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How do I troubleshoot Active Directory forest trust issues?

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Steps to Troubleshoot Active Directory Forest Trust Issues:

  1. Check network connectivity
    • Ensure that computers participating in a trust relationship are part of the same network segment.
    • Check the quality of the connection.
    • Confirm that all domain controllers are reachable over the network.

  2. Check connctivity between forests
    • Verify that required DNS records exist in the DNS Zone of both forests.
    • Reconfigure the trust settings between the two forests, if required.
    • Confirm that the trust relationship configured on both sides are consistent.

  3. Verify Kerberos authentication
    • Verify that the Kerberos protocol version 5 is enabled on all domain controllers.
    • Check security settings on all domain controllers.
    • Ensure that SPN is configured properly on the clients.

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