Monthly Archives: September 2022

Synchronize time with external NTP server on Windows Server

NTP synchronization is an important aspect for all computers on the network. By default, the clients computers get their time from a Domain Controller and the Domain Controller gets it’s time from the domain’s PDC Operation Master. Therefore the PDC … Continue reading

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Backup and Restore Active Directory on Server 2008

As you’ll notice in Server 2008, there isn’t an option to backup the System State data through the normal backup utility. So what do we do? We need to go “command line” to backup Active Directory. 1. Open up your command … Continue reading

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Event 10154, The WinRM service failed to create the following SPNs: WSMAN/dcname.domain.com; WSMAN/dcname

ometimes when you create new DC you will get this error inside event log. It means that WINRM service can not create SPN in Active directory with its credentials. You can create SPNs manually, but WINRM service will try to … Continue reading

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Event ID – 29

According to Microsoft :CauseThis event is logged when the Key Distribution Center (KDC) cannot find a suitable certificate to use for smart card logons, or the KDC certificate could not be verified.ResolutionRequest a new domain controller certificateKerberos uses a domain … Continue reading

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NETLOGON event 5807

The Ugly A routine check of the system log advised warnings related to the NETLOGON service. As this service is related to all remote network accesses to the DC servers, such an event must be carefully investigated. There is a … Continue reading

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