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Score How to install WinDefender and IE7 via Group Policy?
pk - 28 Oct 2006 12:48 PM - 5 messages
Hi, I tried adding windowsdefender.msi to software installation in group policy. It installed fine on start up and opened the defender main window. But then it gave me failed to initialize error (if i remember correctly). I logged in ...
Score Exclusions to net sessions /delete
sendrius - 28 Oct 2006 12:18 PM - 3 messages
Is there a way to write a batch file that will end the sessions of 90 out of 100 systems on a domain? My IT department gets calls almost every night regarding someone not logging off, and therefore holding up ...
Score Laptop users changing domains, mismatch DACLS
DD - 28 Oct 2006 8:00 AM - 5 messages
I have an architecture puzzle to figure out.  We have laptop users that change domains sometimes...  i.e. they log on to a completely different domain after traveling, but the SID of the domain group on domain B is ...
Score getting a new server setup.
khaled azzaz - 28 Oct 2006 5:14 AM - 7 messages
I had 2 dc's, 1 with exchange on it, the other one is a file server. The one with exchange crashed, bad hard drive it was stripped, do not ask me why. that server had the FSMO roles. The file server had no sp1 installed, i ...
Score Transfer Users
Teo - 28 Oct 2006 12:10 AM - 12 messages
I am sorry everyone for so many questions but I have another one here: What is the easiest way to transfer users from one DC to another DC? ...
Score Solaris 10 & AD Authentication
lazyboy_2k@yahoo.com - 27 Oct 2006 11:13 PM - 2 messages
Hi All, I'm trying to configure my ldapclient on sol 10 to allow AD users to login to a unix box w/ their existing AD user & password. I've read & been working on this topic (sol 10 & AD intergration ...
Score event id 560 flooding my security log
Ciaraga - 27 Oct 2006 8:55 PM - 2 messages
I have a 2003 sp2 server that accumulates a security log file of about 8 meg per day and 95% are all eventid 560 and 565.    Most of them dont seem to lead to anythingas far as an serious issues.   What could cause ...
Score User GPO Not Applied
TagaR - 27 Oct 2006 4:53 PM - 12 messages
I have a GPO for Users OU that is not applied when using "gpupdate" or when logging on to the system after a restart. The GPO is only applied if I use "gpupdate /force". My GPO is for IE connection settings using proxy. ...
Score preventing remote desktop
Fabrussio - 27 Oct 2006 4:47 PM - 4 messages
Is there a way of preventing someone who is a domain administrator from remote desktop into the server using his username and password? he needs to be domain admin so i can't just take him out of the group. ...
Score NTDS In Sites and Services, Replication Plan?
Stephen E. Weber - 27 Oct 2006 4:20 PM - 3 messages
I have a WINDOWS 2003 network, I have several sites and I need to setup a replication plan for the DCs. Im not certain that I fully understand the role the NTDS in the Sites and Services. I have a main site, which hosts 2 DCs, one being the Domain Master. ...
Score Delegation
Jarryd - 27 Oct 2006 3:33 PM - 4 messages
Dear all, I know you might think this is crazy, but I wanted to be allow one of the girls in the personnel department change the details on user accounts, e.g. phone numbers, surnames, etc., but not allow them to delete any accounts. ...
Score FRS staging files remaining even after file replication complete
Nick M - 27 Oct 2006 3:11 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I have successfully been using DFS/FRS for months and a few days ago I started seeing a potential problem.  I have 3 servers that are replicating a dfs share to each other.  A few days ago I noticed that the stagin file on ...
Score Problems with AD & DNS
acoustix - 27 Oct 2006 1:51 PM - 2 messages
I'm seeing multiple Netlogon 5774 & 5775 errors.  I listed my results from a dcdiag test below.  This is causing problems with Outlook clients as well.  The test was run on computer 'DTLPDC'.  If anyone has any ideas I would ...
Score Splitting an organisation
Richard - 27 Oct 2006 11:27 AM - 9 messages
Hi, The organisation I work for is being split into two separate entities. Senior management have decided that the new organisations' networks should be isolated from one another. AD wise, there is currently one domain split across AD sites. Two sites each ...
Score There are two AD forests, two local DNS and how may be to solve it
Slava - 27 Oct 2006 11:01 AM - 4 messages
There are two companys A and B in separite offices. In company A - SBS2K in company B - SBS2K3. Company A have AD - A.local, Company B have AD - b.local. Local DNS has forvarders to ISP DNS. Each company have ISA 2K and DSL ...
Score Roaming profile
Miguel - 27 Oct 2006 10:38 AM - 4 messages
Hello all, I need apply roaming profiles through  GPOs. it is posible? At the same time, I need migrate windows XP local profiles into a roaming profiles. (this job manually) thanks in advance. ...
Score Problem by bind to ADAM Server with DN
Blueyer - 27 Oct 2006 10:32 AM - 6 messages
Hallo, I try to install ADAM on a Siebel Server, but have a problem with ADAM wenn I bind to LDAP Server with the DN:cn=APPUSER,ou=siebel users,dc=mycompany,dc=com, and give the password "Blueyer!1" (which is waht I ...
Score Screensaver time settings
Patrik_L - 27 Oct 2006 9:47 AM - 3 messages
Hi When one has a screensaver enabled there is a short period of time between when the screen goes blank and the actual screensaver kicks in. If one moves the mouse during this time, the screen comes back. Does anyone know if this period of time is something that one can control ? ...
Score Windows Server 2003 Enterprise PKI
Alyas_Razzaq - 27 Oct 2006 9:41 AM - 7 messages
Hi all, we are looking to implement a pki setup. All the servers that will be some form of a CA will be running Windows Server 2003 Standard Ed. We will have a two-tier setup, with an offline root CA and 2 subordinate issuing CA's. ...
Score how to disable IE's URL box when client logon
ted - 27 Oct 2006 12:15 AM - 4 messages
I've a win server 2003 and some public PCs (win 2000). How can I use GPO to hide or disable URL box in IE? So they won't be able to type any URLs. I remember there are some settings in GPO about this, but I can't find it ...
Score Server 2003
Teo - 26 Oct 2006 11:50 PM - 6 messages
I hope this is a easy question: I have 3 Servers: 1- PDC - Server 2003 2- BDC - Server 2003 64 3- SQL - Server 2003 64 I want to change PDC to Server 2003 64 and wondered how the other 2 mahcines ...
Score cross-domain authentication failing
Chain - 26 Oct 2006 8:20 PM - 3 messages
I have 2 DCs, both with AD-integrated DNS, and a trust relationship with another domain (one-way). Everything works fine until the first DC (the one holding all FSMO roles) goes offline. Foreign credential authentication starts to fail. Why can't the second DC authenticate foreign credentials? ...
Score Can't Domain Local groups to files and folders permission
wsadmin - 26 Oct 2006 7:57 PM - 3 messages
I have windows 2000 domain running in native mode. We are trying to get rid of old win2k dc that holds all FSMO roles. I have three more DC running 2003 and 2003R2. DNS are running on three DC and all zones are Active directory ...
Score Active directory and dead WAN connection
igolo - 26 Oct 2006 6:45 PM - 4 messages
I have several remote sites running server 2003 with AD configured as child domains of the parent domain corp.work.com The remote sites have a broadband WAN connect to the host site. When a WAN connection goes down at one of the remote sites the PDC takes about ...
Score ADAM sync error
James - 26 Oct 2006 6:18 PM - 4 messages
Hello, I'm getting an error when trying to create userProxy objects in my test ADAM environment from my test AD environment.  The account I'm using is in the root domain and the users I'm trying to read from is in the ...
Score extend the Active Directory with a custom field
Ief - 26 Oct 2006 4:51 PM - 2 messages
We have a Windows 2003 domain. What is the best way to extend the Active Directory with a custom field "User ID number". We want the custom field to be displayed in Active Directory User and Computers. ...
Score new taskpad view
mario77 - 26 Oct 2006 4:02 PM - 3 messages
I made delegating control using new taskpad view. I saved console in user mode, put the shortcuts this posible options. When user stand on object can access other options on right click, how i can prevent it?? Thanks ...
Score Exchange replication in Active Directory.
Scott Sanders - 26 Oct 2006 3:34 PM - 6 messages
Does anybody know how I can check to make sure Exchange info is replicating between DC's? I have recently built a DC at out DR site to replace an old machine, but I want to make sure that all the relevant info is being replicated before I ...
Score Remote users (VPN) are never prompted to chg PW
CParrish - 26 Oct 2006 2:16 PM - 3 messages
I have multiple remote users who are never prompted to chg thier PW when the 90 day period is up.  They wind up locking thier account and having to call the Helpdesk and have thier PW reset. I am unable to find a good solution for these people, any ...
Score Delegating control of a computer to change the name.
Russ Allen - 26 Oct 2006 1:48 PM - 5 messages
I have to aloow my people who have very limited knowledge of AD to have the ability to change the computer name. I delegated the ability on the computer object to read and write computer name (pre windows 2000). Well it doesn't ...
Score migrating 2003 AD domains
skynet - 26 Oct 2006 10:11 AM - 5 messages
We have 8 sites 1 main and 7 remote sites, all are running W2k3 server in 2003 funtional mode. note.... the remote site have 5 to 10 users. I want to migrate all remote sites to corp our main site. ...
Score How to remove orphaned child domain
Orvs - 26 Oct 2006 9:42 AM - 2 messages
I conifgured  a new child domain(win2003) called newdom.my.company.org  in my Forest. However,  I have to demote it since there are some mistake in naming convention. Demotion wert fine and I waited for an hour just to make sure it  ...
Score Active Directory Exchange Extension error - the specified domain does not exist or could not be cont
stokefan - 26 Oct 2006 9:16 AM - 2 messages
Hi all, When I try and create a user in Active Directory, and add exchange properties such as an SMTP address, I get the error: " The Specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.   Facility: Win32, ID no: c007054b, Microsoft Active Directory - ...
Score Desktop Appearance::Normal Login versus RDP
MikeC - 26 Oct 2006 8:29 AM - 2 messages
Hello.  If this is not the correct newsgroup, my apologies and please direct me to a better choice. I am wondering if someone would explain why when I login to my PC Windows XPSP2 to Windows 2003 Standard Domain using roaming profiles my ...
Score How big are "My Documents"?
Hank Arnold - 26 Oct 2006 8:22 AM - 4 messages
I am looking into redirecting My Documents. I need to evaluate the amount of space this will require on the target server. Can someone post a simple way of doing this? TIA........ ...
Score Active directory upgrade/expansion question
Simon - 26 Oct 2006 8:11 AM - 7 messages
Hi Everyone Are current setup is as follows:- 1 site 4 servers 2 dc's simple.... In the next 6 months be aquiring a further 5 sites which will be about 200 miles away from us and will eventually have a direct link/connection to us ...
Score Does the object GUID ever change?
APA - 26 Oct 2006 4:55 AM - 8 messages
I'm syncing users from the AD to my database and I use the object's GUID as a key in my database.  Is there anyway that the AD would ever change the object's GUID? ...
Score Name Related Properties Out of sync
asdf - 26 Oct 2006 2:47 AM - 2 messages
When trying to rename my Default-First-Site get the following error. Widows cannot complete the rename operation on default first site name because access is denied. Name related properties on this object might now be out of sync. Contact your ...
Score Group Policy
ABudhwani - 26 Oct 2006 1:09 AM - 5 messages
Is it possible to have settings that are available under user configuration to be available for computer configuration? There are certain settings such as start menu and startup that we want applied to only users who logon to a particular workstation and not o the user if he or she logs on to another ...
Score PKI CAPolicy.inf
JX - 25 Oct 2006 11:46 PM - 3 messages
Hi all, I am building a PKI hierarchy wiht one root offline root server in a workgroup and 2 enterprise subordinate servers in w2k3 forest.  I want to know what is the significance of "CAPolicy.Inf"?  do I need to create it on ...
Score Create a lot of account fast
APA - 25 Oct 2006 11:11 PM - 4 messages
Is there a tool that I could use to create a large number of test accounts with.  I need to create about 5000 user accounts in my AD to test an application that I've built.  Anyone know of a good way to do that? ...
Score windows 2003 migration
skynet - 25 Oct 2006 9:45 PM - 5 messages
we have a windows 2003 domain as our main site. (domain1.local) and all remote site have there own domain,(domain.local) I need to migrate all remote site to domain1. what is my best approch? thanks ...
Score FMSO question
PRMolina - 25 Oct 2006 9:42 PM - 9 messages
I have two DCs in a Win 2003 AD network, DC1 and DC2.  DC1 crashed.  I removed it from Active Directory by right clicking on it in dsa.msc and choosing delete.  Then I rebuilt it, naming it DC1 again joined it to the ...
Score Who deleted computer object?
Martin - 25 Oct 2006 8:52 PM - 3 messages
Hi, is there any way how to find out who deleted object in AD? The object is located in deleted objects now and I thought if there is any information about the account which deleted the object within that deleted object. Thank you ...
Score Renaming A Domain
Teo - 25 Oct 2006 8:47 PM - 8 messages
I hope someone out there can help me. I currently have the need to rename a domain on a Windows Server 2000 and Server 2003 in the coniguration below. I need to know how it is done and what the ramifications are. Here is the ...
Score DCDiag errors frssysvol and kccevent
Stephen E. Weber - 25 Oct 2006 8:46 PM - 3 messages
When I run dcdiag on several servers in my windows 2003 AD domain, I am receive errors on the  frssysvol and kccevent. I need to track these errors down and what do they mean. Thanks Steve Here is an example: ...
Score ADAM object auditing
richwray - 25 Oct 2006 8:15 PM - 6 messages
Is there anyway to enable object access auditing (or account management) on an ADAM partition, which would encompass ALL objects in the partition. For example, if anyone changes a User or Group account in an ADAM partition it would record a success audit event in the Security log stating who did it, ...
Score Upgrading/Replacing Primary Domain Controller
Joe - 25 Oct 2006 7:59 PM - 3 messages
Hello,  i was just wondering if i could get some guidance on how about to best handle our current situation.  we currently have a PDC server with windows 2000 server and active directory, DNS, and DHCP.  we also have ...
Score Access denied to users home folder
Jasony - 25 Oct 2006 6:20 PM - 3 messages
We have started to experience a problem with users receving an access denied error when access their mapped home folder through the explorer. The users have XP Pro w/SP2 on a Windows 2003 domain. The home folder is setup a part of their AD profile. They had accessed the home folder ...
Score Roaming Profiles
AJ - 25 Oct 2006 5:54 PM - 4 messages
Hello, All my users have a roaming profile in a network share. Over time with employee turn around the sare is getting full with unused profiles from employees no longer with the compnay. Does any one know of a tool that would allow me to  cross check the users in ...
Score Groups missing under Security of User Account
tnt - 25 Oct 2006 5:20 PM - 8 messages
Guys, After sp1 2003 update, we witnessed a few problems. Some user accounts cannot reset their own password.  Email using the TLS authentication cannot be sent.  Anyways, I tracked down the problem, but I cannot permanently fix it. ...
Score LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR
SQL_Learner - 25 Oct 2006 5:14 PM - 5 messages
Hello All, My problem is, on calling ldap_search_ext_s(), I am getting a successful resultset, but this function is throwing LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR. Did anyone encountered this problem before and what could the possible reason why the function throws an error but the resultset is successful? ...
Score Cannot login to domain
jeeji - 25 Oct 2006 3:39 PM - 2 messages
Hi I administer some lab machines on which I run daily tests of our software. The machines are part of the same domain. The machines are reimaged daily because we run tests on them, and want to ensure a certain initial state before we run the tests. ...
Score Cross reference for the specified naming context could not be foun
Orvs - 25 Oct 2006 3:30 PM - 7 messages
I'm trying to insert new chid domain (Win2003) on my Forest still on Win200 Native. I keep getting this error during DCPROMO. The cross reference for the specified naming context could not be found. This is halfway thru and when it reach the CN partition etc then  error ...
Score Windows Defender and GPO?
Andrew - 25 Oct 2006 2:58 PM - 4 messages
I'd like to setup Windows Defender on our domain, however there's no GPO for it; at least not that I can find.  I have found postings hinting to the fact that an ADM file will be available when the final version is released.  Well ...
Score Forest Level Woes - AC Too Busy Right Now...
Peter Grimshaw - 25 Oct 2006 2:55 PM - 2 messages
Hi guys could do with some help here... I'm currently running an SBS 2003 server SP1 and need to add another 2003 Std R2 domain controller to it... So now I need to raise the forest level to Windows 2003 from 2000, the ...
Score Yet Another Roaming Profiles Quandry
Michael - 25 Oct 2006 2:25 PM - 2 messages
Windows 2003 Std Edition R2, Fully updated, serving as domain controller. No fancy stuff, small installation with 5 users total. Server runs very small SQL database and stores some files and docs. Roaming profiles setup, folder redirection working fine. GPOs established to ...
Score Group with permissions in AD not showing up under the security tab.
Jaycee - 25 Oct 2006 1:27 PM - 5 messages
I have a group in AD that does not appear on the Security tab when I view an the OU properties with the Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) console.  I can see the permssions they have by viewing the "Effective ...
Score Problems with "User must change password at next logon"
Rick - 25 Oct 2006 7:57 AM - 4 messages
Hi,  I'm delegating resetting of passwords to our helpdesk.  This is working fine where we want the "User must change password at next logon" ticked (pwdLastSet=0). However they are getting an "Access is denied" message when trying to remove ...
Score DS tools? Help needed group & user creation
al - 25 Oct 2006 3:44 AM - 5 messages
Should I use DStools for this?  I need to create roughly 1400 user accounts and all the groups and nested groups that these members are a member of.  I have a list of all of the user id's and I have a list of ...
Score AD database size........
Zeno - 25 Oct 2006 3:25 AM - 2 messages
I'm trying to figure out the approx/min database size required for our AD implementation. We will have about 10000 users, 8000 workstations and 400 servers. Can anyone advise me what size can I expect the AD db size to ...
Score how do I add existing domains to new tree
ngomarty - 25 Oct 2006 2:10 AM - 4 messages
We have 23 W2K separate domains that we would like to join into a new tree. All domains are currently named <placename>.nlsd113.org. We would like to join these domains into a tree as child domains under a new top level domain ...
Score MS VPN Users and Expired Password
Adam - 24 Oct 2006 9:10 PM - 4 messages
I have been trying to find a nice user friendly option for a password policy to include VPN users. I have about 10% of my users that only access the network via a VPN (MS RRAS) Some systems are part of the domain, some are not. ...
Score FSMO DC crashed take a long time for workstation to Logon HELP !!
Mr555 - 24 Oct 2006 8:58 PM - 8 messages
Hello Everyone I have a question in regards to Windows 2000 and 2003 AD. Our LAN combine with 2 windows 2003 and 2 windows 2000 DC serving 80PCs. Our windows 2003 DC both installed on Vmware ESX Server. FSMO role is on one of the windnows 2003 ...
Score ADFS and Multiple Web Sites for Single Sign-on
Susieber - 24 Oct 2006 8:04 PM - 3 messages
Just wondering if anyone else has run into this. I'm using the claimapp from the Step-by-Step Guide in our lab. I set up a parallel claims-aware application (claimapp2) on my Web server in my Federated Web SSO with Forest ...
Score Query for disabled users...?
Per Hagstrom - 24 Oct 2006 7:32 PM - 9 messages
I'm sure it can be done, I just don't know how to list all disabled accounts in A.D. (2003) I can for example hit the Filter button and use a custom LDAP query... but what query would I use to do that? ...
Score AD Replication - Question about auto-generated replication connections
jrm73 - 24 Oct 2006 7:21 PM - 6 messages
I am in the middle of a large migration form NT4.0 to Win 2003 AD.  We have 2 Hub -Datacenter sites, each with 2 AD DC's and about 50 remote sites.  We've migrated about 10 and each remote site has 1 AD DC. ...
Score Power User Authentication
jlindsey - 24 Oct 2006 7:02 PM - 3 messages
I have a terminal server in my active directory where some clients are required to be "power users".  How can I authenticate this from the domain controller? ...
Score Machine Administrator Group search
igbagel - 24 Oct 2006 6:53 PM - 5 messages
I'm trying to query for all machine that have more than certain specific users as members of the administrators group.  For instance: I only want: mydomain\dadmins mydomain\helpdesk to be part of the administrators group on machines and want to query ...
Score Delete logon script from all users
Net Admin - 24 Oct 2006 6:21 PM - 6 messages
For all my users I have a logon script. I no longer need that script to run. How do I remove the script from all users at once? I have already deleted the script from the Sysvol folder. Thank You ...
Score UserAccessControl # for Interactive Logon
Seagull Ng - 24 Oct 2006 5:35 PM - 4 messages
Is there a number/flag in userAccessControl for interactive logon? I wish to check out functional accounts which have been used to logon interactively. If the number/flag does not exist, is there any other way I can verify if a ...
Score Login script
Paul Bergson [MVP-DS] - 24 Oct 2006 4:21 PM - 10 messages
Anyone know how to stop the user gui from popping up, until after the login script has completed? ...
Score Group policy issue after domain rename
carol - 24 Oct 2006 3:36 PM - 5 messages
Hi: We have recently renamed our active directory 2003 domain.  However, the GPfixup was ran after redom /clean.  I am now getting the following error; "windows cannot query for the list of group policy objects: "Windows cannot bind to Old domain name.  Group policy processing aborted" ...
Score Which GPO is applied
Kidem - 24 Oct 2006 2:48 PM - 3 messages
How can i tell which GPO are applied to my workstation...im having a feeling one isnt being applied...which is a time server bat file i setup   a computer startup script.... THX ...
Score Losing DHCP Scope when DC rebooted
Bob Viancourt - 24 Oct 2006 2:41 PM - 13 messages
Whenever I reboot my Windows 2003 Primary Domain Controller which contains DHCP, DNS, and Wins. I lose a DHCP Router Scope Option for my 2nd floor. I currenly have 4 DC's one of which I send off site for DR. I tried bringing ...
Score Restore AD on stand alone server
Saima - 24 Oct 2006 1:31 PM - 4 messages
I am trying to restore AD on server 2003 in test Lab. I have restored AD files in c:\NTDSRestore Server is member of workgroup and when I run dcpromo /adv switch its giving me error related to DNS. System trying to detect SRV record for ldap services to authenticate user ...
Score Redirecting start menu to users
salva.gomez - 24 Oct 2006 12:54 PM - 2 messages
Hi all i've a problem that i cannot understand: i've defined policies to redirect  the Start Menu to some users that are inside of an OU. This shared folder was named "Startmenu$" and was defined in the redirection ...
Score Active Directory Schema
C.Gouws - 24 Oct 2006 11:41 AM - 6 messages
We want to create a template user account; the problem is when we copy the account not all the fields are copied over to the new account. I have tried to edit the schema in Active Directory but with no luck; i have ...
Score AD Query based on SID
Mel - 24 Oct 2006 11:08 AM - 10 messages
Hi, I am looking for a an xml query to import in ADUC to query a user based on the SID.  I have the SID, but I don't know the user.  This SID shows up on the security tab on some folders but there is no "name ...
Score resetting account SID's in active directory 2003
Alen - 24 Oct 2006 8:46 AM - 3 messages
Hi all I have a w2k3 and active directory installed , but the database of my active directory became corrup and can not be repaired. DC1 doesn't replicate to other DC's in my domain. At last i decided to reinstall my domain from beginig since i just have 6 ...
Score What DNS-Records have to be there?
Stefan 'Birdie' Vogel - 24 Oct 2006 8:24 AM - 7 messages
Hello, we currently try to troubleshoot a DNS-problem in our AD. (non MS-DNS, we use QIP) Exactly what DNS SRV RRs have to be registered from witch machine? Asumeing the following small version of our domain structure: forrest.com ...
Score DCPROMO failed
locoytravieso - 24 Oct 2006 7:36 AM - 5 messages
Hello All, I am trying to set up a secondary domain controller and I'm getting the following error during the dcpromo: "The operation failed because: File Replication Service: The dependency service does not exist or has been marked for deletion" ...
Score Server Monitoring
Drago - 24 Oct 2006 7:21 AM - 2 messages
Is there a Microsoft tool/product that can produce and send reports for windows 2003 standard server like the Microsoft Small Business Server reporting tool? Drago ...
Score Site links and replication
Zeno - 24 Oct 2006 6:22 AM - 6 messages
I'm configuring the replication of AD for our co. We have a central office and then 3 branch offices, and the branch offices have smaller sub brnaches connected to the branch office. My plan is to have the Central Office replicate with the Brach Offices ...
Score importing goups to AD
daso - 24 Oct 2006 6:01 AM - 3 messages
hey there peoples.... i was just wondering if you know, if there is a way of importing user groups in to AD (server 2003) . i.e. from spread sheets thanks ...
Score Cached credentials on work laptop
Net Admin - 24 Oct 2006 5:35 AM - 2 messages
I have a laptop that is joined to the domain at work. When I take it home I log in with my AD account (using cached credentials I'm sure) and I try to access a server at work through the UNC path and get this error when trying ...
Score Active Directory Sites: Subnetting..
vidguide - 24 Oct 2006 4:41 AM - 5 messages
OK, quick question. Now having finally been able to remove my destoryed/failed secondary DC, i'm setting up sites, to control the ammount of data traffic over the WAN. I've created 2 sites, moved the existing DC into the first site, and ...
Score Mapping Home Drive
Throckmorton - 24 Oct 2006 1:58 AM - 8 messages
I have a new W2K3 SP1 Forest/Domain (single).  The users are configured to map their home drives under the profile tab; H: \\servername\Users\%username% For the most part the users are mapping fine.  However lately many of the ...
Score User keeps getting prompted
Jim in Cleveland - 24 Oct 2006 1:21 AM - 4 messages
I'm not sure what group this problem belongs in.  We have a Windows 2003 domain, using AD and end users are using XP.  We impliment roaming profiles.  I just upgraded a bunch of machines to Office 2003.  Now, when some users log ...
Score Clearning Workgroup / Domain Lists
Corey_in_Canada - 24 Oct 2006 12:41 AM - 2 messages
Hello all, Can someone please tell me how to clear domains and workgroups from network browse lists? We have people that connect that to our domain regularly from different domains or laptops that are configured in workgroups and those workgroups or domains end up displaying for all users if they browse network ...
Score Re-adding a computer to a domain
Michael Watson - 23 Oct 2006 9:45 PM - 4 messages
I had to remove a computer from our local domain in order to do a full software reinstall.  I cannot now add it back into the domain.  When attempting to do so, it reports "The Specified User already exists". ...
Score event ID:1865
david james - 23 Oct 2006 7:42 PM - 3 messages
Hi all, I recently setup sites and services on our single domain (now we had a decent subnetting of various sites). I know find that the domain controllers are getting loads of event ID:1865. Can anyone point me in the right direction? ...
Score Dom Rename - Just checking before I shoot off my big mouth
doug.masters - 23 Oct 2006 6:27 PM - 4 messages
I cannot rename a child domain from one forest to a child domain in another forest.  child.domain1.corp cannot rename to child.domain2.corp if domain1 & domain2 are not in the same forest and are completely separate domains.. ...
Score Strange A record in GC DNS setting
John - 23 Oct 2006 5:21 PM - 6 messages
Hi, I was just checking the DNS setting of our servers and found something strange with one A record on our GC settings.  Under: DNS\ADSERVER\Forward Lookup Zones\_msdcs.domain.com\gc I have 4 entries, 3 are corresponding to the correct GCs.  But I have one ...
Score DCPromo error when removing DC
Steve - 23 Oct 2006 4:46 PM - 4 messages
I'm trying to remove a DC (2003R2) that is having problems. When I try to do this I get the error: "The operation failed because: Active Directory could not transfer the remaining data in directory partition CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=xxx,DC=xxx,DC=xxx,DC=edu to domain controller ...
Score Uncheck Password Never Expires for All Users
Ari - 23 Oct 2006 4:11 PM - 7 messages
Hi, All accounts in AD when created Password Never Expiers was selected and now i wana implement a password polciy, how can i remove the check from password never expiers on all user in AD at once? Thanks for any help ...
Score Active Directory Users and Computers
Anthony_CCUCC - 23 Oct 2006 3:55 PM - 5 messages
Hi, I am having a problem with Active Directory Users and Computers MMC. I have delegated full control of Computers and contacts to a group using the Delegate Control wizard. When a user starts the Active Directory Users and Computers using a "Run As" as a member of the group that the rights were ...
Score Delegate Certificate Template- How to
Orvs - 23 Oct 2006 3:11 PM - 4 messages
I'm bit confused here. I  setup a subordinate CA Enterprise server (DC) in one of my  Child domain in Windows 2003. How can I effectively delegate Certificate template?? for that particular CA server?? If I delegate it let say to Domain Admins will it affect our CA in other ...
Score ACCOUNT LOCK OUT
ChristopherN - 23 Oct 2006 2:39 PM - 3 messages
I need to be able to lock out (not disable) an AD account from the command line. I was hoping that I might be able to use dsmod to achieve this but it seems not. Any clever soul out there have any suggestions how I might be able to do this. ...
Score Using GPO to implement Password Policy
Saral6978 - 23 Oct 2006 2:33 PM - 11 messages
I'm using Group Policy Managment to create and manage my domain's group policies.  We have decided to implement a password policy so I created a new Group Policy Object, Company Password Policy, configured the settings I wanted as far as maximum password age, complexity, etc and enabled the GPO.  ...
Computers not affected by group policy
Error Adding new Child Domain.. Cross reference could not be found
Moving DHCP to another 2003 server
Setup guides & a recommendation?
Default permissions on new contact objects
Add a Windows 2003 backup domain controller (BDC) to 2000 AD
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