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Score DHCP in mulit-domain
Gib Curry - 29 Nov 2007 8:36 PM - 2 messages
Greetings all, I'm just a month in to a job taking over admin of a network with two domains on a single cable-plant. The previous admin quit suddenly and I took over.  I was told that everything was rock solid and it was all documented.  Niether were true. ...
Score Allow User to update basic information in active directory
pat.borka - 29 Nov 2007 7:57 PM - 2 messages
I want our helpdesk operator to update our user infoormation as she has some available time. I dont want to give her permission to the whoel thing just to update some phone numbers addresses and job titles. Is there any way I can give her a simple interface with ...
Score password countdown timer?
Mike55 - 29 Nov 2007 7:31 PM - 2 messages
Had a user ask and I'm not sure - is there a way to configure AD/GPO to popup a countdown box when the password is near to expiring?  For example, 14 days prior to the password expiring? ...
Score Authentication problems?
CUBuffs - 29 Nov 2007 7:04 PM - 2 messages
I have a user who after logging in to our Server 2003 domain from her XP Pro pc has multiple access issues.  When she tries to access files on the server she receives a prompt to login to the server.  When inputing her username and ...
Score Print server on domain controller or terminal server?
Jim - 29 Nov 2007 6:59 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I need to set up a print server on one of my existing Windows 2003 servers for one printer with a fairly low duty cycle and user count. The only available servers are already either domain controllers or terminal servers. Which would best handle the extra role? I know ...
Score Can't enter password for A.D. entry
JJ Jones - 29 Nov 2007 6:28 PM - 2 messages
Hello, I'm trying to create a new user in Active Directory on Windows Server 2008 (similar to 2003) standard.  But it rejects it with the following message: "The value provided for the new password does not meet the length, ...
Score Does this Right click option for AD exist? Open Containing OU?
CRG - 29 Nov 2007 2:09 PM - 3 messages
Is there a plug in available which will allow, in ADUC Find or Custom Query results, Right Click-Open Containing OU? This sure would be a big help to me and my staff. ...
Score DHCP Event ID 1046 AD/DNS Issues
DHegler - 29 Nov 2007 1:50 PM - 7 messages
I am having issues on getting DHCP to work on the new server I just installed on our network.  I get: Event ID 1046: The DHCP/BINL service on the local machine, belonging to the Windows Administrative domain ilttoyotalift.local, has determined that it is not ...
Score Retrieve Vital information
aceadoni - 29 Nov 2007 1:13 PM - 3 messages
I'd like to register the following details in the user login logs that are created at user sign-on Is there an easy way to do this via VBscript or otherwise. PC Hostname PC Mac Address PC IP Information ...
Score monitor users logon/logoff activities
news1350@gmail.com - 29 Nov 2007 12:03 PM - 2 messages
Hi How can we monitor a users activity, to see when and from witch machin he has loged on/off ? tnx in advance ...
Score Lan messenger
ravinder panchal - 29 Nov 2007 8:43 AM - 3 messages
hi sir i m using windows 2003 network with  windows xp client. i want to send a urgent message to all of my netwrok user. i m not able to use net send command properly .is there any other method throug which i can send message ...
Score Putting new Active Directory machine at remote office
richhanewald@gmail.com - 29 Nov 2007 2:25 AM - 3 messages
I have a main headquarters location in Pittsburgh, PA. with 2 AD machines setup. I have a remote off with 15 users connected back to here over a IPSEC VPN tunnel(T1- to a T3). I'd like to put a server at the remote site to allow users to login/ ...
Score how to setup new sub-domain in abc.com
Pcnetnet - 29 Nov 2007 2:24 AM - 3 messages
Hi all,         How to setup new sub-domain aa.abc.com in abc.com , i need setup DNS server on aa.abc.com server ? the dns config to delegation new zoen on root ...
Score Administrator Logon to 1 DC only
lozza - 29 Nov 2007 1:49 AM - 5 messages
Guys, Situation : 2 DCs in the domain, 1 DC acting as a DC only and holds all FSMO roles. 2nd DC acting as a DC AND serving a 3rd Party Application. Question: Would like to restrict the third party to only be able to logon to ...
Score convert username into email
Sean Nakasone - 29 Nov 2007 1:27 AM - 2 messages
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Score Windows 2008 Server driving me nuts
JJ Jones - 28 Nov 2007 11:06 PM - 2 messages
Help.  I'm not an expert.  We currently have an old server running Windows 2000 server sp4, with about 20 users.  It's fine for our rather simple needs, except it is now dying slowly. So we bought a new high horsepower server and have loaded Windows 2008 ...
Score What permissions does a user need to rename a computer in an OU?
Mike Matheny - 28 Nov 2007 9:58 PM - 3 messages
I know they need local admin rights for the computer, and have given them create/delete computer objects, but still get access denied!!! ...
Score Setting up branch office
brent - 28 Nov 2007 9:52 PM - 3 messages
Hello, I can't seem to find a "how-to" or a document that would walk me through setting up a DC in a branch office (including DNS &DHCP).  I have found bits and pieces on setting up the sites and subnets, etc. but nothing that lays ...
Score Mass Password Reset - Windows 2003
Marc - 28 Nov 2007 9:17 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I'm trying to find a script for a Windows 2003 domain to reset everyone's password including the administrator from a file I already created which has their username and new password then have it check "User must change password ...
Score lingering object
dawson.donald - 28 Nov 2007 9:02 PM - 3 messages
I have a Windows AD forest (mixed) and 4 child domains (northamerica, china, japan and europe).  A user that was removed out of the europe domain is still showing up when I do a search for the user in the ...
Score Remote Domain Controller
Brillmike - 28 Nov 2007 8:07 PM - 2 messages
I added a domain controller to a remote site using dcpromo /adv. I expected the local pc's can servers to use this server to logon to the network but that does not seem to be the case. The office is connected by a P2P line, the ...
Score Claim aware or NT-token based Application
Jane - 28 Nov 2007 6:40 PM - 4 messages
Hi, How can you tell whether the application is Claim aware or NT-token based Application? Thank you. ...
Score Adm Template to change XP background
Dylan - 28 Nov 2007 4:00 PM - 2 messages
Good afternoon, I have created a custom adm template and imported into a group policy, here is a copy of the template: CLASS USER CATEGORY "Background Colour"   POLICY "Change Background Colour"     KEYNAME "Control Panel\Colors"       PART "Turn on Grey" CHECKBOX ...
Score Demoting an NT server and removing it completely.
Idris - 28 Nov 2007 3:04 PM - 4 messages
Hi there, Our domain is mainly active directory. We've got 2 other domains which are NT. I want to now get rid of the one of the NT domains. All user accounts are no longer in use and the server is no longer used at ...
Score History of Group membership add/deletes
Jim - 28 Nov 2007 2:58 PM - 2 messages
Is there any way to see when a user was added to a group.  And by whom? Looking to see who added a particular user to the "domain admins" group, and when. Thanks, Jim Poling ...
Score AD directory restoration
satish - 28 Nov 2007 2:29 PM - 2 messages
Hi, this is satish and i have a doubt. I will express my doubt in terms of an example. Eg: Yesterday night i took the backup of active directory. Today morning, i created One OU called "test" and in that i created around 2000 users. After ...
Score Delete lingering contact object
Shaik - 28 Nov 2007 12:16 PM - 2 messages
Hi Having a problem with a corrupt object in Active Directory. Here is the scenario One of the other child domains deleted a bunch of contacts a while ago, however these contacts still show up in my Exchange GAL. If i do a search in ...
Score GPO with Logon Script if not connected to network
V&B - 28 Nov 2007 11:40 AM - 2 messages
What happens when in a GPO is set that a certain script should be executed at Logon but the user is not always connected to the network. Is there a copy of the script on the users laptop when he starts offline, or ...
Score Hierarchical (nested) group membership
filcap - 28 Nov 2007 10:35 AM - 4 messages
Hello! I have a question about discover (for instance in C#) the groups a user belongs to, when there is a hierarchy of nested group. Let's say User is member of Group_A and Group_A is member of Group_B. Is there a direct way to find out that User actually belongs both to Group_A ...
Score Lsass.exe leaking memory on AD Server with Service Pack 2
Terence - 28 Nov 2007 7:34 AM - 3 messages
Hi, I just setup an additional AD server joining existing domain. For some reasons, Lsass.exe process keeps depleting memory. The private bytes and handle counts of Lsass.exe keep going up. I searched through the KB article, most of the reported incidents has to do ...
Score How to import active directory
hmtmbx - 28 Nov 2007 5:20 AM - 2 messages
Please let me know how to import active directory users using LDIFDE  OR by any any other method in operating system windows 2000. I am a beginner.I would appreciate if you can give me step by step process. ...
Score ADAM management tool
desert-mania - 28 Nov 2007 2:15 AM - 2 messages
Anybody knows of any good ADAM management tools similar to what Active Directory Users and Computers can offer? ...
Score Remote AD domain design
Thorny - 28 Nov 2007 12:21 AM - 4 messages
Hi Guys, I have an Australian client upgrading from an NT4 domain to a 2003 domain.  We need to join an existing 2003 domain/forest which their parent company in the UK is currently running.  We need to be able to log onto our local domain ...
Score Deleted Server #XX
menendeza - 28 Nov 2007 12:05 AM - 3 messages
I ran replmon and see a bunch of Deleted Server # entries. I know we had deleted and demoted servers in the past but after running ntdsutil all I can see are my current servers. Is it ok to have those severs there or do I need ...
Score Adprep Issue
Rich - 27 Nov 2007 10:07 PM - 10 messages
I want to add a 2003 DC to a remote office to communicate with a SBS 2003 R2 SVR accross a VPN.  The goal is for users to login quicker at the remote office. The 2003 Standard SVR is currently at the office with SBS 2003 R2 and has ...
Score Can I set DNS server through AD?
Cindy B - 27 Nov 2007 9:21 PM - 4 messages
Is there an AD setting for changing the DNS server on workstations? thanks!!! ...
Score AD Attributes
RC - 27 Nov 2007 8:19 PM - 3 messages
Does anyone know of a list floating out there that shows what values will NOT replicated between domain controllers (User/Computer) obj attributes? example: badPwdCount badPasswordTime ...
Score ADMT 3.0 Question
chris - 27 Nov 2007 5:26 PM - 5 messages
I'm trying to copy users from Domain A to Domain B. Both are Windows 2003 Server I installed ADMT 3.0 on Domain B. In the wizard I choose the source and target. under "domain controller" I choose "any domain controller". I get a ...
Score AD Policy Errors 1054, 1053
a_user - 27 Nov 2007 4:20 PM - 8 messages
When rebooting the dc that holds all master roles it takes about 15 minutes before you can log back in to it. If you try before then it talks about not being able to find the directory and no dc could be contacted. Also on ...
Score DCDIAG passes everything except Starting test: systemlog
SupportAV - 27 Nov 2007 4:10 PM - 3 messages
I have a 2 DC Windows 2003 network. Central04 is a Windows 2003 R2 DC - NO DHCP Services Central01 is a Windows 2003 DC + DHCP Services dcdiag on central04 is clean. dcdiag on central01 results in passing everything **except**  the ...
Score Active directory design help
windowsfirst - 27 Nov 2007 4:06 PM - 9 messages
Hi, We have got a new project details as follows 1) Two domain Controllers at site1 DC's DS1.int DS1-1.int 2)One domain Controller at site2 DC DS2.int Both sites are going to use different DNS server settings ...
Score Startup script is not executed: Access denied
Massimo - 27 Nov 2007 3:17 PM - 3 messages
Hello everybody. Our environment is a Windows 2003 one, but our mail client is Lotus Notes. The default mail client is stored in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\(default) and its value is (correctly) "Lotus Notes" Whenever we apply the Microsoft updates this value is changed to "Outlook", ...
Score Startup script is not executed: Access denied
Massimo - 27 Nov 2007 3:15 PM - 3 messages
Hello everybody. Our environment is a Windows 2003 one, but our mail client is Lotus Notes. The default mail client is stored in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\(default) and its value is (correctly) "Lotus Notes" Whenever we apply the Microsoft updates this value is changed to "Outlook", ...
Score redirected my documents
Robbert - 27 Nov 2007 1:53 PM - 2 messages
Hi there, I am confused about the redirection of some users within our SBS network. Almost every users "my documents" folder is being redirected to the standard C:\Users Shared Folders. Though there are 2 users who's documents are being ...
Score Group Policy replication
Theodoor van der Kooij - 27 Nov 2007 1:38 PM - 2 messages
Hi all, we are in the middle of a migration from Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003 (mixed x64 and i386 platforms). We promoted two x64 Windows Server 2003 servers to Domain Controller and transferred the FSMO roles to ...
Score Redirect Computer Container
group policy - 27 Nov 2007 10:04 AM - 3 messages
This is possible to redirect the computer container through redircmp command in windows 2003. but this command is not able to solve my problem. Because I am managing one domain and four different sites and that’s why I have created ...
Score Active Directory Default Domain Password
Cam - 27 Nov 2007 10:01 AM - 6 messages
Morning, We have recently changed our Default Domain Password, from 6 characters non complex to 8 characters complex. However, a couple of our more observant users have spotted that the message they get when entering a new password incorrectly does not reflect the new ...
Score Error repromoting a DC
Giuseppe - 27 Nov 2007 7:27 AM - 2 messages
Hello to everyone I have demoted a domain controller but when I try to promote it again I have the following error: Specified user already exsist Then I have put the server in a workgroup  but when I try to add it again to ...
Score exchange server OWA
harrytran - 27 Nov 2007 3:49 AM - 6 messages
I have a situation: 1 user login to the Domain, can access his OWA . May I know how to configure so that when he access OWA , the webpage will automatic login with his username/password (which used for domain login), without asking for username and password again. ...
Score DC not working properly when 1 of 2 DC went offline
helen - 26 Nov 2007 11:21 PM - 7 messages
We recently installed a new w2k3 server as a domain contoller and transfer the FSMO roles from the existing DC to the newly installed one.  With 2 DC installed, we now have a problem with the user authentication whenever the ...
Score DNS not resolving on one DNS server.
kickballmvp2006 - 26 Nov 2007 10:35 PM - 4 messages
One of my domain controller's DNS is not resolving. Output from nslookup: nslookup [link] *** Can't find server name for address 10.3.2.34: Non-existent domain Server:  mmdom01.child.parent.com Address:  10.2.5.45 ...
Score Unlocking AD Accounts
Dr. Furrfu - 26 Nov 2007 9:03 PM - 3 messages
I'm having an issue with unlocking user accounts in AD. I've delegated the right to unlock accounts to the Helpdesk global group. If a member of the Helpdesk group tries to unlock the account going through the MMC, it is successful. ...
Score Unique display name
Andrew Knoke - 26 Nov 2007 7:57 PM - 5 messages
I create most of the AD account at my location via vbs scripts and I routinely run into two individuals with the same display name.  Up until this point I have just been doing a micky mouse work around like ...
Score Upgrade 2000 AD to 2003
Ron Hinds - 26 Nov 2007 7:49 PM - 5 messages
I have (had) two W2K DC's in my network. One DC died - it was not holding the FSMO roles. So I rebuilt the machine using Windows Server 2003. But in order to join the new 2003 machine to the domain, I apparently have to ...
Score Upgrading disk drives on a AD controller
Schoenbaum - 26 Nov 2007 7:29 PM - 2 messages
I plan on upgrading the disk storage on one of our file/print servers that also serves as an AD controller (No FMSO roles) and has SYSVOL located on the drive set that is to be upgraded.  The server has a RAID-1 pair for C: ...
Score Help onDsquery
Dcarlos - 26 Nov 2007 6:16 PM - 3 messages
Hello, How to get samid (logon name) for a given mailid? Foe example: In user account's property page under GENERALtab mailid has j**@domain.com  I want to pass this to dsquery/dsget to get logon name for the user.. ...
Score Event ID 1202 -
Brillmike - 26 Nov 2007 5:51 PM - 3 messages
I added a domain controller to a remote site. The domain is replicating and the remote site is acting like a proper domain controller. On all three of our domain controllers we are getting event id 1202 every five minutes. ...
Score Disable Kerberos in a Windows Server 2003 Environment
JerryAMWE - 26 Nov 2007 3:46 PM - 9 messages
Hi,    We are a hospital running a Microsoft Server 2003 environment with Microsoft Exchange, Citrix and a few other vendor applications that integrate with Active Directory for authentication.  We are at the highest possible functional level in our environment.  We also have a Hospital Information ...
Score CSVDE Password Limitations - [WP]
WILDPACKET - 26 Nov 2007 3:08 PM - 7 messages
I am importing users into AD from CSV file and ran into password assigning limitations.  For now I would like to assign a generic password for all the users.  I am importing these users in a OU and they will be disabled when imported.  ...
Score Repeated Account lookout!
Venkat - 26 Nov 2007 1:32 PM - 3 messages
One particular user account in our domain is getting frequent lockout. I've enabled the nltest /dbflag:0x2080ffff and checked the netlogon.log i can't find his id inside. (Checking in the PDC windows 2003 domain) But account lockout status uttility shows every 1 hours his ID id is ...
Score reverse dns question
Joe D - 26 Nov 2007 12:13 PM - 5 messages
say i have a few different subnets, 192.168.1.x, 192.168.2.x, etc... is there any reason why i would manually create a reverse dns zone for each of these, as opposed to simply creating a single reverse zone for ...
Score Installing printer from print server doesn't keep settings
Cyborg - 26 Nov 2007 10:31 AM - 3 messages
Hi, I am trialing a Windows 2003 R2 print server.  If I install a printer on my XP PC from the print servers web site, it doesn't keep the settings I have set on the server (like double sided, A4 etc), they all go back to the ...
Score Re: NTDS Rplication Event 1864
manojtvs - 26 Nov 2007 6:53 AM - 2 messages
The attempt to establish a replication link for the following writable directory partition failed. Directory partition: CN=Configuration,DC=hosur,DC=tvsmotor,DC=co,DC=in Source domain controller: CN=NTDS Settings,CN=TVSMINDO,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=hosur,DC=tvsmotor,DC=co,DC=in ...
Score GPOs don't apply on desktops and laptops at a remote site with no
Chris Martin - 26 Nov 2007 4:50 AM - 11 messages
We have a situation where group policies are not applying on XP desktops and laptops at a remote site, which links back to the head office via a VPN tunnel (which is working fine). Authentication is working, so it's probably ...
Score changing replication partition
Cary Shultz - 26 Nov 2007 1:27 AM - 2 messages
Good evening! Quick question regarding DNS in Windows Server 2003:  say we have three domain controllers that are also running DNS.  Furthermore, let's say that we have one FLZ (mydomain.com) and three RLZs (192.168.2.x, 192.168.3.x and ...
Score RID Operations Masters Problem
Alima Sadya - 25 Nov 2007 7:22 PM - 5 messages
Hello, I am trying to balance FMSO Roles using the AD Users and Computers. After configuring DHCP on DC1 and DC2, I installed Active Directory on DC1 and DC2 as a Replica Domain In DC2,  in balancing the the FMSO roles, I right click on the domain and ...
Score Domain Problems
Freddie - 25 Nov 2007 5:58 PM - 6 messages
After running dcdiag I got this error and cannot join any pc to domain Global results: Domain membership test . . . . . . : Failed     [WARNING] Ths system volume has not been completely replicated to the local machine. This machine is not working properly as a DC. ...
Score Unable to resolve SPNEGO Event ID 40961 errors
Leythos - 25 Nov 2007 5:54 PM - 13 messages
I have a few workstations, not all of them, that randomly start getting security failures in their event logs, rebooting the main server and the workstations often takes care of it, but not always. I've looked all over the net, tried many things, but I can't seem to shake this. ...
Score UNC alias for domain controller
David - 25 Nov 2007 5:21 PM - 5 messages
Hi all, I am in the process of upgrading / reorganizing my AD and domain controllers. Unfortunately, on a now retired DC there was a file share that was used for GPO software deployment. I would like to just turn off this old DC, but I ...
Score Disable the unsecure password-blocker
dataviruset - 25 Nov 2007 1:08 PM - 5 messages
Hey! Does anyone know if it is possible to disable the checker for unsecure passwords when you try to create an account in Active Directory? I think that the passwords are secure enought, but AD just requires a longer, "more secure" and a more complicated password... ...
Score script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage
Stanley Samuel - 25 Nov 2007 5:49 AM - 37 messages
Dear all, I wanted the vbscript for script for scheduled backing up local content files to the network file storage on a weekly basis. Could anyone please help.... Thanks.. Stan ...
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