[ActiveDir] OT (Sort of): Determining the Edition of Windows Installed
All, We are currently undergoing our MS Licensing Upgrade (ugh), and one of the things I need to know is which version and which edition of windows server is running on a particular machine. Getting the version number from the registry is fairly easy, and I've already configured MS Ops Manager to get this information. Determining the edition (server, advanced server etc) is proving a bit more difficult. I've used The AD Cookbook (thanks Robbie) and got the basic list of servers (Windows 2000 v Windows 2003), now just need to work out what edition of windows is running on them. Any idea how to quickly retrieve this information ? TIA Glenn List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] OT (Sort of): Determining the Edition of Windows Installed
Hi Glenn, Did you used wmi to get this information ? Use below script to determine edition --- On Error Resume Next strComputer = . Set objWMIService = GetObject(winmgmts:\\ strComputer \root\cimv2) Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery(Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem,,48) For Each objItem in colItems Wscript.Echo Caption: objItem.Caption Next - Above script will give edition for local PC. IF you want to get edition of remote PC's then replace . value in strComputer with hostname. If you need to get edition for large numbers of servers/desktops then let me know, I will send you another script, just you need input text file with all servers and desktops details. Script will pop up required information in a excel sheet. -dinesh -Original Message- From: Glenn Corbett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 2:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] OT (Sort of): Determining the Edition of Windows Installed All, We are currently undergoing our MS Licensing Upgrade (ugh), and one of the things I need to know is which version and which edition of windows server is running on a particular machine. Getting the version number from the registry is fairly easy, and I've already configured MS Ops Manager to get this information. Determining the edition (server, advanced server etc) is proving a bit more difficult. I've used The AD Cookbook (thanks Robbie) and got the basic list of servers (Windows 2000 v Windows 2003), now just need to work out what edition of windows is running on them. Any idea how to quickly retrieve this information ? TIA Glenn List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this email or any action taken in reliance on this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Visit us at http://www.cognizant.com
RE: [ActiveDir] OT (Sort of): Determining the Edition of Windows Installed
This is what I use -- most from the Technet scripting site and Robbie's
book, I'd guess...
Function OperatingSystemVersion (node)
Dim objWmiService, colOperatingSystems, objOperatingSystem
Dim iRetry
On Error Resume Next
For iRetry = 0 To 5
Set objWMIService = Nothing
Set colOperatingSystems = Nothing
Err.Clear
Set objWMIService = GetObject(winmgmts: _
{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\ node
\root\cimv2)
If Err.Number = 0 Then
Set colOperatingSystems =
objWMIService.ExecQuery _
(Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem)
For Each objOperatingSystem in
colOperatingSystems
If Len (OperatingSystemVersion) 0 Then
OperatingSystemVersion = OperatingSystemVersion vbCrLf
OperatingSystemVersion =
OperatingSystemVersion objOperatingSystem.Caption
objOperatingSystem.Version
Set objWMIService = Nothing
Set colOperatingSystems = Nothing
Exit Function
Next
Else
wscript.Echo Error binding to root\cimv2 for
node , Err.Description ( Hex(Err.Number) )
End If
Next
Set objWMIService = Nothing
Set colOperatingSystems = Nothing
OperatingSystemVersion = unknown
End Function
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn Corbett
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 4:35 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [ActiveDir] OT (Sort of): Determining the Edition of Windows
Installed
All,
We are currently undergoing our MS Licensing Upgrade (ugh), and one of
the things I need to know is which version and which edition of windows
server is running on a particular machine.
Getting the version number from the registry is fairly easy, and I've
already configured MS Ops Manager to get this information. Determining
the edition (server, advanced server etc) is proving a bit more
difficult. I've used The AD Cookbook (thanks Robbie) and got the basic
list of servers (Windows 2000 v Windows 2003), now just need to work out
what edition of windows is running on them.
Any idea how to quickly retrieve this information ?
TIA
Glenn
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RE: [ActiveDir] 2000 Domain to 2003 AD domain
Aside from installing DNS and transferring the FSMO roles, you should also consider: You will need to run adprep (forestprep and domainprep) before bringing the new W2K3 DCs into the forest. GC placement. DCs are not enabled as GCs by default (except for the first DC in the forest), so you should consider setting one or both of the new DCs as GCs. DNS clients. How will your clients know about the new DNS servers? Usually you have to change the DNS servers in DHCP as well as those clients that have static entries defined. Might need to the same for WINS if you're running this on your current DCs. You probably know this already, but having your DCs at Windows Server 2003 isn't the end of the story. You need to change the domain and forest functional levels too. I would also recommend you have all four DCs up and running for a while before taking out the 2 W2K DCs, rather than doing it all on the same day. Tony -- Original Message -- Wrom: MVRESKPNKMBIPBARHDMNNSKVFVWRKJVZCMH Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 13:16:57 -0400 Mike, I see no problem with this. After running DCPromo, install DNS and have the Windows 2003 servers running DNS. You will want to move your FSMO roles from the 2000 DCs to the 2003 DCs. You can then run DCPromo on the Windows 2000 DCs with no problems. Dennis -Original Message- Wrom: VIBGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHAALPTCXLY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Hogenauer Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 12:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] 2000 Domain to 2003 AD domain So, I have 2 new servers running windows 2003 and I'm currently in a native 2000 AD domain. I'm planning on running DCPROMO on the 2003 servers and joining them as additional domain controllers to my existing domain then demoting my 2000 servers to remove them from the domain. Does anyone see flaws in this approach? What about DNS? My 2 existing Domain controllers are running AD integrated DNS. Should I install DNS on the 2003 DC's after promotion so they're already integrated then remove it off the 2000 servers? Thanks in advance for advice... Mike List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.activedir.org List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] When a domain is Switch to Native Mode... what ev ent Event ID is logged and where?
According to this source http://www.monitorware.com/en/events/details.asp?details_id=1865 Windows 2000's event id is 1573. Todd -Original Message- From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 6:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] When a domain is Switch to Native Mode... what ev ent Event ID is logged and where? It's the same for 2K3 native... ** Charlie Kaiser MCSE, CCNA Systems Engineer Essex Credit / Brickwalk 510 595 5083 ** -Original Message- From: Eric Fleischman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] When a domain is Switch to Native Mode... what ev ent Event ID is logged and where? Yee of little faith! We will log this. I don't recall the event message on 2k, but 2k03 it would be ID 16408 with text of something like: Domain operation mode has been changed to Native Mode. The change cannot be reversed. I *think* we log this (or something like it) on 2k as well, but I don't recall. Of course this is easy to test in the lab if you'd like. Oh, and I assume we're talking about 2k mixed to 2k native, not 2k03 domain functional level. What I stated above is the switch from 2k mixed to 2k native. ~Eric -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mulnick, Al Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 4:24 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] When a domain is Switch to Native Mode... what ev ent Event ID is logged and where? Interesting question. My expectation was that only the audit logs would show this change. There is no app/ntds log entry that I've ever heard of. If you're looking for a modified time stamp, you could look at the attribute itself and see if it gives the info you're after. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en- us/ad/ad/d etec ting_the_operation_mode_of_a_domain.asp Mixed/Native Mode Setting The attribute is ntMixedDomain on the NC head root of each domain DC=Mydomain, DC=ForestRootDom, DC=tld object. Value of 0=Native level domain Value of 1=Mixed level domain al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Myrick, Todd (NIH/CIT) Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 2:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] When a domain is Switch to Native Mode... what event Event ID is logged and where? Does anyone have this information handy? I am researching it now... Thanks, Todd List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
[ActiveDir] OT: LDAP routing through relay
I sent this question into a friend at Microsoft because it has me completely stumped. I thought I'd post it here as well to see if anyone else might have an idea. I have a problem that should theoretically have been a simple resolution, but for the life of me I have not been able to figure it out. I have a server that is used to host the Intranet for the company, which also serves as a closed relay to relay mail from an internal application to the Exchange server. It is a Windows 2003 server w/ IIS 6. A few months back I configured everything and it has been running fine ever since, as of yesterday afternoon it suddenly stopped working with no explanation. There are no errors logged, the mail is not backing up in the Exchange queue, the mail just seems to disappear once it is sent from the relay. I have tried enabling diagnostic logging on the Exchange server, but that was a no go. It doesn't even appear as though the mail is routed to the Exchange server at all. I have tried manually relaying a message by telnetting to SMTP on the server (as well as others which I have configured for testing) and all of which are unable to relay. I have also tried changing the authentication methods, and using a different user account (including my own). The bugger is, I can relay directly through the mail server itself without any problems but I can't relay to it. I'm about ready to pull out my hair on this one. Thanks in advance!
RE: [ActiveDir] AD DNS Question
AD Integrated zones can only be primary zones. Change the zone to be a primary zone and then you will be able to convert it to AD Integrated -Original Message- From: Puetz, Christoph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 6:39 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD DNS Question Thanks for the response. I do not see an option to convert the secondary zone to an AD integrated one. Can you specify the steps needed? Christoph -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 6:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD DNS Question Install the DNS server (DNS serverS, for redundancy). Create your zone as secondary on the new DNS server(S), specify your existing DNS server as the Primary Let zone Transfer happen. Convert the secondary zone you created earlier to Primary (AD-Integrated, for good measure) Configure the Test clients/servers (AND the DNS servers) to point to your new DNS server(S) in TCP/IP - you can do this by script or use GPO for XP/Win2K3 clients The above should work, but. it would be best if the time between your Test and going live is very short. Short enough for you to see that it really works, and then begin moving everyone to the same DNS servers. If you this your test period will be long, it's better for you to just do this proof-of-concept in a Lab environment. This is because, during your test, using the config I outlined above, you will have 2 distinct places where your clients will be registering and looking for records. This will likely impact resolution. Since your new DNS servers are authoritative for the zone, they will not ask your legacy DNS servers for any records in that zone. The same will be true for your legacy DNS servers. Remember, you don't have to point the DNS clients to the DNS servers manually, it can be easily done via scripts or GPO, so the roll-back consideration that will usually necessitate test configuration sould not be significant. Sincerely, Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE MCSA MCP+I Microsoft MVP - Directory Services www.readymaids.com - we know IT www.akomolafe.com Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday? -anon From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Puetz, Christoph Sent: Wed 6/16/2004 2:34 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [ActiveDir] AD DNS Question Our AD (Win2K - mixed) mode is 3rd party DNS and WINS and it is giving us headaches all over the place. When the AD got designed Microsoft DNS was not considered an option by the engineer who made the original design. I'd like to change this. My plan is to install Microsoft's DNS on our Domain Controllers and to setup an Active Directory integrated DNS zone so that we get rid of the always ongoing problems caused by using non-Microsoft DNS in our environment. I want to set the existing DNS servers as forwarders so that all other requests are basically still being served by the 3rd party DNS. About the implementation - I want to migrate a small group of users first for testing. Will installing DNS and setting up an AD integrated zone cause any conflicts to the remaining part of my network? Only a few clients will get the different DNS server IPs assigned - everyone else stays on the other ones. Thanks for any feedback. Christoph __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar
Hin addition to my previous question about the Quick Launch bar, I am not able to delete any shortcuts that I place there. It is weird how I can add a new shortcut to the Quick Launch bar but I cannot remove it. Also, the new shortcuts ask me to DL the file just like the default icons. When checking the properties of the shortcut on the Quick Lauch, the path shows the UNC path to the roaming profile directory which is the exact same as when checking the properties for the shortcut on the start menu. Okay. So now I see where John was going with the buggy Quick Launch bar, but I don't believe that the end users will appreciate it going away as was suggested. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar Hey Edwin... Without looking at it, and i can't really test here...I have to assume it's the path somehow. Would be odd for them to lose the file association, but not impossible...heheheheh Perhaps it's looking to the server for the program, which doesn't exist there? John |-+-- | | Edwin| | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | tivedir.org| | | | | | | | | 06/17/2004 06:41 AM| | | Please respond to | | | ActiveDir | | | | |-+-- --- ---| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar | --- ---| John, I will take your response with great consideration. I appreciate your response. But I would still like to know why it is that the Quick Launch bar will prompt you to open a default standard shortcut such as the IE or Windows Media Icon. Also, now that I have installed MS Office, I get the same prompt now that the Outlook shortcut was added. What can I do to prevent this from happening when using a roaming profile? Thanks, Edwin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar Hey EdwinWe haven't been using roaming profiles here, but what i can tell you is that the quick launch is in the Application Data directory. We experminted with redirecting it here so the quicklaunch would follow users around, but ran into many problems with it. Lots of slowness in office as it wanted to write temp files up to the server, etc. You can exclude directories from roaming with a GPO, and this is one i would strongly suggest you consider. John |-+-- | | Edwin| | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | tivedir.org| | | | | | | | | 06/16/2004 01:46 PM| | | Please respond to | | | ActiveDir | | | | |-+-- --- -| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar | --- -| I am trying to use roaming profiles on a Win2K3 domain with XP Professional as client. Roaming profiles seem to be working great except that when you click on the Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer icon, you get a prompt asking if you want to open this file. This is similar to trying to download an executable via a web site when you get a warning about its potential contents. What can I do to get rid of this? Thank you in advance for your replies. Edwin List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List
RE: [ActiveDir] Remove Exchange Store
Adsiedit.msc goto Configuration CN=Services CN=Microsoft Exchange CN=the_Exchange_Org_Name CN=Administrative Groups CN=First Admin Group (or whatever is the name of the admin group the server was installed into CN=Servers CN=the_Old_Server_Name (delete this) But the above should work. You should be able to just delete the server in ESM. Sincerely,Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE MCSA MCP+I Microsoft MVP -Directory Services www.readymaids.com - we know ITwww.akomolafe.comDo you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday? -anon From: EdwinSent: Thu 6/17/2004 3:29 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Remove Exchange Store Thank you for the URL's. I will definitely give them a review. Removing an Exchange server that was not gracefully is exactly what I need to do. To answer your question, no, I do not have 2 Exchange servers with the same name on the same domain. But I did have 2 Exchange servers on the new domain that the data was being transferred to. Each server had its own name. One server was named NEWEXCHANGE (temp server) and the other EXCHSVR2 (migrated server). The server being migrated was copied to the temp server and then taken offline. The temp server then had some clean up work performed on it. After the clean up work was done, the temp server was reinstalled but never removed from the new domain. I guess to fully understand, if still confusing, it would be one of those things that you just had to be here for. Thank you for your reply, Edwin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 8:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Remove Exchange Store OK, yes, it's a bit confusing. Are you saying you have 2 Exchange servers with the SAME NAME in the same domain (exchange org). And, you now want to remove one of them? On this, I'm confused. However, if you are just looking for pointers on removing an Exchange server that was not gracefully retired, try these: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307917 and http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q260378 Sincerely, Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE MCSA MCP+I Microsoft MVP - Directory Services www.readymaids.com - we know IT www.akomolafe.com Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday? -anon From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Edwin Sent: Wed 6/16/2004 4:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Remove Exchange Store I will try to explain this as best as I can. We were in the process of migrating an Exchange server from one domain to another. We put up a temporary Exchange server where we could make some required changes without affecting the original Exchange server. This would also be our back out plan in the event of some type of failure. Once our work was done on this "temporary server" we began migrating the data again to a new Exchange Server. For internal configuration reasons, the name of the Exchange server was preserved when moving to the new domain which is why the "temporary server" could not be used. (Explaining this part of the story would be too difficult and only add to the confusion.) Now that everything is all said and done, the temporary Exchange server is no longer needed. Everything went well during the migration and we are all pleased with the results. So what is the problem? After the migration was complete we decided to use the temporary Exchange server for another purpose. The problem is that we forgot to remove the temporary exchange server from the new domain. Therefore we have two Exchange servers configured in Active Directory, but one of them that is not valid. My question is, how can I remove the temporary Exchange Server within the new domain that is no longer in existence without affecting any of our current settings? Thank you all in advance for your replies. Edwin List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar
Hey Edwin... If you don't roam it, it will still use the local one, not go away. From the way i understand it. This is from the GPO... Lets you add to the list of folders excluded from the user's roaming profile. This setting lets you exclude folders that are normally included in the user's profile. As a result, these folders do not need to be stored by the network server on which the profile resides and do not follow users to other computers. By default, the History, Local Settings, Temp, and Temporary Internet Files folders are excluded from the user's roaming profile. If you enable this setting, you can exclude additional folders. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, only the default folders are excluded. Note: You cannot use this setting to include the default folders in a roaming user profile. John |-+-- | | Edwin| | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | tivedir.org| | | | | | | | | 06/17/2004 10:34 AM| | | Please respond to | | | ActiveDir | | | | |-+-- --| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar | --| Hin addition to my previous question about the Quick Launch bar, I am not able to delete any shortcuts that I place there. It is weird how I can add a new shortcut to the Quick Launch bar but I cannot remove it. Also, the new shortcuts ask me to DL the file just like the default icons. When checking the properties of the shortcut on the Quick Lauch, the path shows the UNC path to the roaming profile directory which is the exact same as when checking the properties for the shortcut on the start menu. Okay. So now I see where John was going with the buggy Quick Launch bar, but I don't believe that the end users will appreciate it going away as was suggested. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar Hey Edwin... Without looking at it, and i can't really test here...I have to assume it's the path somehow. Would be odd for them to lose the file association, but not impossible...heheheheh Perhaps it's looking to the server for the program, which doesn't exist there? John |-+-- | | Edwin| | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | tivedir.org| | | | | | | | | 06/17/2004 06:41 AM| | | Please respond to | | | ActiveDir | | | | |-+-- --- ---| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar | --- ---| John, I will take your response with great consideration. I appreciate your response. But I would still like to know why it is that the Quick Launch bar will prompt you to open a default standard shortcut such as the IE or Windows Media Icon. Also, now that I have installed MS Office, I get the same prompt now that the Outlook shortcut was added. What can I do to prevent this from happening when using a roaming profile? Thanks, Edwin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Quick Launch Bar Hey EdwinWe
RE: [ActiveDir] OT: LDAP routing through relay
What error do you get on the IIS6 SMTP relay server? Via telnet, in the logs (IIS SMTP and App/System), and when sending a message there? Are the messages queued up on the relay server? Apply any patches recently? Make any firewall/router changes? Al From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael WassellSent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:22 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: LDAP routing through relay I sent this question into a friend at Microsoft because it has me completely stumped. I thought I'd post it here as well to see if anyone else might have an idea. I have a problem that should theoretically have been a simple resolution, but for the life of me I have not been able to figure it out. I have a server that is used to host the Intranet for the company, which also serves as a closed relay to relay mail from an internal application to the Exchange server. It is a Windows 2003 server w/ IIS 6. A few months back I configured everything and it has been running fine ever since, as of yesterday afternoon it suddenly stopped working with no explanation. There are no errors logged, the mail is not backing up in the Exchange queue, the mail just seems to disappear once it is sent from the relay. I have tried enabling diagnostic logging on the Exchange server, but that was a no go. It doesn't even appear as though the mail is routed to the Exchange server at all. I have tried manually relaying a message by telnetting to SMTP on the server (as well as others which I have configured for testing) and all of which are unable to relay. I have also tried changing the authentication methods, and using a different user account (including my own). The bugger is, I can relay directly through the mail server itself without any problems but I can't relay to it. I'm about ready to pull out my hair on this one. Thanks in advance!
RE: [ActiveDir] When a domain is Switch to Native Mode... what ev ent Event ID is logged and where?
Interesting. I tend to get wrapped logs so I never noticed (or had reason to notice specifically). What made you want to look Todd? I'm curious now. Al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Myrick, Todd (NIH/CIT) Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] When a domain is Switch to Native Mode... what ev ent Event ID is logged and where? According to this source http://www.monitorware.com/en/events/details.asp?details_id=1865 Windows 2000's event id is 1573. Todd -Original Message- From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 6:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] When a domain is Switch to Native Mode... what ev ent Event ID is logged and where? It's the same for 2K3 native... ** Charlie Kaiser MCSE, CCNA Systems Engineer Essex Credit / Brickwalk 510 595 5083 ** -Original Message- From: Eric Fleischman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] When a domain is Switch to Native Mode... what ev ent Event ID is logged and where? Yee of little faith! We will log this. I don't recall the event message on 2k, but 2k03 it would be ID 16408 with text of something like: Domain operation mode has been changed to Native Mode. The change cannot be reversed. I *think* we log this (or something like it) on 2k as well, but I don't recall. Of course this is easy to test in the lab if you'd like. Oh, and I assume we're talking about 2k mixed to 2k native, not 2k03 domain functional level. What I stated above is the switch from 2k mixed to 2k native. ~Eric -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mulnick, Al Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 4:24 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] When a domain is Switch to Native Mode... what ev ent Event ID is logged and where? Interesting question. My expectation was that only the audit logs would show this change. There is no app/ntds log entry that I've ever heard of. If you're looking for a modified time stamp, you could look at the attribute itself and see if it gives the info you're after. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en- us/ad/ad/d etec ting_the_operation_mode_of_a_domain.asp Mixed/Native Mode Setting The attribute is ntMixedDomain on the NC head root of each domain DC=Mydomain, DC=ForestRootDom, DC=tld object. Value of 0=Native level domain Value of 1=Mixed level domain al -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Myrick, Todd (NIH/CIT) Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 2:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] When a domain is Switch to Native Mode... what event Event ID is logged and where? Does anyone have this information handy? I am researching it now... Thanks, Todd List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] OT: LDAP routing through relay
It's likely that you were permitting this host to relay through your Exchange by adding it to the Relay list in the Properties of your SMTP Virtual in Exchange. So, it's now likely that the host's IP has changed and you have not updated your Relay list. Since Exchange disallows Relay by default from 2K onwards, you need to check the allow list. There are also ways to make your application send authentication parameters to the Exchange server. Sincerely, Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE MCSA MCP+I Microsoft MVP - Directory Services www.readymaids.com - we know IT www.akomolafe.com Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday? -anon From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Michael Wassell Sent: Thu 6/17/2004 7:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: LDAP routing through relay I sent this question into a friend at Microsoft because it has me completely stumped. I thought I'd post it here as well to see if anyone else might have an idea. I have a problem that should theoretically have been a simple resolution, but for the life of me I have not been able to figure it out. I have a server that is used to host the Intranet for the company, which also serves as a closed relay to relay mail from an internal application to the Exchange server. It is a Windows 2003 server w/ IIS 6. A few months back I configured everything and it has been running fine ever since, as of yesterday afternoon it suddenly stopped working with no explanation. There are no errors logged, the mail is not backing up in the Exchange queue, the mail just seems to disappear once it is sent from the relay. I have tried enabling diagnostic logging on the Exchange server, but that was a no go. It doesn't even appear as though the mail is routed to the Exchange server at all. I have tried manually relaying a message by telnetting to SMTP on the server (as well as others which I have configured for testing) and all of which are unable to relay. I have also tried changing the authentication methods, and using a different user account (including my own). The bugger is, I can relay directly through the mail server itself without any problems but I can't relay to it. I'm about ready to pull out my hair on this one. Thanks in advance! List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
