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Score Remote Administration
Cary Shultz - 11 Feb 2006 10:42 PM - 9 messages
Good evening! Wanted to find out what people are doing in the way of remote administration.  There are several ways to do this.  My preferred way is to install the Adminpak and the 'Exchange stuff' on an Admin workstation and ...
Score nt4 domain to W2k3 AD
Don - 11 Feb 2006 10:10 PM - 4 messages
We recently upgraded out nt4 domain to 2k3 AD.  We upgraded the pdc and then added new 2k3 servers, transferred fmso roles and removed the original server.  I have since noticed that the 1500+ users which existed prior to the upgrade have no ad username.  They only have the ...
Score managing distribution lists
trogg - 11 Feb 2006 5:38 PM - 2 messages
is it possible to have more than 1 manager of a dist list in AD, if so how do i set this up?? Thanks ts***@hotmail.com ...
Score GPO not working.
Frederik De Muyter - 11 Feb 2006 3:36 PM - 3 messages
Hi, I'm using group policy's in my domain.  The gpo's i defined are not being applied. When i run gpresult.exe it displays the correct gpo's. DNS settings seem to be working.  I get te following error in UserEnv.log ...
Score server in wrong site
Bonno Bloksma - 11 Feb 2006 12:12 PM - 8 messages
Hi, I have 5 sites. In "AD Sites and services" I have 7 subnets defined. 5 for the 5 sites, 1 to include all internal ip numbers for all sites AND the VPN connections and one for our DMZ. Some servers appear in the right "site container" but some are in the wrong ...
Score Failed Upgrade
IT Geek - 11 Feb 2006 3:27 AM - 2 messages
I am in the process of upgrading a NT 4 domain controller to windows 2000. I have sucessfully upgraded the first domain controller to windows 2000, but when I try to upgrade the second DC it gets hung on the please wait screen ...
Score Simple Questions...
Robert Bollinger - 11 Feb 2006 12:04 AM - 4 messages
Hello All - I have been reviewing the ad structure and have a question or 2.... What is the "Active" component of Active directory? Is it FRS? This is an annoying question I know it off the wall... But heyh... I also know that AD is a centralized management of all domain resources, and ...
Score Automatically disable expired user accounts
Richard - 10 Feb 2006 11:59 PM - 8 messages
Hi.  Is it possible or is there a utility that will automatically disable a user account after it has expired.  For example, disable the account after 30 days of expiration.  You comments are appreciated.  Thanks! ...
Score Adding Windows Server 2003 R2 machine to existing W2k3AD
Steve Spence - 10 Feb 2006 10:29 PM - 6 messages
We upgraded our AD to Server 2003 about a year ago and things have been running pretty well. The schema is at 2003 native mode with Exchange 2003. After several other projects we're splitting the AD into the various sites ...
Score IIS authentication
coady - 10 Feb 2006 10:08 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I am new to Active Directory and I was reading about having a DC on each site could help speeding up the authentication. My question is if users on different sites need to log in to a web based ...
Score How to restore Domain Controllers that have been down for a long t
Michael Leighty - 10 Feb 2006 8:56 PM - 3 messages
I've been working on building a new Active Directory domain for my company to replace the existing one.  The first two domain controllers have been built for test purposes some time ago.  A couple of months ago I had a problem ...
Score Setting password complexities
R Green - 10 Feb 2006 8:03 PM - 2 messages
Hi All I'm able to set the minimum password length using group policy for our domain, however, how do you enable complexities?  I've enabled the "Password must meet complexity requirement", however, what is the default "complexity" ?  I'm running AD2k3... ...
Score services
Rob - 10 Feb 2006 7:49 PM - 2 messages
Anyone know how to restrict a logon to only restarting a specific service on a particullar server (only 1) ...
Score timzone change (need help please)
Rob - 10 Feb 2006 7:48 PM - 3 messages
I am not sure Microsoft knows that Indiana is changing its timezone to a new one... I can't remember if they are adopting Central or Eastern, however they will be observing daylight savings time. Which they have not done in the past, therefore had their own specified ...
Score Automatic Membership ?
Tayfun Keresteci - 10 Feb 2006 7:29 PM - 2 messages
I need a script or a specialist involment for a issue.. I’m trying to decribe what i need. We have nearly 30 Branch Offices and we have a computer name standarts on our domain structure. For example; “HE Izmir1 Branch Office” the computer name standart is: 351”PC ...
Score restore a windows 2000 domain controller
Greg - 10 Feb 2006 7:25 PM - 3 messages
Hello all, We currently have 3 DC's in our domain and 1 of the DC's crashed. We have backups of the complete DC through Veritas 10.0. The system state file is included in this backup. Is there a paper that someone could point me to in ...
Score Issue DHCP IP's only to computers in AD?
SW - 10 Feb 2006 7:23 PM - 4 messages
Is it possible to only give an IP to a computers that appear in Active Directory.  We found a user bring his laptop in, put a network cable in it and get an IP address.  His laptop was riddled with viruses, but lucky not ...
Score CSVDE export fields ordering
confused - 10 Feb 2006 7:22 PM - 4 messages
For some reason, when i run an export with CSVDE, the fields in -l are output in a different order.  Has anyone seen this before ? thanks. ...
Score How to exclude ADAM user from AD domain lockout policy??
Jims - 10 Feb 2006 7:06 PM - 5 messages
Is there any way to exclude individual ADAM user class accounts from the AD domain account lockout policy?  Can this be accomplished on a per user basis or would we need to exclude the ADAM server from the Active Directory domain ...
Score Domain Controllers not talking to each other
rksharma99 - 10 Feb 2006 6:31 PM - 3 messages
Hi, We have two Win 2K3 servers. One in office A and the other in office B. Both are Domain Controllers, but office A is the PDC. After a extend period of time, server in office B is unable to comunicate with server ...
Score 2000 - 2003 Migration
Don Powell - 10 Feb 2006 4:58 PM - 3 messages
We have only one Windows 2000 server (no Exchange used) that is also our AD controller. We have purchased a new Server 2003 which we wish to replace our old server with. Can I join the new server to our domain, make it a DC then ...
Score Replace Primary DC with new 2003 Server
Sabrenet - 10 Feb 2006 1:22 PM - 4 messages
I have a primary DC (2000) in our current domain which I would like to replace with a newly purchased (much more powerful) 2003 unit. Can I replace our current primary DC  with 2003 then upgrade our other 2000 ...
Score Restricting User Logons
P Basham - 10 Feb 2006 12:34 PM - 4 messages
If user A is logged on to computer A in a windows 2003 domain, how do I set policy to stop the user logging on to computer B until he logs off computer A? ie he can only logon to one computer at a time. I thought I saw this ...
Score Error in Accessing Primary Domain Controller from Backup Domain Controller
Vaibhav Shah - 10 Feb 2006 12:14 PM - 3 messages
Hi, We have Windows 2003 server based network of around 10 computers. We have one computer desingtated as Backup Domain Controller. All of a sudden, we are not able to access the primary domain controls from the backup domain machine. The error is following: ...
Score Authentication problems on member server (file/print)
IgnaceQ - 10 Feb 2006 10:11 AM - 3 messages
We upgraded our NT4 network about 1 year ago to Windows 2003 AD. We had a SERVER3 that was a NT4 BDC in a remote site. We installed after the upgrade a SERVER2 that was a Windows 2003 domain controller. We removed the ...
Score W2K3 server time slow
Chris Burgess - 10 Feb 2006 4:30 AM - 4 messages
Hi, I have a W2K3 Std server in a domain with a W2k server as a PDC. The W2K3 server holds all of the FSMO roles Just recently we noticed the time on the network was always 10-12 minuties ...
Score ADAM Indexes - Default v.s. Containerized
Craig Gilmour - 10 Feb 2006 4:16 AM - 2 messages
I have searched high and low on the Microsoft site and through google, but have yet to find a definition for Containerized Searches under ADAM. When you bring up an attribute in the ADAM Schema Snapin, there is a checkbox to ...
Score If I use SIDHistory during a migration using the ADMT, how do I get rid of it afterwards on all obje
Spin - 10 Feb 2006 3:01 AM - 2 messages
Experts, If I use SIDHistory during a migration using the ADMT, how do I get rid of it afterwards on all objects? ...
Score ADMT and SIDHistory
Spin - 9 Feb 2006 11:28 PM - 3 messages
If I tell the ADMT to use SIDHistory, what is that, basically copying over all it's group membership info (i.e. "memberOf"? ...
Score AD replication after a year
tex_it_manager - 9 Feb 2006 10:38 PM - 4 messages
Our W2k3 server has been isolated from our corporate office for about a year due to some poor network planning.  I have been asked to look at setting this connection up and allowing our server to once again replicate with the root server at our corporate office.  My concern is ...
Score User Name in AD
MCorn - 9 Feb 2006 10:20 PM - 3 messages
Hi, I have regular accounts set up in an OU that gets changed fequently. Instead of resetting up different users for doing the same job and the same permissions I change the log in name and display name and use the old ...
Score Set et "inherit from parent the permission" on multiple user objects at same time
musicman - 9 Feb 2006 9:37 PM - 3 messages
All, I need to set the "inherit from parent the permission entries that apply to child objects" on multiple user objects in a container. Is there a way to do this on many users at the same time? Thanks, Ryan ...
Score Upgrading to Windows 2003 from Windows 2000
davisr65 - 9 Feb 2006 8:25 PM - 4 messages
What tools are available to where i can import my users and printers from  a windows 2000 domain to windows 2003? thank you... rob davis ...
Score Least amount of privileges
John - 9 Feb 2006 7:58 PM - 3 messages
Hello, I apologize if this is a novice question as I'm not too familiar with active directory and hope this is the appropriate place to post this. We have a Windows 2000 Server that runs a 3rd party application that ...
Score How to setup an account as non Domain admin to join comps to domai
BookerW - 9 Feb 2006 7:15 PM - 7 messages
I want to setup a sysprep files that will join all of my imaged computers to the domain.  If i use a non admin account, I believe that there is a limit to how many computers a non admin account can join to the domain. ...
Score AD not serviceing request after reboot
Chris - 9 Feb 2006 7:08 PM - 2 messages
Whenever I reboot the domain controller, the AD will not service logon requests. I get event id 4000 in the event log. If I follow the procedure in MS article 305837, it will fix the problem.  In fact, I don't have to follow all of it now; all I have to do is this portion: ...
Score Looking for magazines/e-zines specific to Windows Servers
Dana - 9 Feb 2006 6:52 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I am doing a simulation in one of my college classes - I happen to be the IT director in the simulation and we need to set up a Windows Server and find some software that will enable our hypothetical company to upload encrypted ...
Score MS Shared Toolkit
jw - 9 Feb 2006 6:47 PM - 3 messages
Anybody successfully used the Shared Toolkit with respect to the AD group policy?  I'm a little afraid in deploying this what appears to be a nice tool to lock down a specific local user with administrator rights. R Green ...
Score Failed to open the group policy object
Gilbert - 9 Feb 2006 6:28 PM - 5 messages
I am running Windows 2003 server and I have 5 domain controllers.  I have all the updates done.  I am logged in as Administrator but whenever I try to open "any" group policy and edit it, I get this: ...
Score Unable to assign TerminalServicesHomeDrive Letter using script.
Lion - 9 Feb 2006 5:50 PM - 3 messages
Hi All, I have a problem with the included screp that is creating user accounts from Excell Spread sheet. this is the error that I get, Script:         Test2 Line:   148 ...
Score Problem File share access and Failure of domain controller replication
Support Technique - 9 Feb 2006 5:45 PM - 3 messages
Hello, We have a domain Active Directory Windows Server 2003 with the service pack 1. This domain recently was installed on two sites connected by a tunnel GRE, one controlers domain on each site. For the 3rd time, I have problems with file share access since the other ...
Score Demote a DC
John - 9 Feb 2006 5:42 PM - 4 messages
I need to demote a DC and remove AD. How do I ensure that there is a local admin account so I will not be locked out once AD is removed? -john ...
Score .Net Framework 2.0 Deployment through AD
JamesL - 9 Feb 2006 5:36 PM - 2 messages
Our organization would like to deploy .NET 2.0 from within Active Directory. Is there any documentation on how to do that. I found a document about deploying it from .NET version 1.1 at this url:[link] ...
Score setting account expire date problem
Sandra L Miller - 9 Feb 2006 5:15 PM - 9 messages
I have a script that creates or updates student accounts each semester. The following code section is supposed to check if an account is set to never expire (for majors in our dept) and not change it if it is. ...
Score User Member Rights - [WP]
WILDPACKET - 9 Feb 2006 4:34 PM - 2 messages
This user is the member of Accoutn Operators, Domain Users, Exchnge Servcies, Backup Operator, Print Operator and Server Operators and she still fails to create any new contacs? elplz ...
Score Removing roaming profiles using AD
Jim in Cleveland - 9 Feb 2006 4:25 PM - 2 messages
Is there a way to remove a roaming profile after a user has logged off?  We use a common group log on for a certain department.  It is currently a roaming profile.  We do not want to make it a mandatory profile because the ...
Score Loading GPMC
Jim in Cleveland - 9 Feb 2006 4:15 PM - 5 messages
Hope someone can help me with this question.  Recently, we had two Windows 2000 servers go down.  Both were Domain controllers.  They were replaced with two new Windows 2003 servers.  I want to load GPMC on the two new servers but ...
Score AD Restore
ABudhwani - 9 Feb 2006 4:06 PM - 4 messages
We are currently palnning a disaster recovery site. We currently have a single forest with 3 domains. We have a empty root, a accounts domain, and a workstation domain. Is it possible to restore just the accounts domain in the event of a disaster without retoring the root domain to allow users to ...
Score Add Local User On Domain Controler
Martin McNally - 9 Feb 2006 3:31 PM - 3 messages
Is it possible to add a local user that can logon to the domain controler only? So they would not be logging onto the domain but logging onto the computer that is the domain controler i.e. Domain on the login screen ...
Score list all users in a group using ASP
steven scaife - 9 Feb 2006 1:58 PM - 2 messages
Hi i am creating an application and want to use active directory. So far i have got (i have removed the domain name) Set oRootDSE   = GetObject("LDAP://ou=Tech,ou=Finance, ou=Staff,dc=server,dc=server,dc=server")'("LDAP://RootDSE") ...
Score One user is having problems
L.White - 9 Feb 2006 1:40 PM - 3 messages
Hello,     I have the owner of our company set up as every type of administrator that he can be. When he walks up to a machine and logs in if it is not his normal machine he cannot view the contents of the network through my network ...
Score Site-replication frequency minimum 15 minutes ?
Jonte@bson.se - 9 Feb 2006 1:05 PM - 11 messages
I recenlty began to use Sites in our LAN envirement because I wanted the clients to log on to there physical nearest DC. We are spread over 5 physical locations. But now we have a delay of 15 minutes when we are ...
Score Find the names of Domain Controller
Muhammad Ali khan - 9 Feb 2006 12:57 PM - 3 messages
1. As microsoft Winlogon process allow the user to log on to their workstation or to the domain. 2.Thus I need to find the name of domian controller.Can you tell me the names of Application programming interface(API) or API Function that retrieve the ...
Score How to make sub Domain Admin wit h some restriction
Dipak - 9 Feb 2006 12:19 PM - 4 messages
Hi all, I have windows 2003 domain, i want to make on sub domain admin account with some restriction like, - this user can not take ownership the files or folders on which he don't have rights, - and this user can not change Administrators user properties. ...
Score Replication
Tim Chin - 9 Feb 2006 12:17 PM - 8 messages
I have seen in a document from Microsoft saying that a single domain will increase replication vs. multiple domains.  However, it then states that there is a point where having too many multiple domains will cause more replication than a single domain.  Does anyone know what this limit is?  My ...
Score DCDIAG error Directory Binding Error -2146892976
craig - 9 Feb 2006 11:04 AM - 3 messages
I have found some previous posts about this but no solutions, has anyone got to the bottom of this? DCDIAG /test:dns returns Performing initial setup:    [SYSTEM01] Directory Binding Error -2146892976:    Win32 Error -2146892976    This may limit some of the tests that can be performed. ...
Score ADAM - Domain Service Account V.S. Network Service
Craig Gilmour - 9 Feb 2006 8:23 AM - 8 messages
What is the general recommendation on whether to use a specific service account or rely on the Network Service? The scenario is that I will be installing ADAM as a corporate LDAP Publishing point for a large corporate organisation and it will be replicated between data centres. It will have a ...
Score User Login Time on windows 2000 profesional on Domain
Chetan - 9 Feb 2006 7:26 AM - 13 messages
Hi, I am facing problem on a User Login. When a user login on domain account or local account on a Windows 2000 professional machine it takes very long (10-15minutes) to loggon. machine is a part of Single Domain Enviornment. ...
Score AD Disaster Recovery
ABudhwani - 9 Feb 2006 1:49 AM - 7 messages
We are currently palnning a disaster recovery site. We currently have a single forest with 3 domains. We have a empty root, a accounts domain, and a workstation domain. If we lose all domain controllers can we restore AD accounts domain to a differnet hardware server? Does anyone have any ...
Score XP Clients get locked automatically after inactivity
Haroon Malik - 9 Feb 2006 1:26 AM - 3 messages
Hi, All my XP clients in a domain environment gets automatically locked after a periof of inactivity. How can i disable this feature ? Please help. ...
Score Clients get automatically locked
Haroon Malik - 9 Feb 2006 1:26 AM - 6 messages
Hi, All my XP clients in a domain environment gets automatically locked after a periof of inactivity. How can i disable this feature ? Please help ...
Score Problems locating PDC on win2k3 server
crfroehlich - 9 Feb 2006 12:31 AM - 5 messages
I'm running one (and only one) DC on a windows 2003 server, and I'm having a series of problems.  First, I cannot raise the domain function level to server 2003, because "the PDC could not be contacted."  My DC ought to be the ...
Score mapped drives at logon
Ed Jones - 8 Feb 2006 11:49 PM - 6 messages
Hello. I have a very simple question but the answer eludes me. In setting up users in a Windows 2003 Active Directory, I want mapped drives for the users taking place at their local machines upon authentication in the domain. ...
Score Number of users per container (OU) in ADAM / AD
Craig Gilmour - 8 Feb 2006 11:37 PM - 5 messages
All,    I a planning on using ADAM as a staging point for some synchronisation process and wanted to keep a flat direcory tree structure (i.e. a single OU) to store users in for this process. Are there any theoritical and realistic ...
Score Fresh Install of ADAM SP1 - Can't install without doing an upgrade
Craig Gilmour - 8 Feb 2006 11:09 PM - 4 messages
All,    I have been working with ADAM for a while and am about to install it for another client. I decided to use the SP1 version of the product as this seems to make sense. However, despite the documentation stating that you can ...
Score Active Directory Setup with an existing DNS Domain
Mr. JYC - 8 Feb 2006 10:37 PM - 2 messages
To Whom Can Help: I was spending some time trying to set up AD using an alternative method.  I guess one would set up AD using the AD setup wizard.  I was trying to set up AD using an existing DNS Server.  I setup a DNS server, set up a domain, and ...
Score Problems Changing Minimum Password Length
Kozlik - 8 Feb 2006 10:29 PM - 2 messages
I'm trying to find documentation that explains exactly what happens in active directory when a password is changed.  I'm having problems getting support that accounts are not "locked out" if they are no longer compliant with the ...
Score Remote Office
ajay - 8 Feb 2006 9:59 PM - 2 messages
Hi, We have a remote office site where we have a user that helps us with some of the computer problems.  We don't want him to have domain admin privilege but still want him to have privilege to add computers to our domain.  What is ...
Score Multiple Domain Administration
renners - 8 Feb 2006 9:44 PM - 2 messages
Here is my quest.... I have a Forest with a Root domain and 9 child domains: What I want to accomplish is to log into the child domain with an account from the Root domain and administrate the child domains. ...
Score Push domain account into Local computer user group?
Transam388 - 8 Feb 2006 9:43 PM - 4 messages
Not sure if this is an AD or Group policy but thought it may have to do with AD.  Here is the question.  We have an instance where A person needs to have their domain account added to many computers within the domain as a local ...
Score move NT4 servers into AD domain
Craig - 8 Feb 2006 9:21 PM - 3 messages
I have 2 servers in a seperate NT4 domain , PDC and BDC that  I dont need to keep as a seperate domain anymore.    Can I just demote both of them to member servers in the 2003(mixed level)  AD domain? ...
Score ADAM multivalue limit
Norm - 8 Feb 2006 8:17 PM - 8 messages
I'm trying to import data from our Critical Path directory to an ADAM test directory and am running into an Administrative Limit on one of the objects.  It has a multivalued IA5-String attribute that contains a list of email ...
Score automatical registration client
Ray - 8 Feb 2006 8:16 PM - 4 messages
Hi there, Is it possible to turn the function of automatical DNS registration off on the some computers? Thanks. Ray ...
Score Cannot install W2003 admin pak on VS 2005 R2 instance
ed@lehigh - 8 Feb 2006 7:34 PM - 8 messages
I get an error when trying to install the admin pak for the W2003 CD on my virtual server instance of: Product: Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack -- Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack can only be installed on Windows XP ...
Score Permissions to join machine to domain
Drew - 8 Feb 2006 7:24 PM - 4 messages
Hello Microsoft, I want to delegate the following control to a group. I have to meet the following criteria 1. Group must be able to join a machine in his/her OU to the domain. 2. UNABLE to change/create/reset/delete or do anything else to the computer ...
Score ADAM and perfmon
sl - 8 Feb 2006 5:21 PM - 4 messages
I have been playing with perform and ADAM and looking at the output etc... ADAM provides an object and a host of counters. I know I could look through everything and start to pick up what each item means, what should be low, what should be high etc, but i was wondering ...
Score Sites and Services
Emil - 8 Feb 2006 5:09 PM - 4 messages
I have several DCs, mostly located at the same building, and are all under one Site in Sites and Services.  Under NTDS Settings, each DC will see a couple of the other DCs automatically; that is, I don't need to manually ...
Score DNS issue
Emil - 8 Feb 2006 5:09 PM - 2 messages
Some of my reverse DNS pointer (PTR) entries automatically generate a duplicate entry with their old IP address.  Some even delete themselves and I have to recreate them. Any idea why this may be happening? Thanks, Emil ...
Score How to create users using VBS from an Excel sheet.
Lion - 8 Feb 2006 4:39 PM - 10 messages
Help please, I'm trying to put a script that will crate users from an Excel sheet and I get this error: Line: 11 Char: 5 Error: The directory property cannot be found in the cache. Code: 8000500D Source: Active Directory ...
Score DC Issues
Big Chris - 8 Feb 2006 4:35 PM - 3 messages
I have a DC/GC that does not have the Netlogon and Sysvol Shares. I attempted to demote it and repromote the server without success. I ran a DCDIAG and received the following:          [OSMDC3\\] An net use or LsaPolicy operation failed with error ...
Score Disabling a particular supported control in AD[AM]
kirill - 8 Feb 2006 4:10 PM - 6 messages
Hello, Some LDAP servers allow disabling parts of the provided functionality. I'm wondering is there a way in AD[AM] to disable this of that particular feature provided via LDAP controls? For example, if there a way to disable the LDAP_SERVER_TREE_DELETE ...
Score Admin rights for 1 DC in a Domain with a few DC's
Tomato_DeluXe - 8 Feb 2006 4:10 PM - 2 messages
Hello@all In our company we have several DC all together in one Domain. The IT Team in our Headquarter is responsible for the DC administration. So i am a local admin, responsible for 2 offices, each one has a DC. ...
Score ADAM Replication - 1 instance off issue
chicabow - 8 Feb 2006 2:42 PM - 21 messages
I have 2 instances runing and replication is happening between the 2 servers. But when I try turn off the first instance and try to connect to instance 2 via adsi edit I get this error. 'A referral was returned by the server' I thought the point of this ...
Score Xp firewall on if not in domain
EysteinHS - 8 Feb 2006 2:15 PM - 5 messages
Hi, I wonder if one can use the gpo's in Windows 2003 server to set the client machines to turn on their firewall (xp sp2) when they are outside the domain, and turn it off when the computer is back in the domain again? ...
Score New Site DC [WildPacket]
WILDPACKET - 8 Feb 2006 1:55 PM - 10 messages
Added a new DC in a new Site and configured the subnet and all.... but the NTDS Settings is nto showing up under the Servers?? Helpplz ...
Score Problems installing Active Directory Users and Computers on Windows 64bit
hallstein - 8 Feb 2006 1:40 PM - 3 messages
When trying to install Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack on my "Windows XP Pro x64 edition", it fails and claim that I have to install QFE Q329357. But when I go to [link] and try ...
Score NSLookup - [WildPacket]
WILDPACKET - 8 Feb 2006 1:38 PM - 5 messages
We have 2 domains in a forest. When I do nslookup from DomainA to resolve DomainB it fails saying Non-Existent domain. and also shows my DCs Ip address Helpplz ...
Score Authentication over WAN
TomECollins - 8 Feb 2006 1:36 PM - 2 messages
We have multiple remote sites and are looking at options for upgrading servers.  One proposal is to install a server at select sites and let all other sites connect remotely to the single server for file sharing.  My ...
Score GPO questions
Spin - 8 Feb 2006 12:37 PM - 2 messages
Is there a way to set via GPO: 1) The event logs on all my servers to overwrite events every 7 days? 2) For the desktop performance of each interactive user to be set to "Best Performance" 3) For the page file to be set to "System managed size" ...
Score Simulated Restore of System State of Our Active Directory
Timzy - 8 Feb 2006 12:37 PM - 2 messages
Hi We are using Veritas Backup Exec V10 to back up our Domain Controller How do I ran a simulated test of this system state restore to ensure I can restore and that it works without having to wait for the server to crash? ...
Score Listing of Configuration Options in Group Policy
Timzy - 8 Feb 2006 12:35 PM - 2 messages
My Client would want a list of all the possible configuraiton options available for Computer Configuration and User Configuration, in a printed format (text,html) without having to do 1000 screen shots how do i go about doing this? I know there is the summary report that gets displayed in Group Policy ...
Score Change Active Directory Information
Gareth Saunders - 8 Feb 2006 11:40 AM - 3 messages
Hi there I was wondering how I can enable users to change their own personal information in Active Directory for the purposes of the Address book in Outlook. We currently have Windows 2003 domain with Exchange 2003. A number of users are constantly moving between departments and sites due to the ...
Score sid2name.exe
paddy ryan - 8 Feb 2006 10:36 AM - 5 messages
anyone know where to the resource kit tool sid2name can be downloaded from? ...
Score Packaging ADAM
sl - 8 Feb 2006 9:09 AM - 3 messages
Folks - really getting into the details of ADAM has made and impression on me. My past experiences with Site Server and later Active Directory had put me off using DS in my own work. I have recently written an application that will be deployed to a host of ...
Score Lots of Event ID 566
BigChief_Nor - 8 Feb 2006 8:56 AM - 4 messages
After upgrading to Server 2003 on my two DC's and my Exchange server(running Exch.2003) I get a lot of these errors on one of the DC's (master): EVENT ID:566  Source: Security, Cathegory: Directory Service Access ...
Score ADAM replication with firewall
PrabaharaprabuS - 8 Feb 2006 8:28 AM - 3 messages
Hi there, We have 2 Servers SERVER A & SERVER B online, SERVER B will replicate ADAM instance from SERVER A. We have configured ADAM instance  to use Port 2000 in SERVER A and have opened the same in firewall to connect with SERVER B. ...
Score logon to domain while dc is colsed
youssef - 8 Feb 2006 8:24 AM - 4 messages
i upgraded my network to domain ok? then  i created user accounts  ok? then i discovered that the users can log on to the domain (SPF) domain while DC is colsed .!! and also the group policy didnt apply to them !! ...
Score Exporting AD Objects by creation date
Ian - 8 Feb 2006 7:53 AM - 3 messages
Hiya, I have been asked to give a weekly updated list of all new (since the last week) active directory accounts, listing the username, first name, last name & email address. I can use dsquery to export a list, and to remove disabled accounts, ...
Score Backing up AD
TomG - 8 Feb 2006 2:21 AM - 2 messages
Is there a way to backup all information in an AD database, burn it to CD, and then import it into AD on another server in a completely different domain? ...
Score GC not responding
RonRon - 8 Feb 2006 1:49 AM - 5 messages
Case: I am running a single DC domain with windows 2003. And I have an Exchange 2003 server running as a member server. Recently, users have problem opening Outlook. They don't always have problem, but sometimes. From the "Application" event viewer in Exchange server, I found out many errors saying ...
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