How to reset the Directory Service Restore Mode Administrator Password?

How to reset the Directory Service Restore Mode Administrator Password?

Many time we are forget the Directory Service Restore Mode Administrator Password and unable to restore the Domain controller.

DS Restore Mode administrator password is set individually (i.e., not replicated) on each domain controller, and is initially configured when you promote the domain controller into a domain.

Here are the two methods graphical and Command line through you can rest the DS Restore Mode administrator password.

 Using a graphical user interface:-

1.       You must reboot the server at the console. Press F8 after the power-on self test (POST), which will bring up a menu.

2.       Go to Start > Run.

3.       Type compmgmt.msc and press Enter.

4.       In the left pane, expand System Tools Local Users and Computers.

5.       Click on the Users folder.

6.       In the right pane, right-click on the Administrator user and select Set Password.

7.       Enter the new password and confirm, then click OK.

Using a command-line interface:-

With the Windows Server 2003 version of ntdsutil, you can change the DS Restore Mode administrator password of a domain controller while it is live (i.e., not in DS Restore Mode). Another benefit of this new option is that you can run it against a remote domain controller. Here is the sample output when run against domain controller DC1.

> ntdsutil "set dsrm password" "reset password on server DC1"

ntdsutil: set dsrm password

Reset DSRM Administrator Password: reset password on server DC1

Please type password for DS Restore Mode Administrator Account: **********

Please confirm new password: **********

Password has been set successfully.

Thank you!

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How to restore Additional Domain Controller from backup using dcpromo?

How to restore Additional Domain Controller from backup using dcpromo?

Here are the steps for restoring additional domain controller from backup.

1.     Click Start, click Run, and then type dcpromo click ok

2.     If you want to open the Active Directory Installation Wizard with the option to create      an additional domain controller from restored backup files. 

3.      Dcpromo /adv.

4.     On the Operating System Compatibility page, read the information and then click Next.

5.      If this is the first time you have installed Active Directory on a server running Windows Server 2003 or 2008, click Compatibility Help for more information.

6.     On the Domain Controller Type page, click Additional domain controller for an existing domain, and then click Next.

7.     On the Copying Domain Information page, do one of the following:

•        Click Over the network, and then click Next.

8.      Click from these restored backup files, and type the location of the restored backup files, or click Browse to locate the restored files, and then click Next..

9.     On the Network Credentials page, type the user name, password, and user domain of      the user account you want to use for this operation, and then click Next.

10.  The user account must be a member of the Domain Admins group for the target domain.

11. On the Database and Log Folders page, type the location in which you want to install the database and log folders, or click Browse to choose a location, and then click Next.

12. On the Shared System Volume page, type the location in which you want to install the Sysvol folder, or click Browse to choose a location, and then click Next.

13. On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password page, type and confirm the password that you want to assign to the Administrator account for this server, and then click Next.

14. Use this password when starting the computer in Directory Services Restore Mode.

15. Review the Summary page, and then click Next to begin the installation.

16. Restart your server now.

Thank you!

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Could not load user profile

When we implement SharePoint or when we set up everything right from the scratch i.e. creating service application, web applications, site collections, host headers etc. at that time it might be a possible we did some mistake then it will come in the picture when we provide the site for testing to end users or testing team.

When an end user tries to access their personal My Site, he might encounter this error message.

This error occurs when the SP admin does not connect a User Profile service application with the Web application that hosts My Sites, or disconnects a User Profile service application from the Web application that hosts My Sites.

To resolve this error, please refer the following steps and your issue will be resolved:

1-In Central Administration-Click Application Management.

2-In the Web Applications section, click Manage web applications.

3-On the Web Application Management page, click the Web Application that hosts My Sites, and then, in the Manage section of the ribbon, click Service Connections.

4-In the Configure Service Connections Associations dialog box, ensure that a User Profile service application is selected and set as the default.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues. thank you

You do not have access to edit this user profile

Yesterday, one of our user has logged a ticket by mentioning that he is not able to update his skills in mysite.

Error message: You do not have access to edit this user profile

This error is very tricky but simple to understand and troubleshoot where exactly the problem is as per the Microsoft guidelines.

This error can occur if Managed Metadata service application is connected to the Web application that hosts My Sites and the Managed Metadata Service Application connection has only Read Access to Term Store permission. 

What is the role of managed metadata service application?

A Managed Metadata service application enables Web applications to store and access keywords from a managed metadata term database. For My Sites, this functionality is required for users to specify keywords in the Ask Me About section or use keywords for social tagging. A Managed Metadata service application is highly recommended for My Sites.

To resolve this error, please do the following:

1-Central Administration-Click Application Management

2-In the Service Applications section, click Manage service applications.

3-On the Manage Service Applications page, click the User Profile service application that is associated with the Web application that hosts My Sites, and then, in the Operations section of the ribbon, click Permissions.

4-In the Connection Permissions for Managed Metadata Service, click either Read and Restricted Write Access to Term Store or Full Access to Term Store.

After following the above steps, the issue has been resolved and user can update the profile without any problems.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues. Thank you

'Edit Document' requires a Windows SharePoint Services-compatible application and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater.

This behavior occurs because you can only use an Office 2000 program to open or to save a document that is stored in a document library. You cannot use an Office 2000 program to modify a document in a document library and then save the document to the document library. This applies to Office 2000 programs such as the following:

    * Microsoft Word 2000
    * Microsoft Excel 2000
    * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
    * Microsoft Project 2000
    * Microsoft FrontPage 2000

How to resolve this:

Use Explorer view to open and to modify documents in the document library. To use Explorer view, follow these steps:

   1. Connect to the document library. Click Explorer view under Select a View in the left pane.
   2. Double-click the document that you want to modify.
   3. Make the changes that you want to make, and then click Save on the File menu.

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned steps then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues.