Alter ego ! my thanks are due
worked out a treat - so the GC's are not so ***'d as i thought any info on the concept of the phantoms though ?? GT > Hey Robert, > > In the article you posted, the registry key is incorrect in the KB > content. It lists the registry key as: > HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Directory > > However, the correct registry key is: > HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Directory UI > > I've sent a comment to my former employer to ask for them to fix the > article...next time, test it *before* you post! > > Your Alter Ego, > Robert Williams > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Williams, > Robert > Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 9:28 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] > > Hey Graham, > > This may not be what you're experiencing, but it could be worth it to > check to see how many members you have in the group(s) in question. By > default, if the group has over 500 members in it, the user icons inside > the group will turn grey. Check out this article for more information: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q281923/ > > Let us know if that turned out to be the cause. > > Have a great day! > > Robert Williams > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Graham Turner > Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 9:01 AM > To: activedir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: [ActiveDir] > > Dear all, am experiencing issues that i think attributable to the > concept of Active > Directory phantoms > > the symptom is that when we open certain global groups the membership > list comes out > with grey icons > > this is not all groups - affected ones being - Domain Users / Domain > computers > > must confess to not a full understanding of the issue here -but it seems > this > relates in some way to GC lookup ?? > > i can for sure confirm that the GC port 3268 is open on the GC's > > not sure why as the group / user members are in the same domain ? > > after the understanding of what is going on here is, of course 'HOW DO > WE FIX' ?? > > technet seems to reference a concept of 'phantom clean up task' - a > process that > runs on the server running 'INFRASTRUCURE MASTER' fsmo role on a > scheduled basis to > resolve the directory issue. > > would seem not in this case ? > > as a point to note, neither netdiag or dcdiag are coming up with nothing > concliusive > in this respect. > > help as always gladly received > > GT > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx