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Meraki – Client VPN: Assign a TLS Certificate to Allow Active Directory Authentication

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There's been far too many weird issues and weird fixes out there on the internet for such a straightforward fix. Issue You receive the following error after setting up VPN Client and pointing the MX Appliance to your AD Server: Error 691 Event ID 20227 The user SYSTEM dialed a connection named CW Rockland VPN which has failed. The error code returned on failure is 691. Windows 10 will have this error: The remote connection was denied because the user name and password … [Read more...] about Meraki – Client VPN: Assign a TLS Certificate to Allow Active Directory Authentication

Error during dcpromo: “The source server is currently rejecting replication requests”

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Problem You cannot demote a domain controller using dcpromo. You receive the following error: Resolution There's a good chance your Domain Controller has an important service not running or, most likely, replication has been disabled for some reason. Here are some quick things you can do to test: In your source domain controller, head to Active Directory Sites and Services Expand the sites until you find the server you are trying to demote. Right click the NTDS settings under … [Read more...] about Error during dcpromo: “The source server is currently rejecting replication requests”