro to Fortinet IPsec VPN settings

Below are example of: Astaro ASG v8 speaking IPSEC to Fortinet FG60B Astaro Settings: Remote Gateway Settings: Gateway Type: Initiate Connection Gateway: WAN1 Address of FG 60B Authentication Type: Preshared Key Remote Networks: Entire network on Internal Interface of FG 60B Policies Settings: Policy Name: Fortigate IKE encryption

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Download Windows Server 8 Beta

Windows Server is the leading server operating system that powers many of the world’s largest datacenters, and provides business opportunities to organizations of all sizes from small businesses to large enterprises. Building on this legacy, Windows Server “8” Beta operating system delivers hundreds of new features and

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Fortinet Upgrading to a new firmware version

Use the web-based manager or CLI procedure to upgrade to a new FortiOS firmware version or to a more recent build of the same firmware version. Upgrading the firmware using the web-based manager To upgrade the firmware using the web-based manager 1 Copy the firmware image file to your

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Quick TIP: Quickly verify AD replication status

It can be a little tedious to verify replication status in a large Active Directory environment via the Sites and Services snap-in. Here is a command I use quite frequently to check the replication status of all domain controllers: REPADMIN /SHOWREPL * /CSV >showrepl.csv View the file in Microsoft

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10 ways to speed up a slow PC – “Last ditch options”

Reinstall Windows Is everything still running slow? It might be time to back up all your files, format your hard drive and then reinstall Windows from scratch. While modern operating systems reduce the frequency in which this is needed, sometimes it’s just the only sane way to

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