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So from what i can decipher I have one DC that seems to be having issues and I may have demoted the wrong one thinking originally that the issue was there. DC1 can run netdom query fsmo successfully and knows what roles it has and what roles the other DC has. DC2 can run netdom query fsmo and shows itself as an operations master for Schema and Domain naming but shows the other roles as belonging to the demoted server. On DC1 when I view operations masters in User and Computers it shows itself as the master. When I view operations masters in Domains and Trusts it shows DC2 as the operations master but the 'change' option is greyed out and it shows "The current operations master is offline. The role cannot be transferred." On DC1 when I view operations masters in Users and Computers it shows "ERROR" where the master should be. On DC2 Domains and Trusts does not load at all showing "The configuration information describing this enterprise is not available. The target principle name is incorrect" Is DC2 the culprit?

I have access to DNS now but only one the Server I am on. If I try to add the other server I get "A security package specific error occurred. Would you like to add it anyway?"

Unfortunately when install and run the GUI based tool is tells me "This version of the tool has expired. Please download the latest version from https://aka/ms/adreplicationstatus" Downloading and installing from there does nothing different and I get the same message. - - - Updated - - - Seems there is an issue with this tool and lots of people complaining they have the same problem!

Yes , PDC, RID and Infrastructure but during the demotion process which I carried out on DC1 the roles supposedly transfered successfully to DC1. DC2 is still thinking that DC3 is the holder and is a deleted server.

Trying to load DNS on either server I get "The server DC* coould not be contacted. The error was: Access was denied. Would you like to add it anyway". where * is the the DC I am trying from.

In the Event viewer for DC2 I am seeing lots of the same errors ; "ServerAgent::getDomnsInfo(), ADsGetObject() (local machine) failed, hr = -2147016672 (0x80072020" and "ServerAgent::refreshMachineSidsAndDomains().failed to query active directory for domains info"

DC's were 3 now 2 All running Server 2016 I demoted the server by going into Active Directory users and computers> Domain Controllers and right clicking on the server to be deleted and ran through the steps. If I run netdom query fsmo on DC1 then it tells me correctly that Schema Master and Domain naming master are held by DC2 and DC1 holds PDC,RID and Infrastructure. If I run netdom query fsmo on DC2 then I can see it holds Schema Master and Domain naming master. for PDC, RID and Infrastructure its shows "Warning: role owner is a deleted DC" IS DC2 the issue? Did I make a mistake thinking it was the now deleted DC that was the issue? - - - Updated - - - Space on the servers does not seem to be the issue as they have plenty.

We do update all DCs at the same time so I would hope so.

Came in this morning and lots of users unable to log in, some could but had no mapped drives and no printing. After some investigation I thought I had an issue with one of the DCs so moved the FSMO roles it had to another DC and demoted it. This meant I had 2 DCs left but now DC1 will not talk to DC2. DCDiag on either server brings up "DC is not responding to directory service requests" for Default-First-Site-Name test. All other tests pass. On DC2 when I look at operations masters it shows current holder of RID,PDC and Infrastructure as "Error" so cannot see that DC1 has the roles. On DC1 operations master shows correctly that it has the When I go to "Active Directory Sites and Services on and try to right click to "Replicate now" I get; The following error occurred during the attempt to contact the Domain Controller DC1: The RPC server is unavailable. Any help would be appreciated!

My other half has been looking at teaching jobs and was asked by one school to complete a consent form for a Social Media check run by https://socialmediacheck.com/. She had already accepted another job by this time so did not consent to the checks. As part of the process they ask for social media passwords which they say remain secure and no one sees them. Has any school on here started using this company, would be interesting to learn how it all works.

Are any Google Schools using the new Practice Sets in Google Classroom? Would be interested in initial thoughts on it.

Does anyone know if the issue with Leeds 64 has been fixed?

All DC's replicate - So I don't need to install the role on another DC until I actually need to input a new KMS key for a future version of Windows/Office?

I have Volume Activation Services set up on a 2016 DC in ADBA mode. I need to demote the DC so do I need to set up another DC with Volume Activation Services? I can't seem to find any info on doing a transfer of role.

We are having a clear out and came across a number of unused Smart Interactive Projector pens and holders for Smart Interactive SLR60Wi projectors. Most of our teachers never used these and now we have replaced the Smart projectors so no need to keep hold of these. Could any schools make use of these? You would just need to cover postage costs from West London to wherever you are.

I have moved the account to a new OU that does not have comprehensive mail storage enabled but the same issue arises. What firewall ports would I need to look at? Is this on the server firewall or the perimeter firewall?

It is an actual account in our Google tenant.

Option 1 is set to "Only addresses in my domains" FSRM From address is also an address in the domain. Option 3 is unticked.

I was under the impression that using the gmail smtp relay allowed us to send emails without authentication and avoid the use of less secure apps and App passwords? We already have our Public IP set in Google as this is how Papercut sends emails so I don't see why FSRM emails are not working for us.

I am trying to set up File Server Resource Manager so it sends email notifications via Gmail. I have used smtp-relay.gmail.com which works for us in other areas but for some reason FSRM refuses to send emails. In the application logs I get Has anyone set up FSRM with Gmail smtp relay?

A quick Google search took me to https://blog.theserverlessschool.net/p/prevent-users-changing-their-google.html Even if you prevent them from changing passwords it doesnt stop them from saying they cannot log in, unless you know their passwords they could still say they cannot log in.

Edulink does have settings that limit who can bulk email parents under the communicator tab

For short term supply teachers we have several generic accounts (supply1, supply2 etc). For anyone doing longer term supply then we make them their own account.

Around 1983 or 84 getting my dad to buy me an Amstrad CPC 464 for £250. We were not well off in any way but my dad saved up so he could buy it for me. My best mate and I played a game called Dun Darach and completed it quite quickly so we wrote up a walkthrough and sent it into a magazine called Amstrad Action and surprisingly it was published and we won some more games! I remember having a screwdriver and fiddling with azimuth head alignment on the tape deck to make it load the games.

This is a good starting point if you have never used MDT/WDS before. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/prepare-for-windows-deployment-with-mdt