I'm part way into virtualizing most of my servers. Many people profess that at least one DC should stay physical. That could be a debate in itself, but that's not what I want to talk about here. I'm ...

Microsoft warned IT admins that some Windows Server 2025 domain controllers (DCs) might become inaccessible after a restart, causing apps and services to fail or remain unreachable. As the company ...

I'm looking for some help in trying to replace the current DC/DNS server. It's an old server that is out of maintenance and I rather decommission now before it becomes a problem.<BR><BR>We do have a ...

Although domain controllers can be configured to obtain an IP address from DHCP, it’s best practice to configure a static IP address so that it can be reliably discovered across the network. You may ...

SafeBreach researchers developed a zero-click PoC exploit that crashes unpatched Windows Servers using the Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) remote code execution vulnerability (CVE ...

Picking up the pieces after a failed domain controller demotion Your email has been sent DCPROMO is supposed to make the task of demoting a domain controller easy. So what do you do if DCPROMO fails?