Validate LDAP to Active Directory is disabled with AD/DNS evidence
Microsoft states: “This article provides some information about the issue that anonymous LDAP operations to Active Directory are disabled on domain controllers.”
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Stage How to Turn on Debug Logging of the LDAP Client (Wldap32.dll) with AD/DNS rollback checks
Microsoft states: “This article describes how to turn on debug logging of the LDAP client (Wldap32.dll).”
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Trace Active Directory replication Event ID 1925 attempt to establish a replication link failed due to DNS lookup problem
Microsoft states: “This article helps to resolve the issue where you get Event ID 1925 with the error message that DNS lookup failed, inbound replication of a directory partition has failed on the destination domain controller.”
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Review Make DCs to reply to LDAP Ping on UDP 138 port before AD/DNS changes
Microsoft states: “This article describes how to make domain controllers to reply to LDAP Ping.”
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Scope How to disable TLS 1.3 for AD and LDAP in observed AD/DNS state
Microsoft states: “The Windows updates KB5014668 and KB5014665 add support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 when using LDAP over SSL or issuing the StartTLS command.”
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Validate Support policy and known issues for ADMT with AD/DNS evidence
Microsoft states: “This article discusses information about the current level of support for Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) on current Windows Client and Windows Server operating systems.”
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Stage Host AD DCs in virtual hosting environments with AD/DNS rollback checks
Microsoft states: “This article describes the issues that affect a Windows Server-based domain controller (DC) running as a guest OS in virtual hosting environments.”
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Trace How to create an Active Directory server in Windows Server 2003 across Active Directory and Windows DNS
Microsoft states: “This article describes how to install and configure a new Active Directory installation in a laboratory environment that includes Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory.”
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Review AD and LDS diagnostic event logging before AD/DNS changes
Microsoft states: “This step-by-step article describes how to configure Active Directory diagnostic event logging in Microsoft Windows Server operating systems.”
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Scope Can't Edit or Delete an AD Object and Receive Errors in observed AD/DNS state
Microsoft states: “You have a user, Managed Service Account (MSA), Group Managed Service Account (gMSA), computer, or group object that is in use.”
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