A few questions in-line: -----Original Message----- From: Rajalakshmi Iyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10 January 2002 08:20 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: NT user & Exchange mailbox association
I am working on a synchronization tool that will synchronize recipient entries between Exchange and any other directory server. Now, consider the case, where my tool needs to add a new mailbox into Exchange, then it also need to associate an NT user on the machine where Exchange is installed with the Exchange mailbox. Take the following scenario: a. Domain A b. Machine B (domain controller) where Exchange is installed. I assume this is the DC for Domain A? c. Machine C (in domain A) where my tool is installed. Is this a DC also or a member server? Is it possible for me sitting on machine C, to create users in Machine B ? Create NT users or mailboxes?? Are you just asking whether you can run a program on Machine C which will be capable of associating NT accounts with mailboxes? The NT accounts will be created on the DC (not on a member server). Therefore, when you attempt to associate an NT account you will get the SID read from your DC. You can create mailboxes on any Exchange server, in any container to which you have access. I came across an AcctMgmt COM component in MSDN, which does the same, but was not able to achieve the desired result. Thanks and regards, -Rajalakshmi Iyer -----Original Message----- From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 2:24 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: NT user & Exchange mailbox association A brief description of the DSM in relation to Exchange: All objects in Exchange will have an ACL (Access Control List) as part of it's Security Descriptor the same as any other object in NT. The discretionary ACL (for it is he that we are talking about), will contain all users who have (or perhaps explicitly do not have access) to this object (the mailbox in this case) and what their rights are (each entry is contained in an ACE or Access Control Entry). When you log in to NT you get a token which, when you try and access any object (including logging on to a mailbox) is compared against it's ACL. If there is a match you get the designated access to that object. Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Rajalakshmi Iyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10 January 2002 06:26 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: NT user & Exchange mailbox association Hi, What is the significance of associating an NT user with an Exchange 5.5 mailbox? Consider the following situation: a) Exchange Server 5.5 which needs to be on a domain controller machine b) I have an NT user on the same machine where Exchange is installed and it is associated with a mailbox. Now, what are steps in authenticating a mail client like Outlook (from a different machine) with the mail server like Exchange with the help of this NT user association? Thanks and regards, Rajalakshmi Iyer List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
