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Skype for Business Server: Login Failed (Untrusted Domain)

You are login with a Skype for Business Server administrative account holding appropriate rights/permissions on a workstation which is joined to the Active Directory domain. Upon executing a #skype4b command on the Control Panel or management shell, you encountered the error below:

Get-CsAddressBookConfiguration : Login failed. The login is from an untrusted domain and cannot be used with Windows authentication.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-CsAddressBookConfiguration
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-CsAddressBookConfiguration], SqlConnectionException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Rtc.Common.Data.SqlConnectionException,Microsoft.Rtc.Management.Internal.GetAddressBookConfigurationCmdlet

If you have recently changed the account’s password, simply lock and unlock the administrative workstation using the updated credentials to fix this issue.

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Update Digest: Lync Server 2013 Cumulative Update KB2809243 (Apr 2016)

Knowledge based articles related to this KB2809243

  • KB3148257 April 2016 cumulative update 5.0.8308.949 for Lync Server 2013, Shared Line Appearance
    KB3140586 April 2016 cumulative update 5.0.8308.949 for the Lync Server 2013 Mediation Server
    KB3140585 April 2016 cumulative update 5.0.8308.949 for the Lync Server 2013, Response Group service
    KB3140584 April 2016 cumulative update 5.0.8308.949 for Lync Server 2013, Conferencing Server
    KB3140582 April 2016 cumulative update 5.0.8308.949 for Lync Server 2013, Front End Server and Edge Server
    KB3140581 April 2016 cumulative update 5.0.8308.949 for Lync Server 2013, Core Components
  • version 8308.949 released 13 Apr 2016
  • download LyncServerUpdateInstaller.exe
  • applies to Microsoft Lync Server 2013 and Lync Server 2013 Multitenant Hosting Pack (Standard and Enterprise Editions)
  • steps 1 to 5 required to apply this update for Lync Server 2013 RTM (5.0.8308.0) per KB2809243
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#skype4b: Active Directory Error “-2147418113”

You are performing operational tasks in Skype for Business Server with the Control Panel when an Active Directory error message similar to the below started popping up for no apparent reason:

Get-CsUser : Active Directory error “-2147418113” occurred when looking for global catalogs in forest “swissitpro.ch“: “The user name or password is incorrect.”
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-CsUser -Identity swissitpro\desmond
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-CsUser], ADOperationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Rtc.Management.ADConnect.ADOperationExcep
tion,Microsoft.Rtc.Management.AD.Cmdlets.GetOcsUserCmdlet

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Build 2016: Office Developer Platform + Skype for Business API

#Build2016 for Office Developers – What’s New?

MORE @
What’s new at Build 2016 for Office Developers (link)

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Skype/Lync: This Operating System is not Supported by this Application

Office 2013 Pro with Lync 2013 RTM is installed on a new Windows 10 desktop machine. As soon as you click a Lync or Skype for Business meeting invite URI, an error keeps appearing:

Error

This operating system is not supported by this application.

[ OK ]

Despite having restarted the Lync application follow by reboot of the machine, the same error appears. It is getting late and you are not able to join the meeting. What can you do?

Workaround
– append ?sl= to the meeting URI to join using the Lync/Skype Web App.

Fix
– first start one of the Office applications like Word to allow setup to complete the final installation steps.

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Update: Lync for Mac 2011 v14.3.3 (February 2016)

February 2016 update for Lync for Mac 2011 14.3.3 (KB3139293)

  • version 14.3.3.160216 released 23 Feb 2016
  • download lync_14.3.3_160216.dmg
  • requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later version and uninstall any version of Lync for Mac 2011 that is earlier than Lync for Mac 2011 14.0.4
  • this update supersedes “October 2015 update for Lync for Mac 2011 14.2.1 (KB 3098588)”
  • Issues fixed in this KB:
    – 3139306 Text formatting lost when you copy or paste them between Lync for Mac 2011 and Word on a Mac computer
    – 3139305 Lync for Mac 2011 conversations aren’t saved in the Outlook Conversation History folder when you use an Office 365 account
    – 3139304 Video is distorted after a video call window is resized
    – 3139292 Lync 2011 for MAC doesn’t automatically sign back in
    – 3139291 “LocalEndpointAllocationFailed” error is logged and Lync for Mac client becomes unresponsive randomly
    – 3139287 Duplicate contacts are displayed in search results in Lync for Mac 2011
    – 3139286 Video preview window is black in Lync for MAC 2011
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Update for Lync 2013 / Skype for Business Desktop Client (Feb 2016)

February 9, 2016, update for Lync 2013 (Skype for Business) (KB3114732)

  • Version 15.0.4797.1000 (1.0 released 1 Feb 2016)
  • Download lync2013-kb3114732-fullfile-x??-glb.exe (x86 or x64 bits)
  • Prerequisites:
    – Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1); KB2817430
    – MS15-044 Security update for Lync 2013 (Skype for Business): May 12, 2015; KB3039779
    – Microsoft Office 2013 Language Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1); KB2817427

Issues fixed:

  • KB 3136422 Call transfer button is missing when you answer a RGS call in skype for Business that is paired with a Polycom CX600
  • KB 3136421 Can’t logon Lync 2013 (skype for Business) automatically after you install December 2015 update on a non-domain computer
  • KB 3136420 Lync 2013 client crashes when you park outline voice calls
  • KB 3136419 All options in the right-click menu aren’t working when you transfer a call to a searched user in Skype for Business
  • KB 3136418 Wrong file size is displayed when you transfer a large file that is greater than two Gigabyte in Lync 2013 (Skype for Business)
  • KB 3136400 No missed call notification generated in Lync 2013 (Skype for Business)

Known Issues:

  • KB 3051158 “Help isn’t working” error occurs when you open the “Skype for Business Help” window in Skype for Business
  • KB 3051160 Cannot join meetings by using Lync 2010 after you install OneDrive for Business
  • KB 3053998 Memory leak occurs when you transfer a file that is larger than 5 megabytes (MB) in a conversation in Skype for Business
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Twit(ter) Digest – Skype for Business / Lync (01-16 Jan 2016)

Picture the same dilemma daily – so many new and re/twits (RT) but so little time to catch up! Here is a condensed version of twitter digest (‘favourite highlights’) for 1 – 16 January 2016 around Skype for Business / Lync collected in one convenient location. Only the original or initial twitter post with the actual source itself (not redirected “tiny URLs”) is listed although many of them were re-twitted RT.

Skype for Business and Lync 2013 Memory Usage
http://blogs.technet.com/nexthop/2016/01/14/skype-for-business-and-lync-2013-memory-usage/

Skype for Business Hybrid Handbook, Version 1.2
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Skype-for-Business-Hybrid-9218205e
https://twitter.com/GetCsJosh/status/687735918438944769

Citrix HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 2.0
http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/hdx-optimization/2-0.html

One Click Attach SIP-Stack Logs to current IM Session
http:// lyncdude.com/2016/01/10/one-click-attach-sip-stack-logs-to-current-im-session

Zen and the Art of Skype for Business Maintenance Version 1.0
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Zen-and-the-Art-of-Skype-5f1f9ab6

Sonus’ WebRTC Services Solution Release 1.1 is Generally Available
http://www.sonus.net/en/resources/press-releases/sonus-streamlines-webrtc-adoption-with-increased-android-ios-and-public

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Update for Lync 2013 / Skype for Business Desktop Client (Jan 2016)

January 12, 2016, update for Lync 2013 (Skype for Business) (KB3114502)

  • Version 15.0.4787.1002 (1.0 released 5 Jan 2016)
  • Download lync2013-kb3114502-fullfile-x??4-glb.exe (x86 or x64 bits)
  • Prerequisites:
    – Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1); KB2817430
    – MS15-044 Security update for Lync 2013 (Skype for Business): May 12, 2015; KB3039779
    – Microsoft Office 2013 Language Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1); KB2817427
  • Issues fixed:
    • KB 3128747 Video is missing in a Skype for Business 2015 meeting recording after the December 2015 security update 3114351 is installed
    • KB 3121276 Title bar displays “Lync” after you install the November 2015 update for Lync 2013 (Skype for Business 2015)
    • KB 3132307 Event ID 1000 is logged and Lync 2013 (Skype for Business) client crashes when you reconnect a remote session
    • KB 3132305 “An unknown participant is now joining” message is displayed in a transferred call in Lync 2013 (Skype for Business)
    • KB 3132304 The Lync 2013 (Skype for Business) user interface of a call monitor flashes constantly
    • KB 3114687 “The address type is not valid” error when you sign in to Lync 2013 (Skype for Business) by using domain\username format
  • Known issues after applying this patch:
    • KB 3051158 “Help isn’t working” error occurs when you open the “Skype for Business Help” window in Skype for Business
    • KB 3051160 Cannot join meetings by using Lync 2010 after you install OneDrive for Business
    • KB 3053998 Memory leak occurs when you transfer a file that is larger than 5 megabytes (MB) in a conversation in Skype for Business