Yeah, but you can just ignore it and it's not the default Users or Computers containers. Still, is there a safe way to remove those? Similarly there's a safe way to remove the Default-First-Site-Name stuff too?
Mike On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:28:42 -0800 "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2005/07/27/59808.aspx > http://www.sbslinks.com/images/wp5z50vd.gif > > Joe? Deji? Got some forks? > > Laura A. Robinson wrote: > > Please tell me that you're making that up. Otherwise I'll have to stab > > myself in the eye with a fork. "My Business"???? > > > > Words fail me. :-) > > > > Laura > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >> Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] > >> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 9:13 PM > >> To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > >> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] _msdcs not propagated in AXFR > >> > >> We install the Kitchen Sink service too don't forget.... ;-) > >> > >> (wait until we start talking about the My Business > >> OU...that's usually good for another freak out or two) > >> > >> Laura A. Robinson wrote: > >> > >>> Small point- dcpromo creates those zones as mentioned in > >>> > >> the original > >> > >>> question *if* you have not configured DNS beforehand, *if* > >>> > >> you tell > >> > >>> dcpromo to go ahead and do it for you, and *if* you're building the > >>> forest root domain. If you have configured DNS beforehand, how the > >>> zones get created (as stub zones, as subdomains, etc.) will > >>> > >> depend on > >> > >>> that preconfiguration. If you're not building the forest > >>> > >> root domain, > >> > >>> the subdomain already exists and dcpromo is just populating it. > >>> > >>> I bring this up only because there are many companies that have > >>> existing DNS infrastructures and it's important to know > >>> > >> that "default" > >> > >>> is not equivalent to "mandatory". It is not a requirement that the > >>> _msdcs zone be either a separate zone or a subdomain in an existing > >>> zone, whether it's a stub or a full zone, etc. > >>> > >>> Of course, since we're talking SBS, all of this goes out the window > >>> (no pun intended). SBS is its own freaky little animal. > >>> > >>> Laura > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hans > >>>> Halbmayr > >>>> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 1:06 PM > >>>> To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > >>>> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] _msdcs not propagated in AXFR > >>>> > >>>> Usually dcpromo creates all these zones. Windows creates > >>>> > >> these zones > >> > >>>> in a forest partition. If you have a linux DNS server just create > >>>> another slave zone of _msdcs.example.com. > >>>> The gray one is only the delegation. > >>>> > >>>> Hans > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ----- Original Message ---- > >>>> From: Michael B Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > >>>> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> Sent: Saturday, December 2, 2006 5:39:26 PM > >>>> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] _msdcs not propagated in AXFR > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Ok, so basically _msdcs is just a separate zone. Do Windows DNS > >>>> setups usually do this? I'm using SBS. > >>>> > >>>> I have a bind DNS server running on a linux machine with a > >>>> > >> slave zone > >> > >>>> for example.com. The AXFR doesn't have those records > >>>> > >> (aside from the > >> > >>>> NS record). So what you're saying is that I need to setup another > >>>> slave zone for the _msdcs subdomain? > >>>> > >>>> Mike > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, 2 Dec 2006 03:02:22 -0800 (PST) Hans Halbmayr > >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Hi Mike, > >>>>> > >>>>> the gray one is the delegation of the zone. The _msdcs ist > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> a subdomain of your forest root. Because it is needed all over the > >>>> forest it is delegated. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Regards > >>>>> Hans > >>>>> > >>>>> ----- Original Message ---- > >>>>> From: Michael B Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > >>>>> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> Sent: Saturday, December 2, 2006 12:15:29 AM > >>>>> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] _msdcs not propagated in AXFR > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I'm not sure I understand. In DNS admin I see two zones. One for > >>>>> _msdcs.example.com with all the usual _msdcs records and one for > >>>>> example.com which incedentally has an NS record for > >>>>> _msdcs.example.com. The little folder thingy for this > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> _msdcs is grey > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> which I guess signifies that it's some kind of link to the > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> other zone? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> So I understand why the _msdcs records other than the one > >>>>> > >> NS record > >> > >>>>> are not transferring but I don't understand why the > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> structure is split > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> into two zones and if I can/should do something about it. > >>>>> > >>>>> Mike > >>>>> > >>>>> On Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:27:14 -0800 > >>>>> "Akomolafe, Deji" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Seen this? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817470 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Sincerely, > >>>>>> _____ > >>>>>> (, / | /) /) /) > >>>>>> /---| (/_ ______ ___// _ // _ > >>>>>> ) / |_/(__(_) // (_(_)(/_(_(_/(__(/_ > >>>>>> (_/ /) > >>>>>> (/ > >>>>>> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services > >>>>>> www.akomolafe.com - we know IT > >>>>>> -5.75, -3.23 > >>>>>> Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> worried about > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> Yesterday? -anon > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> From: Michael B Allen > >>>>>> Sent: Fri 12/1/2006 9:40 AM > >>>>>> To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > >>>>>> Subject: [ActiveDir] _msdcs not propagated in AXFR > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Does anyone know why the _msdcs records are not returned > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> in an AXFR > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> DNS query? This means that slave zones will not have > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> those records > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> and that software querying for a domain controller may > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> not find one. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> Mike > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Michael B Allen > >>>>>> PHP Active Directory SSO > >>>>>> http://www.ioplex.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@mail.activedir.org/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Michael B Allen > >>>>> PHP Active Directory SSO > >>>>> http://www.ioplex.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@mail.activedir.org/ > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >> _____________________________________________________________________ > >> > >>>> _ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> ______________ > >>>>> Do you Yahoo!? > >>>>> Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! 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