Windows – ‘The directory service has exhausted the pool of relative identifiers’
Nov17

Windows – ‘The directory service has exhausted the pool of relative identifiers’

KB ID 0000797  Problem I got this error when attempting to bulk create users with CSVDE (see below). But you may simply see it when trying to create a user, or other AD object. Unwilling To Perform The server side error is “The directory service has exhausted the pool of relative identifiers.” Solution Well that is a scary looking error! Firstly make sure you can see all your FSMO role servers. Locate your FSMO Role...

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How To View (and Delete) Printers From Active Directory
Nov17

How To View (and Delete) Printers From Active Directory

KB ID 0000835  Problem Printers are ‘pruned’ out of active directory after time, but I was pushed for time, and the ‘helpful users’ were clicking and installing the old printer(s) from the replaced server. Instead of the new ones, so I had to manually rip them out. Solution How to Display Printers in Active Directory 1. Your first challenge is actually seeing the printers, Windows Key+R > dsa.msc {Enter}. 2....

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Set Cisco ASA for Kerberos Authentication
Nov17

Set Cisco ASA for Kerberos Authentication

KB ID 0000039 Problem You want to set up a Cisco ASA to authenticate users (VPN access for example). Solution Kerberos can only be used as an authentication protocol on the ASA, so its fine for allowing VPN connections but not for assigning policies etc. To work both the ASA and the domain need to be showing accurate time. Step 1: Set the ASA to get time from an External NTP Server 1. Log onto the ASA > Go to “Enable...

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