Well, you can have a single DC Forest. But regardless, all you need is ADSIEDIT, which you can get from the Support Tools, which you can download off MS's site. Or are you saying the Support Tools won't install on an SBS server? I have no SBS experience so I may be making bad assumptions.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] > Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 12:27 PM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where > exactly is the tombstone value set? > > You guys are still seeing things from big server land. > > Think little. One DC. > > I only have on PDC... I dont' build any dcs for any > forests... so for us..... we have to go 'change' that figure > in a sp1'd box otherwise we are still at 60 days. My box at > home 'and' at the office are 60 days. > My slip installed one is the only one with the new 180 value. > > I'm barely planting desktops let alone deploying forests. :-) > > Ulf B. Simon-Weidner wrote: > > >Hi Susan, > > > >To clarify: the increased tombstone-lifetime is effective > which every > >forest built on top of SP1, so you are also able to install > WS2k3, then > >install SP1 (manually, Windows Update,..) and dcpromo your > first domain > >controller for the forest afterwards. Your statement below > assumes that > >it will be only effective with a slipstreamed media, which > is not correct. > > > >Here's a striped down version of your cheat sheet - the page which > >tells you which AD-Features were changed with SP1 > >http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver200 > 3/library/ > >Booko fSP1/658a175c-486a-42ee-b3da-9b56de3d187c.mspx > > > >Gruesse - Sincerely, > > > >Ulf B. Simon-Weidner > > > > MVP-Book "Windows XP - Die Expertentipps": http://tinyurl.com/44zcz > > Weblog: http://msmvps.org/UlfBSimonWeidner > > Website: http://www.windowsserverfaq.org > > Profile: > >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=35E388DE-4885-4308-B > 489-F2F1214C811 > >D > > > > > > > >|-----Original Message----- > >|From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >|[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan > >|Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] > >|Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 4:44 AM > >|To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > >|Subject: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the > >|tombstone value set? > >| > >|http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?v > >ideoid=27 > >| > >|Okay so watching Eileen.... > >| > >|And question.... default on Windows 2003 is 60 days... default on > >|Windows 2003 sp1 is 180 days BUT.... many times I know that these > >|changes only occur on the SLIP/Clean install versions of these OS's > >|NOT on upgraded ones....see below as to confirmation of this.... > >| > >|<btw...request please? When changes are made between SPs... > >|can we have a cheat sheet... a white paper of how to > activate all the > >|versioning changes?> > >| > >|Can someone help a SBSer who's googling.. uh..msnsearching on where > >|that value is set? I want to see what it is on my real > baby that got > >|upgraded and see what it is on some test boxes I have that are slip > >|installed. > >| > >|http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/ > >|library/TechRef/54094485-71f6-4be8-8ebf-faa45bc5db4c.mspx > >| > >|*Extended storage of deleted objects.* The default period > that a copy > >|of a deleted object is retained in Active Directory, called the > >|tombstone lifetime, is extended from 60 days to 180 days. Longer > >|tombstone lifetime decreases the chance that a deleted > object remains > >|in the local directory of a disconnected domain controller > beyond the > >|time when the object is permanently deleted from online domain > >|controllers. The tombstone lifetime is not changed > automatically when > >|you upgrade to Windows Server 2003 with SP1, but you can change the > >|tombstone lifetime manually after the upgrade. New forests that are > >|installed with Windows Server 2003 with SP1 have a default > tombstone > >|lifetime of 180 days. For more information about tombstone > lifetime, > >|see How the Data Store Works > >|<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=38339>. > >| > >| > >| > >|Considerations for Active Directory Services Backup [Active > Directory]: > >|http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ad/ad/considerations_fo > >r_active_directory_services_backup.asp?frame=true > >|Active Directory Operations Guide: Backup and Restore: > >|http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/te > >|chnologies/activedirectory/maintain/opsguide/part1/adogd03.mspx > >| > >|-- > >|Letting your vendors set your risk analysis these days? > >|http://www.threatcode.com > >| > >|List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > >|List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > >|List archive: > >|http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > >| > > > > > >List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > >List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
