RE: Time Sync to outside NTP server in NT4

2001-09-28 Thread Andrew Baker

W32Time

See the following:
 http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=TimeSync.TXT

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Jesse Rink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 12:27 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Time Sync to outside NTP server in NT4


I know I can get my NT workstation to sync time with my PDC or other
server when specified through a logon script... How do I get my PDC to
sync with a NTP server outside my network?  Using NET TIME only seems to
allow netbios names for the destination computer and not FQDNs.

Any idea?
Thanks

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RE: What to backup on W2K?

2001-09-28 Thread Andrew Baker

It depends on what you'd like to be able to recover.

 
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-Original Message-
From: Stephen Chiang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 1:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: What to backup on W2K?


If I back up the system state data in Windows 2000, do I need to also backup
the WINNT directory?


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RE: network share permissions

2001-09-28 Thread Andrew Baker

RMTSHARE  or Security Explorer

http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=Perms.TXT

 
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-Original Message-
From: Troy Rambo /278 Systems Specialist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 4:02 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: network share permissions


Is there a utility that will allow me to show all the permissions on Network
shares for NT4 server so I can print them out, or save them to a text file?

Thanks


 Troy Rambo
Systems Specialist
CERAC Inc.
414-212-0278

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RE: WIN 2K Server Upgrade

2001-09-28 Thread Andrew Baker

You should resync the domain before proceeding, to say nothing of having a
good backup.


See the following:
 http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=ADUpgrade.TXT

 
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-Original Message-
From: Paul O'Brien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 7:50 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: WIN 2K Server Upgrade


Hoping you can help!

I currently have five servers - One PDC and four BDC's

Ideally I would like to upgrade them all to windows 2000, so I can make use
of VPN features.

When I tried to upgrade my PDC, It told me I could not do this because the
BDC's were not upgraded.

When I tried to upgrade the BDC's, I was told that the PDC was not upgraded.

Can someone outline the best way to go about doing this??

Thanks


Paul O'Brien
Information Technology Manager
Dixon Webb  35 White Friars  Chester  Cheshire  CH1 1QF
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RE: Batch file to NT Service

2001-09-27 Thread Andrew Baker



AUTOEXNT

See 
the following:
http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=MyService.TXT


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: Jolley Lee @Consult 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, September 27, 
  2001 10:31 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: Batch 
  file to NT Service
  Does anybody know how I can take a batch file and make 
  it a service. I've heard it is possible to make an executable into a service 
  with some registry chnges but I don't know anymore than that. Any help would 
  be appreciated.
  
  TIA
  
  Lee
  
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RE: Scheduling NT Server Reboots

2001-09-27 Thread Andrew Baker

for reliability, divide work among servers, don't use 
version 1.0 of apps, don't use even numbered service 
packs, don't run 16 bit apps on servers (or dedicate a box).


I take it you're considering SP6a an odd numbered SP?

The only really bad even-numbered SP was SP2 for NT4.  Some folks commented
about SP4 for NT4, but I didn't have problems with it.  Even SP6 had only
one side effect, and it was very limited.


 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Miley, Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 11:44 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Scheduling NT Server Reboots


It's always the applications that cause the most problems.  The boxes I have
with just services (file/print, exchange, wins, dns, etc) seem the most
reliable.  put a 3rd party app on there, reboot time. (or at least
stop/restart service).

sql server up since 11/4/00

I had a pdc that I replaced after being up 2 years when we had to replace
the UPS in the datacenter.  Then again, I've got print servers that I reboot
almost weekly, and a CD tower machine that has a scheduled reboot Sunday@
midnight cause of crappy drivers.

for reliability, divide work among servers, don't use version 1.0 of apps,
don't use even numbered service packs, don't run 16 bit apps on servers (or
dedicate a box).

anyone else have reliability tricks to share?

Dan

-Original Message-
From: Matthew Oppermann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 1:28 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Scheduling NT Server Reboots


I have been looking around, hoping to find a way to do automatic reboots to
an NT server.  I heard there was a reboot program on the NT Resource Kit,
and after purchasing it found out that the particular program has to be
manually run and activated, but it does reboot any manchine on the network.

How can I force the reboot of a server at say 10:00 pm every weekday night?

Matthew Oppermann
Systems Admin
Symbiotics, Inc.


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RE: Scheduling NT Server Reboots

2001-09-27 Thread Andrew Baker

Have you considered merely restarting SQL and the DTC service rather than a
full reboot?

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Matthew Oppermann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 6:07 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Scheduling NT Server Reboots


Well...if you'd like the skinny, here it is.

We run a Win NT 4.0 BackOffice Server w/ sp6a. The database package (which
runs on top of SQL Server 7.0) which we use contains a service that doesn't
like sp6a.  The developer of the software has confirmed this and
unfortuantely the patch was applied before I began employment here.  We have
been planning an eventual upgrade of the software which is supposed to fix
this problem, but for now the easiest way to circumvent the particular DCOM
registration timeout is to reboot the server nightly. Uninstalling sp6a is
not an option because it doesn't uninstalled cleanly.
  
I have attempted to run down the bug, and I followed the service ID string
into the registry.  That's when I found out that the developers service was
not registering itself into DCOM.  Called the software companyetc, etc. 

I was ready to rip my hair out for a while trying to diagnose this problem,
but when the developer told me it's a bug my hair got to stay.  The system's
DCOM seems to have a timeout value of about 1 1/2 days.  So I have resigned
myself to this course of action and manually remote reboot the system every
night.

Matthew Oppermann
Systems Admin
Symbiotics, Inc.

  

-Original Message-
From: Kevin Lundy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 11:48 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Scheduling NT Server Reboots


the bigger question is WHY do you feel you need to reboot every night?
Attack that problem rather than applying a bandaid.

That said, you can use the scheduler to schedule the program.  Type at /? at
a command prompt.  If I'm not mistaken, the reskit also has a GUI front end
to the scheduler.  Or if you have an APC UPS, it has an ability to reboot
servers on a schedule.

-Original Message-
From: Matthew Oppermann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 1:28 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Scheduling NT Server Reboots


I have been looking around, hoping to find a way to do automatic reboots to
an NT server.  I heard there was a reboot program on the NT Resource Kit,
and after purchasing it found out that the particular program has to be
manually run and activated, but it does reboot any manchine on the network.

How can I force the reboot of a server at say 10:00 pm every weekday night?

Matthew Oppermann
Systems Admin
Symbiotics, Inc.

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RE: Scripting question

2001-09-27 Thread Andrew Baker



See 
the following:
http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=Scripting.TXT


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: Don Collier (Intermap 
  Denver) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, September 27, 
  2001 6:39 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: Scripting 
  question
  I am a Unix guy 
  by nature. A few months ago I got this position which is administering a 
  mixed network of Solaris and Windows. I have been reading several emails 
  from this list about scripting things to make life easier. I have been 
  looking all over the net to find tutorials on scripting and stuff like that, 
  but all I have found is VB stuff. Anyone know of some sites to get some 
  info about basic scripting at the command line? 
  
  Also I would like 
  to say that this list has been a great help in the past week or so. 
  Thanks for all of the help.
  _Don CollierNetwork 
  AdministratorIntermap Technologies Inc.Voice: 303-708-0955 
  x-207Fax: 
  303-708-0952[EMAIL PROTECTED]www.intermaptechnologies.com 
  
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RE: Task Scheduler

2001-09-25 Thread Andrew Baker

You can look at Visual Dialog Script.

http://www.dialogscript.com/en/
 
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-Original Message-
From: Krueger, Aaron G. - Lonesome [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 10:12 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Task Scheduler
Importance: High


Is anyone aware of a way to turn a simple script (.cmd / .bat) into a coded
.exe? 

Let me give some background. I have several scripts I need to schedule to
run on a system that has the console locked. Using WinAT/Scheduler I can get
the script to run and process just fine. Now, in my script I am making a
call to map to d$ on one of my servers, which probably isn't the greatest
idea, but that's just the way it is at the moment. If the console is not
locked, this script goes off without a hitch, but when the console is locked
(which I need it to be) the script pauses, waiting for the password to
access the d$ share as administrator (I assume)...what gives? 

I was thinking I could just pass the authentication information via the .cmd
file if I could code it as an executable, I just don't want the login/pass
sitting out there in plain text. The coded .exe would give me some sort of
warm fuzzy and at least allow me to move on to more pressing issues...

TIA!

Aaron G. Krueger
Sr. Network Analyst

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RE: Simple Way to Move Workgroup Profile to Domain

2001-09-24 Thread Andrew Baker



See 
the following:
http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=CopyProfile.TXT


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 10:41 
  AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: Simple Way to Move 
  Workgroup Profile to Domain
  I am about to move several NT4.0 workstation 
  users from workgoups to a domain. Is there a simple way to change their 
  workgroup profile to a domain profile?
  
  
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  State University 
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RE: NIMDA cleanup questions...

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Baker

The Symantec and TrendMicro stand-alone tools are very effective at getting
rid of the virus and the bulk of its effects...

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: TDI Custom Computers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 11:46 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: NIMDA cleanup questions...


Can you kill them from a DOS box, or DOS boot, or boot disk?
Mike

- Original Message -
From: Eric Brouwer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: NT System Admin Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 9:32 AM
Subject: NIMDA cleanup questions...


 I know half the camp says the only way to recover from NIMDA is to do a
 fresh install, but I can't right now.  I will soon though.

 In the mean time...

 I am 90% done with cleaning my IIS server.  I have it back on the network,
 but I am blocking all traffic to and from it at the firewall.  As I check
 the logs, the IIS server is not trying to port scan other IP's.  When I do
 my virus scan however, there are 60 .htm files that say they are infected,
 but can not be cleaned or deleted.  When I try to manually delete them, it
 says access denied.  I do have full admin rights on the machine, and I am
 doing it locally.  I can not set the security to full access for the admin
 on these files either.

 Is there another brute force method I can try to get rid of them?

 When I edit the files, they look fine.  I did not see the text referring
to
 readme.eml.

 Eric

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RE: Remote control (was) RE: How do you all do it?

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Baker
Title: Remote control (was) RE: How do you all do it?



See 
the following:
http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=RemoteCtrl.TXT


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: Blake R. Fowkes 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 8:52 
  AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: Remote control 
  (was) RE: How do you all do it?
  What is everyone using for remote control? I am 
  currently using WinVNC and find that it can be quite sluggish at times. 
  Is there something out there that is either quite inexpensive or free like VNC 
  that has better speed?
  Thanks, Blake Fowkes Waid and Associates 
  -Original Message- From: Kelly 
  Borndale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
  Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 5:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: How do 
  you all do it? 
  We're good. And we have remote control packages 
  installed on our clients and servers so that we don't 
  have to walk to the machine. 
  -K - Original Message - 
  From: "Don Collier (Intermap Denver)" 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "NT System Admin 
  Issues" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 6:02 PM Subject: How do you all do it? 
   I just joined this list today and am overwhelmed with 
  email. Almost 200  messages today. How 
  do you all keep up with this list and get any work  done? (Not meant to imply anything)
  _  Don 
  Collier  Network Administrator  Intermap Technologies Inc.  
  Voice: 303-708-0955 x-207  
  Fax: 303-708-0952  
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  
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RE: strike back at malicious attackers.

2001-09-21 Thread Andrew Baker

Hmmm...  I'm going to take a peak at this.

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: c.e. gene connor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 6:13 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: strike back at malicious attackers.


http://www.hackbusters.net/LaBrea/


LaBrea is a small Linux-based application that puts unused

IP addresses on your network to use, creating a tarpit

which can stop or slow down scans of your address space...


LaBrea works as a low-level network application that creates

virtual machines on your network - machines that don't really

exist yet are able to answer connection attempts in a special

way that slows and even stops the connecting process...

---

http://www.wired.com/news/lycos/0%2C1306%2C46964%2C00.html


Gene C. aka C.E. Gene Connor
Gene's Custom PC Service since 1989
Serving the U.S., Canada  London,England




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RE: What replaces boot.ini in windows 2000?

2001-09-17 Thread Andrew Baker
Title: Win2K looping upon bootup



There 
is still BOOT.INI

It is 
easiest to find it at the command line.

DIR 
C:\BOOT.INI /A

http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=BootINI.TXT


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: Derrenbacker, L. Jonathan 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 
  11:50 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: What replaces 
  boot.ini in windows 2000?
  
  What replaces boot.ini in windows 
  2000?
  I've loaded 2 copies 
  of windows 2000 onto a server, and I want to be able to have different names 
  
  for the operating 
  systems when it boots up.
  
  
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RE: The idiocy continues!

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Baker

I'm in NYC right now.

You cannot sacrifice ANY liberty in the name of security, as you will not
end up with either one.

We will have lost to the terrorists if we turn into a Police State, all in
the name of security.

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Benjamin Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 11:28 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: The idiocy continues!


On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Wendell Cotton wrote:
 Benjamin Franklin said at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, those
 who are willing to sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.

  Not that I disagree, but try telling that to the people in New York right
about now...

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RE: WAKE UP!!!!

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Baker

Please, explain to the families of those missing or dead 
why we should not give up any liberty in exchange for security;

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety. -- Benjamin Franklin 


Please explain what SECURITY measures should have been taken on the morning
of the 11th that would have prevented the tragedy...

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: PITNEY,LDENISE (A-Sonoma,ex1) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 2:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: WAKE UP


A friend of mine who just had a baby told me You know they only call it
morning sickness. It actually lasts all day.  It's kinda like 'free'dom,
it's not really free that's just what it's called.

Econ 200 Professor Wells, The University of Arizona in Tucson --There is no
such thing as a free lunch, ..and if you say love...we know you're a
freshman.

The 'free'dom we've had all these years has never been FREE!! Ask anyone
whose served during a war -- personally our 'free'dom has cost me an uncle
(whom I never met), a father who still can't watch war movies and has skin
problems because of agent orange, another uncle who is slightly off, and
let's not forget about taxes; 'free'dom costs me more than 30% a year.

You can_not_have_it_all. It is as simple as supply and demand -- in your
personal life, can you spend all of the money you work for on any whimsical
idea that pops into your head? No, because you will be less; homeless,
clothes-less, penniless but if that is your decision you have the choice to
make it so, but you can not have it both ways. As we've learned recently,
the 'free'dom we all think is 'free' has cost us around $20billion, (I think
that's a low figure too) -- it doesn't include lives either. Please, explain
to the families of those missing or dead why we should not give up any
liberty in exchange for security; you should be able to find their phone
numbers one of the news websites as they were on television last night
making desperate pleas for their loved ones. Terrorist came to our country
and moved about freely, and have turned our own freedoms against us; but we
don't want the FBI to scan email? Claim slippery-slope if you want to, but
something, as compared to nothing (what happened on Tuesday) seems like a
better option at this point.

Don't be confused, it's cost a H*ll of a lot to be free, we just don't
calculate the hidden costs.

Denise


-Original Message-
From: Benjamin Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 9:11 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: The idiocy continues!


On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Jolley Lee @Consult wrote:
 I don't want to sound really stupid here...I live in the UK and i'm not
 sure what all of the loss of freedom threads are about. Is something
 happening in the US?

  Nothing, yet.  But there are real, and arugably justifiable, fears that
our civil liberties will be sacrificed as a result of these attacks.

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RE: [LIST ADMIN MESSAGE] NY ATTACK

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Baker

 Just to get an idea of how broadly this whole thing has affected us...
 
 http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,8811,00.html

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Sean Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 3:05 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [LIST ADMIN MESSAGE] NY ATTACK


Why is it you feel compelled to complain about the discussion of the worst
terrorist attack on the US?

No one is stopping you from using this forum for it's original purpose. The
list owner has given us permission to discuss this event. 

Regards,
 
Sean Martin, MCSE
Network Administrator
Ribelin Lowell  Company
Insurance Brokers, Inc.
3111 C Street, Suite 300
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Ph: (907) 561-1250
Fax: (907) 561-4315
Cell: (907) 229-0885
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 


-Original Message-
From: Wil Willis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 10:52 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: [LIST ADMIN MESSAGE] NY ATTACK


why is it ok to have non technical discussions in this list?
I don't think so.

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RE: Airport security (was: The idiocy continues!)

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Baker

 If anything these airports need to be privatized and 
 the security force needs to be trained  and made to 
 do their jobs.  It's that simple. 

And what job were they supposed to be doing that they didn't?


If you took a poll last week about airplane/airport security, would there
have been the same level of outcry?


There is often a tendency to over-react in situations like this and suggest
that every process in the equation is broken. I am not suggesting that
airport security is stellar and could not be improved.  However, to my
knowledge, there was no particular breach of security that was taken
advantage of, for this event.

If anything, having an Air Marshall (or two) on board might have had a
positive impact.  Likewise, denying access to the cockpit would be a good
idea.  

The problem is that everyone wants to be secure, but they don't want to
spend any time or money to do it.



 
- ASB
 

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Kent Neff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 1:33 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Airport security (was: The idiocy continues!)


Ya gotta be kidding.  Most of the airports are managed by local 
governments and they can't get it right.  What makes you think the Feds are 
able to do it.  Where I live (Atlanta), the General Manager is a politcal 
crony of the Mayor and is an incompetent clown at best.  If anything these 
airports need to be privatized and the security force needs to be trained 
and made to do their jobs.  It's that simple.  I work around the airport so 
I see it all the time.

My 2 cents.

Regards,

Kent Neff


From: Benjamin Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: NT System Admin Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Airport security (was: The idiocy continues!)
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 13:13:46 -0400 (EDT)

On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Phillips, Glen wrote:
  I've noticed that in amongst all the criticism of poor security at
  Boston airport, no-one has suggested paying the people who operate the
  metal detector screens and x-ray machines a bit more than what they
  currently get (which is reported as on a par with someone who flips
  burgers in a diner).

   I have seen mentioned several times that the people supposedly guarding
air-travel security are minimum wage workers who have not been trained.
Many are calling for the government to take over airport security.

   Myself, I think that makes sense.  One of the functions of government is
to protect the people, i.e., to establish and maintain a police force.  The
government already patrols roads, trains, and general property.  To me, it
makes sense to extend that same protection to air travel.

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RE: WAKE UP!!!!

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Baker
Title: RE: WAKE UP



Granted people could still carry makeshift, 
non-metal weapons on themselves, 
but maybe we need a general pat-down as 
well. I would gladly deal with that 
extra "hassle" to prevent this sort of thing 
from happening again. 

I 
won't even bother providing an example of how easy it would be to get a ceramic 
knife aboard a plane EVEN IF you were patting people down. It would just 
add another useless step.


Would any of you set up a 
brand new firewall and then not update it for five 
years?

I 
wouldn't consider that a good analogy, as a firewall is only Perimeter 
security.

Does 
you organization have a Host-based IDS system on each 
machine?



- ASB


  -Original Message-From: Allen Crawford 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 4:48 
  PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: WAKE 
  UP
  The measures that need to be changed are the security 
  checkpoints. The metal detectors and x-rays. Keeping the U.S. 
  Marshals on the planes like they did in the past. Restricting (and 
  actually ENFORCING) the carry-on bags (quantity and size). All these 
  things would help prevent getting weapons on board. Granted people could 
  still carry makeshift, non-metal weapons on themselves, but maybe we need a 
  general pat-down as well. I would gladly deal with that extra "hassle" 
  to prevent this sort of thing from happening again. Providing more leg 
  room would even help if you ask me. I'd be more apt to display action 
  vs. a hijacker if I could get out of my seat quick enough. It's really a 
  shame if the hijackers only had knives on those planes, but then again, the 
  passengers had no idea what their intentions were I imagine.
  It is just a shame to see us get lax on security. Would 
  any of you set up a brand new firewall and then not update it for five 
  years?
  -Original Message----- From: 
   Andrew Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
  Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 2:18 
  PM To: NT System Admin 
  Issues Subject: RE: WAKE 
  UP 
  Preventing access to the cockpit from the fuselage 
  while the plane is in flight? 

  I completely agree. 
  Ground-based override of plane controls? 
  (no corruption possibilities there, eh?). 
  
  You've just pointed out a problem with that one... :) 
  
  Are you suggesting that nothing be changed? 

  Of course not. Your suggestions, however, do nothing to 
  minimize our freedoms. 
  I'm opposed to the mentality that would have cameras 
  everywhere, and require us to get permission to geo to 
  the bathroom. 
  Can anyone point out any specific things that airport security 
  could have done to avert the atrocities of 
  09/11/01? If not, it means you're probably barking up the wrong tree. 
  Our strength is our freedom, and it was used against us. 
  However, rigid controls against movement, and having 
  to fly virtually unclothed in order to eliminate the 
  likelihood of carrying any weapons, is not the way to go. 
  As an aside, hijackers are going to find it somewhat harder to 
  subdue a plane full of people in the future, since the 
  risk of death via action (vs. inaction) has been 
  largely minimized. 
   - ASB  
  -Original Message- From: 
  Lefkovics, William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
  Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 2:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: WAKE 
  UP 
  I don't know if Benjamin Franklin can assess what I deserve, 
  nor would he know my definition of those terms. 
  
  I have no idea what would need to be changed. 
  Preventing access to the cockpit from the fuselage while the 
  plane is in flight? Ground-based override of 
  plane controls? (no corruption possibilities there, 
  eh?). I don't know. 
  Are you suggesting that nothing be changed? 
  William 
  -Original Message----- From: 
  Andrew Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
  Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 11:43 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: WAKE 
  UP 
  Please, explain to the families of those missing or 
  dead why we should not give up any liberty in 
  exchange for security; 
  "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little 
  temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
  -- Benjamin Franklin 
  Please explain what SECURITY measures should have been taken 
  on the morning of the 11th that would have prevented 
  the tragedy... 
   - ASB  
  -Original Message- From: 
  PITNEY,LDENISE (A-Sonoma,ex1) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
  Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 2:12 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: WAKE 
  UP 
  A friend of mine who just had a baby told me "You know they 
  only call it morning sickness. It actually lasts all 
  day." It's kinda like 'free'dom, it's not really 
  free that's just what it's called. 
  Econ 200 Professor Wells, The University of Arizona in Tucson 
  --"There is no such thing as a free lunch, ..and i

RE: Airport security (was: The idiocy continues!)

2001-09-13 Thread Andrew Baker

I had the same thought.

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Clayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 5:53 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Airport security (was: The idiocy continues!)


Can you imagine being a passenger on a hijacked plane after this? It
won't happen again, because the next time a hijack happens, the
passengers will think of New York and storm the hijackers before being
used as a guided missile.

Clayton Doige 
IT Manager MCSE, MCP + I
Gameday International N.V. 
Bound in a nutshell, King of infinite space... 

T: +5 999 736 0309 ext 4537
C: +5 999 563 1845 
F: +5 999 733 1259 
E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 3:33 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Airport security (was: The idiocy continues!)


Airport security in Buffalo has gone to the extreme. Way overboard in my
opinion. If a terrorist wants to strike again, they will find a way.
my 2 cents.

--Charles


 

Andrew Baker

AndrewB@ReviTo: NT System Admin
Issues  
ew.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]   
 cc:

09/13/2001   Subject: RE: Airport
security (was: The idiocy continues!)
04:14 PM

   Please

respond to

NT System

Admin Issues

 

 





 If anything these airports need to be privatized and
 the security force needs to be trained  and made to
 do their jobs.  It's that simple.

And what job were they supposed to be doing that they didn't?


If you took a poll last week about airplane/airport security, would
there
have been the same level of outcry?


There is often a tendency to over-react in situations like this and
suggest
that every process in the equation is broken. I am not suggesting that
airport security is stellar and could not be improved.  However, to my
knowledge, there was no particular breach of security that was taken
advantage of, for this event.

If anything, having an Air Marshall (or two) on board might have had a
positive impact.  Likewise, denying access to the cockpit would be a
good
idea.

The problem is that everyone wants to be secure, but they don't want to
spend any time or money to do it.




- ASB



- ASB



-Original Message-
From: Kent Neff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 1:33 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Airport security (was: The idiocy continues!)


Ya gotta be kidding.  Most of the airports are managed by local
governments and they can't get it right.  What makes you think the Feds
are

able to do it.  Where I live (Atlanta), the General Manager is a
politcal
crony of the Mayor and is an incompetent clown at best.  If anything
these
airports need to be privatized and the security force needs to be
trained
and made to do their jobs.  It's that simple.  I work around the airport
so

I see it all the time.

My 2 cents.

Regards,

Kent Neff


From: Benjamin Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: NT System Admin Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Airport security (was: The idiocy continues!)
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 13:13:46 -0400 (EDT)

On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Phillips, Glen wrote:
  I've noticed that in amongst all the criticism of poor security at
  Boston airport, no-one has suggested paying the people who operate
the
  metal detector screens and x-ray machines a bit more than what they
  currently get (which is reported as on a par with someone who flips
  burgers in a diner).

   I have seen mentioned several times that the people supposedly
guarding
air-travel security are minimum wage workers who have not been trained.
Many are calling for the government to take over airport security.

   Myself, I think that makes sense.  One of the functions of
government
is
to protect the people, i.e., to establish and maintain a police force.
The
government already patrols roads, trains, and general property.  To me,
it
makes sense to extend that same protection to air travel.

--
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RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack

2001-09-11 Thread Andrew Baker

This is an incredibly tragic day.

Probably the most tragic for the US since the assassination of JFK

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Richard McMahon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:07 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: NewYork Terrorist Attack


Check out this link.

http://www.skynews.co.uk/skynews/storytemplate/storytoppic/0,,3-1029102,
00.html

Hope out all you guys in the New York area are still with us..

Good luck,

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RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack

2001-09-11 Thread Andrew Baker
Title: RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack



Especially when we've had Internal Terrorism 
before.

I'm 
almost hoping it's an external attack, because we will not be able to deal with 
an internal attack of this magnitude.


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: Les Bessant 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:47 
  AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: NewYork 
  Terrorist Attack
  It 
  would be wise to make sure you know who perpetrated these atrocities before 
  suggesting that anyone else should die. 
  
-Original Message-From: David James 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, 
September 11, 2001 4:45 PMTo: NT System Admin 
IssuesSubject: RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack
I 
don't mean to promote war, but we as a country HAVE to retaliate to 
this...
F00k the 3rd world countries that harbor 
terrorists...

  -Original Message-From: Mal Sasalu 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 
  10:33 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
  NewYork Terrorist Attack
  
  
  
  I 
  watched over the television. The structures of both north and south towers 
  of WTO came down with a huge blast and now they are basically a heap of 
  rubble.
  -Original 
  Message-From: 
  Rogers, Jeff L (OM) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 
  9:30 AMTo: NT System 
  Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
  NewYork Terrorist Attack
  
  Could you confirm 
  either more or less whether the structures are basically now grade 
  level? 
  
  -Original 
  Message- 
  From: Roman Bogdanov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 
  Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:24 To: NT System Admin 
  Issues 
  Subject: RE: NewYork Terrorist 
  Attack 
  
  
  Im about 40 blocks from 
  the towers and we were all told we can go home but all the 
  bridges and subways are closed so here i am trying to 
  figure 
  out a way to get to 
  brooklyn. 
  
  Roman 
  Bogdanov 
  Head of IT 
  Support 
  Jnana Technologies 
  Corp. 
  www.jnana.com 212-560-9151 ext. 
  202 
  212-560-9066 fax 
  
  -Original 
  Message- 
  From: Richard Newton Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 
  Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:24 AM To: NT System Admin 
  Issues 
  Subject: RE: NewYork Terrorist 
  Attack 
  
  
  Us in Jersey City, NJ 
  (just across the water) were evacuated and sent home. Its going 
  to be a long day for all. 
  -Original 
  Message- 
  From: Jeff Pace [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 
  Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:26 AM To: NT System Admin 
  Issues 
  Subject: RE: NewYork Terrorist 
  Attack 
  
  
  and it doesn't seem to 
  be over yet. 
  Jeff 
  -Original 
  Message- 
  From: Andrew Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 
  Tuesday, September 11, 2001 8:19 AM To: NT System Admin 
  Issues 
  Subject: RE: NewYork Terrorist 
  Attack 
  
  
  This is an incredibly 
  tragic day. 
  
  Probably the most 
  tragic for the US since the assassination of JFK 
  - 
  ASB 
   
  
  -Original 
  Message- 
  From: Richard McMahon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 
  Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:07 AM To: NT System Admin 
  Issues 
  Subject: NewYork Terrorist 
  Attack 
  
  
  Check out this 
  link. 
  
  http://www.skynews.co.uk/skynews/storytemplate/storytoppic/0,,3-1029 102, 00.html 
  Hope out all you guys 
  in the New York area are still with us.. 
  Good 
  luck, 
  
  Richard 
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RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack

2001-09-11 Thread Andrew Baker

The world is a very different place right now.  Very different.

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 1:40 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack


The hell with NT and everything else.
Nobody should need to tell you that things are not as they were
yesterday. This list included.
Topic is out the window.

-Original Message-
From: Matt Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:10 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: NewYork Terrorist Attack


glad to see were all following the rule today.  this is a forum for nt
sys admin not current events.  how bout we break out the instant
messaging
(aol,msn,...)  for the of topic stuff.  we all agree it terrible and we
all have TV's and radios.

- Original Message -
From: Dennis Atherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: NT System Admin Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:58 AM
Subject: RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack


 And you don't think, that with over 20,000 people dead, World War 3 
 has
not
 been started on our shores now

 -Original Message-
 From: Murray Binette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:56 AM
 To: NT System Admin Issues
 Subject: RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack


 Well, I just hope that Bush (or the 'Puppet' as many Canadians refer 
 to him as) doesn't fly off the handle and start WWIII.

 -Original Message-
 From: Andrew Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:08 AM
 To: NT System Admin Issues
 Subject: RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack


 I would say that the US already feels pretty alienated right now


 - ASB



 -Original Message-
 From: Richard McClary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:51 AM
 To: NT System Admin Issues
 Subject: RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack


 Well, that's one of the reactions terrorism is trying to provoke.  
 Most of the world finds US policy to be obnoxious, and a violent large

 scale reaction will effectively alienate the US from the rest of the 
 world.

 I don't mean to promote war, but we as a country HAVE to retaliate to
 this...
 F00k the 3rd world countries that harbor terrorists...


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RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack

2001-09-11 Thread Andrew Baker
Title: RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack



Luckily, I'll only have to talk about 
it to Gabby (almost 6)

She's pretty much been robbed of her 
childhood, if you think about it.


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: Bart Southworth 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 
  11, 2001 1:34 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
  NewYork Terrorist Attack
  That 
  would be difficult. We did take care of the last one, here in good old 
  Indiana. But the thought. Wow. The taliban is being 
  "sketchy," no denial. I'm at a loss. Anyone want to explain this 
  to my 6  4 year olds? The younger is asking now. I dread the 
  eldest coming home from school. I hope you have luck with yours, 
  Andrew.
  
  I 
  read on another list, that there may be a coordinated internet "worm" 
  attack. (Not confirmed)
  
  
  
  
  
-Original Message-----From: Andrew Baker 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 
12:12To: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: NewYork 
Terrorist Attack
Especially when we've had Internal Terrorism 
before.

I'm almost hoping it's an external attack, because 
we will not be able to deal with an internal attack of this 
magnitude.


- 
ASB


  -Original Message-From: Les Bessant 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 
  11:47 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
  NewYork Terrorist Attack
  It would be wise to make sure you know who perpetrated these 
  atrocities before suggesting that anyone else should die. 
  
  
-Original Message-From: David James 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, 
September 11, 2001 4:45 PMTo: NT System Admin 
IssuesSubject: RE: NewYork Terrorist 
Attack
I don't mean to promote war, but we as a 
country HAVE to retaliate to this...
F00k the 3rd world countries that harbor 
terrorists...

  -Original Message-From: Mal Sasalu 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 
  2001 10:33 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: 
  RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack
  
  
  
  I 
  watched over the television. The structures of both north and south 
  towers of WTO came down with a huge blast and now they are basically a 
  heap of rubble.
  -Original 
  Message-From: 
  Rogers, Jeff L (OM) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 
  9:30 AMTo: NT System 
  Admin IssuesSubject: 
  RE: NewYork Terrorist Attack
  
  Could you confirm 
  either more or less whether the structures are basically now grade 
  level? 
  
  -Original 
  Message- From: Roman Bogdanov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 
  Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:24 To: NT System Admin 
  Issues 
  Subject: RE: NewYork Terrorist 
  Attack 
  
  
  Im about 40 blocks 
  from the towers and we were all told we can go home but all 
  the bridges and subways are closed so here i am trying to 
  figure 
  out a way to get to 
  brooklyn. 
  
  Roman 
  Bogdanov 
  Head of IT 
  Support 
  Jnana Technologies 
  Corp. 
  www.jnana.com 212-560-9151 ext. 
  202 
  212-560-9066 
  fax 
  
  
  -Original 
  Message- From: Richard Newton Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 
  Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:24 AM To: NT 
  System Admin Issues Subject: RE: NewYork Terrorist 
  Attack 
  
  
  Us in Jersey City, 
  NJ (just across the water) were evacuated and sent home. Its 
  going to be a long day for all. 
  -Original 
  Message- From: Jeff Pace [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 
  Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:26 AM To: NT 
  System Admin Issues Subject: RE: NewYork Terrorist 
  Attack 
  
  
  and it doesn't seem 
  to be over yet. 
  Jeff 
  -Original 
  Message- From: Andrew Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 
  Tuesday, September 11, 2001 8:19 AM To: NT 
  System Admin Issues Subject: RE: NewYork Terrorist 
  Attack 
  
  
  This is an 
  incredibly tragic day. 
  Probably the most 
  tragic for the US since the assassination of JFK 
  - 
  ASB 
   
  
  -Original 
  Message- From: Richard McMahon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 
  Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:07 AM To: 

RE: Everybody get back to work.. Stupid Terrorist waste us too mu ch time.. Let FBI take care it..

2001-09-11 Thread Andrew Baker
Title: 



That's 
easy to say when the tragedy is remote to you.

I had 
the extreme pleasure of looking at the former WTC buildings 
burning this morning, and now I get the thrill of figuring out how to get back 
home to NJ from a city that for all intents and purposes is locked 
down.

Forgive me if my definition of WORK 
does not coincide with yours


- 
ASB-Original 
Message-From: Albert Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, 
September 11, 2001 1:16 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: Everybody 
get back to work.. Stupid Terrorist waste us too mucht ime.. Let FBI take 
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RE: How do I do this?

2001-09-10 Thread Andrew Baker

DUMPSEC, ADDUSERS, or NET USER

See the following:
 http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=UserMgr.TXT
 (also see AcctInfo.BAT)

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: William Rogge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 2:40 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: How do I do this?


This should be simple, but I must be missing something.

How can I generate a file or printout of our SAM?  I need to make a change 
to a number of users, but at the same time want to make sure that everyone 
has some specific settings.

I can not find anything on printing out user information including groups 
and profile information.


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RE: Pete Karhatsu postings

2001-09-07 Thread Andrew Baker

I see what you see:  Forwarded mail with no additional text

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Richard McClary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 9:32 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Pete Karhatsu postings




I've just received about a dozen or so follow-up postings from Pete 
Karhatsu.  The thing is, I've found no new text added by Mr. Karhatsu.  Is 
something really strange going on with my system here, or are others seeing 
the same thing?  (Perhaps there is some code which shows up on my system as 
white text on white background, etc.)
--
Richard D. McClary| Systems Administrator
ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center| [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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RE: Error during Emergency Repair process

2001-09-07 Thread Andrew Baker

One of the hives is too large.

See the following:
 http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=ERD.TXT

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Mike Schwartz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 10:38 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Error during Emergency Repair process


Hi,

 On a few of my NT 4.0 SP6 servers, I get the following message
after creating the servers emergency repair process.

 repair disk utility could not copy all files to the emergency repair
disk
 one or more configuration files not found 

All suggestions, comments appreciated 

Mike 

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RE: Application software to monitor network traffic

2001-09-07 Thread Andrew Baker

MRTG

See the following:
 http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=NetMon.TXT

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Sui Seto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 10:34 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Application software to monitor network traffic


Hi everyone, I am looking for a software that will monitor the network
traffic on our LAN/WAN . Sometimes I find the network is very sluggish and
at other times, it is normal, I want to pin down the problem. I also
expect the software to be able to identify which workstation is
transferring big files, such a ppt file etc. Thanks for your info.


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RE: Test Whether Variable Exists

2001-09-06 Thread Andrew Baker

Using double quotes is best because the command won't break if the
environment variable contains a space

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Correa, Andre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 1:02 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Test Whether Variable Exists


I believe that IF DEFINED only works on NT boxes, not 95/98.  If it is an
all NT environment, then it is OK.  Otherwise, use syntax as follows:

If not {%somevar%}=={} echo Variable exists

The { sign can be replaced with quotes, but to each their own.  The double =
is very important, otherwise you will tear out every last strand of hair on
your head 

HTH


Andre Correa
Senior Manager/Information Technology
Lexitron, Inc
(201) 892-6399

 -Original Message-
From:   Torres, Edgar (GEP) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Thursday, September 06, 2001 12:26 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject:RE: Test Whether Variable Exists

if defined MYVAR echo It exists!

__
Edgar Torres


-Original Message-
From: Simon Butler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 12:22 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Test Whether Variable Exists


Hi,
This should be an easy one but I cannot find the answer after hours of
searching. I am looking for a way that I can test whether a variable exists
and then take action on the result. This is for use
in a login script - not a KIX script. I don't want to add, change or delete
the variable in anyway, just check whether it is there or not. Can anyone
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RE: Folder permissions

2001-09-05 Thread Andrew Baker

AFAIK, not possible in Windows.

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Terry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 8:36 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Folder permissions


  Has anyone played around with the permissions enough to answer my
question. I want to be able to give read access to a folder, but only allow
users to be able to see the folders that they have permissions to below that
folder. If I have a share called 
temp, and there are folders below that called temp2 and temp3, but they only
have access to temp2, I do not want them to see temp3 folder. I have played
with the advanced tab objects, but have not been able to work. I am using
this for student access in 
a school, but I want to make it as easy as possible for the students to find
their home directory, without having to scroll through alot of directories.

Thanks,
  Terry Caleb


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RE: Removal of computer accts

2001-09-05 Thread Andrew Baker

What would you consider an Invalid account, and what would happen if it was
removed (automatically) by mistake?

You could always script something with NETDOM

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Sankaranarayanan_Ganapathy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 10:21 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Removal of computer accts


Hi,

  Is any one in the list aware of any methods for the removal of invalid
computer accounts from the servermanager  automatically other than manually
deleting the same from the server manager in an NT4.0 domain environment.


Thanks in advance.



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RE: Stopping services on remote server

2001-09-05 Thread Andrew Baker

A - The command line was added in the ResKit

B - If you check through the rest of this thread, you'll see what the
difficulty of both methods was...

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Chris Sanchez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 9:14 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Stopping services on remote server


or command-line is  NETSVC servicename \\computername /command 
i believe this command was added with SP4, no?

-Original Message-
From: Goldoff, Erik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 9:12 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Stopping services on remote server


Server Manager, highlight server in list, then from the menu, Computer,
Services.

Erik Goldoff
Systems Manager
The HoneyBaked Ham Company
678-966-3320
[EMAIL PROTECTED]



-Original Message-
From: Peter van Houten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 1:28 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Stopping services on remote server


I am presently sitting in front of a VNC window, controlling a remote 
server (SERVER1) some 1000 miles away.  In the same domain as SERVER1, 
there is another server (SERVER2) I need to stop the DNS service on 
SERVER2 (SERVER2, unfortunately does not have VNC loaded) These servers 
are configured as standalone as opposed to PDC, BDC, etc. I have all the 
passwords available to access SERVER2 but cannot for the life of me, 
control the services on SERVER2. I have been through all the NET HELP 
commands without success.  NT4/SP6a configuration on both.

Any suggestions?

Peter van Houten
Peaceland 

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RE: Unable to resolve DNS

2001-09-05 Thread Andrew Baker

Take a look at your CACHE.DNS file in the System32\DNS folder and see if it
has any problems.

You might have to copy over one from the Backup folder or from another
system.

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Neil Macdonald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 10:48 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Unable to resolve DNS


Hello, all.

My NT server has suddenly stopped resolving DNS names. It's NT 4, sp 6a,
connected to a router and an ADSL line to our providers site, where there
are two DNS servers. I can ping out using IP addresses, but if I ping a
www site I get bad IP address. I have reinstalled TCP/IP and service
packed to no avail. I also removed RAS and an old external modem which
wasn't being used (Tapisrv.exe was using some resources, and technet
implied this may be a cause). All other PC's on the network can browse
internet, without problem, so it's definitely the server. It was working
on minute, then the next... nothing. I have updated antivirus and scanned,
nothing there.

Please help !

Incidentally, I am not receiving the mails from the list, so please reply
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with ideas and I will be most grateful.

Thank you one and all,

Neil Macdonald


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RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal

2001-09-04 Thread Andrew Baker



How 
many mergers have ever really resulted in better 
service?


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: Jim Underwood 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 
  04, 2001 12:32 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
  HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
  Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com:
  
HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 
billion acquisition 
Merger highlights role of HP's 
Fiorina
  While the 
  merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see 
  a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their 
  job when duplicate positions are eliminated)?
  
  Do you expect 
  the merger to provide better products and services?
  
  Best Regards, JMU 
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RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal

2001-09-04 Thread Andrew Baker
Title: Message



1 - 
There's more to the world than just PCs.

2 - 
There's no point in a merger if you keep everything.


There 
is huge overlap in the low-end and into the server space. At the high-end, 
their products and services diverge somewhat. Makes you wonder 
what will happen to Tandem and 
Alpha


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: David James 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 
  04, 2001 12:48 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
  HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
  I 
  don't think there will be duplicate positions. I expect them to continue 
  to function as 2 seperate companies. Compaq's name is much bigger than 
  HP, especially in the server market. I think HP just wanted a bigger 
  piece of the PC and Server pie, and Compaq wanted the financial backing of 
  HP's dominance in the peripheral and printer market. It's a good 
  merger.
  
  -Original Message-From: Jim Underwood 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 
  04, 2001 11:32 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
  HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
  Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com:
  
HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 
billion acquisition 
Merger highlights role of HP's 
Fiorina
  While the 
  merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone see 
  a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose their 
  job when duplicate positions are eliminated)?
  
  Do you expect 
  the merger to provide better products and services?
  
  Best Regards, JMU 
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RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal

2001-09-04 Thread Andrew Baker
Title: Message



Here's 
my informal Merger vs. Acquisition guide:

If you 
really want to tell if it's a merger, then check the makeup of the board, and 
where the former CEOs end up.

If one 
is Chairman and one is CEO, then you havean equal 
merger. 

Anything else, and Igenerally view it as an 
Acquisition.



In any 
event, it won't be successful or useful if all the positions are 
retained.


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: David James 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 
  04, 2001 1:25 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
  HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
  It's 
  not a merger?
  You'd better learn big business. It's a merger, and don't expect 
  to see too many changes too quickly. Compaq was already making big time 
  changes in it's product line before this even happened. HP was planning 
  on getting out of the PC business anyways. A name change could happen, 
  but who knows? 
  I 
  don't appreciate the naive comment anyhoo...
  You 
  saying it's not a merger is naive...
  
  
  -Original Message-From: xylog 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:03 
  PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire 
  Compaq in $25B Deal
  
  Except its not a merger. HP purchsed 
  compaq. HP's management now controls the Compaq's destiny. What this 
  means is that HP will, in order to cut costs, eliminate all possible redundant 
  functions.I agree it is a good merger, but it is very naïve to expect nothing 
  to change. 
  
  xylog
  
  -Original 
  Message-From: David 
  James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:48 
  PMTo: NT System Admin 
  IssuesSubject: RE: HP to 
  Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
  
  
  I don't 
  think there will be duplicate positions. I expect them to continue to 
  function as 2 seperate companies. Compaq's name is much bigger than HP, 
  especially in the server market. I think HP just wanted a bigger piece 
  of the PC and Server pie, and Compaq wanted the financial backing of HP's 
  dominance in the peripheral and printer market. It's a good 
  merger.
  -Original 
  Message-From: Jim 
  Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:32 
  AMTo: NT System Admin 
  IssuesSubject: RE: HP to 
  Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
  
  Interesting articles at 
  www.infoworld.com:
  · 
  HP, Compaq target enterprise, services 
  markets in $25 billion acquisition 
  · 
  Merger highlights role of HP's 
  Fiorina
  
  While 
  the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone 
  see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose 
  their job when duplicate positions are 
  eliminated)?
  
  
  
  Do 
  you expect the merger to provide better products and 
  services?
  
  Best Regards, JMU 
  
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RE: W2K Professional AUTOLOGON

2001-09-04 Thread Andrew Baker

Use TWEAKUI


See the following:
 http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=AutoLogon.TXT

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:17 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: W2K Professional AUTOLOGON


I know that you can set up NT servers to autologon, but I can't find how to
do this for Win2K Professional. Anyone tried this yet?

Murray


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RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal

2001-09-04 Thread Andrew Baker
Title: Message



Agreed.


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: xylog 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:44 
  PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire 
  Compaq in $25B Deal
  
  I have been through 
  several mergers of large/Fortune 100 corperations (Union Bank of 
  Switzerland and Swiss Bank/Paine 
  Webber and Kitter Peabody) and can speak from experience when I say that ther 
  will be large cuts in the workforce of both companies to eliminate redundant 
  functions. It is just common sense to cut costs by combining, wherever 
  possible, duplicated functions. Where these cuts will occur is a matter of 
  speculation, but you can be sure since HP has controlling interests they will 
  generally get preferential treatment.
  
  xylog
  
  -Original 
  Message-From: David 
  James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 
  2001 1:25 
  PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B 
  Deal
  
  
  It's not 
  a merger?
  
  You'd 
  better learn big business. It's a merger, and don't expect to see too 
  many changes too quickly. Compaq was already making big time changes in 
  it's product line before this even happened. HP was planning on getting 
  out of the PC business anyways. A name change could happen, but who 
  knows? 
  
  I don't 
  appreciate the naive comment anyhoo...
  
  You 
  saying it's not a merger is naive...
  
  
  -Original 
  Message-From: xylog 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 
  Tuesday, September 
  04, 2001 12:03 
  PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B 
  Deal
  Except 
  its not a merger. HP purchsed compaq. HP's management now controls the 
  Compaq's destiny. What this means is that HP will, in order to cut costs, 
  eliminate all possible redundant functions.I agree it is a good merger, but it 
  is very naïve to expect nothing to change. 
  
  xylog
  
  -Original 
  Message-From: David 
  James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 
  2001 12:48 
  PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B 
  Deal
  
  
  I don't 
  think there will be duplicate positions. I expect them to continue to 
  function as 2 seperate companies. Compaq's name is much bigger than HP, 
  especially in the server market. I think HP just wanted a bigger piece 
  of the PC and Server pie, and Compaq wanted the financial backing of HP's 
  dominance in the peripheral and printer market. It's a good 
  merger.
  -Original 
  Message-From: Jim 
  Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 
  2001 11:32 
  AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B 
  Deal
  
  Interesting articles at 
  www.infoworld.com:
  1. 
  HP, Compaq target enterprise, services 
  markets in $25 billion acquisition 
  2. 
  Merger highlights role of HP's 
  Fiorina
  
  While 
  the merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone 
  see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose 
  their job when duplicate positions are 
  eliminated)?
  
  
  
  Do 
  you expect the merger to provide better products and 
  services?
  
  Best Regards, JMU 
  
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RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal

2001-09-04 Thread Andrew Baker
Title: Message



Better 
service for whom?

I used 
both companies prior to the merger, and I can't say that any great improvement 
occurred afterwards...


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: David James 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 
  04, 2001 1:46 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: 
  HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
  Compaq and DEC...
  
  
  -Original Message-From: Andrew Baker 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 12:37 
  PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: HP to Acquire 
  Compaq in $25B Deal
  How 
  many mergers have ever really resulted in better 
  service?
  
  
  - 
ASB
  
  
-Original Message-From: Jim Underwood 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 
04, 2001 12:32 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: 
RE: HP to Acquire Compaq in $25B Deal
Interesting articles at www.infoworld.com:

  HP, Compaq target enterprise, services markets in $25 
  billion acquisition 
  Merger highlights role of HP's 
  Fiorina
While the 
merger may not guarantee an improvement in sales/performance, does anyone 
see a downside to the merger (other than HP/Compaq employees who will lose 
their job when duplicate positions are eliminated)?

Do you expect 
the merger to provide better products and services?

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RE: Internet Explorer 6.0

2001-09-04 Thread Andrew Baker

I had/have no problems with Acrobat in IE6 either in Win2K or WinXP

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: CIGNA DTS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:54 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Internet Explorer 6.0


I see several peopl have had no problems with IE 6.0.  Amazing.  Don't you
run Adobe Acrobat Reader?  Never need to read PDF files from web sites?


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RE: Hard drive configuration

2001-08-31 Thread Andrew Baker
Title: RE: Hard drive configuration



And 
when it breaks, it breaks very well too...

I'm 
happy it works for you.


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: Robert Young 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 
  3:24 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Hard drive 
  configuration
  Relax, it's really not that bad, I manage hundreds of NT 
  servers that have software mirroring, they attest to the fact it works VERY 
  WELL INDEED ...
  RE Young MCSE Client Server Systems 
  Engineering Dallas, Texas 
  -Original Message- From: xylog 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 8:35 AM To: NT 
  System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Hard drive 
  configuration 
  If your on a really tight budget you can get good reliability 
  with a Software mirrored SLED configuration (thats 
  Single Large Expensive Disk) if you use two scsi 
  controllers one for each disk. Other wise I agree with the general sentiment that software RAID is bad, very bad. 
  xylog - Original Message 
  - From: "Andrew Baker" 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "NT System Admin 
  Issues" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 6:59 PM Subject: RE: Hard drive configuration 
   Truly mission critical = Hardware SCSI RAID 
  controller   Not 
  really mission critical = Hardware ATA RAID controller   Plain broke and someone else's data = 
  Software RAID on a Workstation class  
  system.   
   - ASB   -Original Message-  From: RE 
  Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
   Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 2:04 PM  To: NT System Admin Issues  Subject: 
  Re: Hard drive configurationIf you truly have a "mission 
  critical" application/data then push the  
  "hardware solution", on the other hand if you don't really need it... 
now I'm up to 
  $.04..   RE 
  Young MCSE  Client Server System 
  Engineering  Dallas, TX
   - Original Message -  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  To: NT 
  System Admin Issues  Sent: Thursday, August 30, 
  2001 12:50 PM  Subject: RE: Hard drive 
  configuration   
   That is very true and if I can't get the money to 
  purchase a RAID  controller, software is the way 
  I'll have to go. Hopefully I will be able  
  to convince them and/or I'll have to use one of my tricks for staying 
  under  the limit that requires 
  approval. ;-)  -Original Message- 
   From: RE Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
   Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 10:38 AM 
   To: NT System Admin Issues  
  Subject: Re: Hard drive configuration  
I have used softrware raid 
  in hundreds of NT servers for years w/o problems,  it is there to use. if for 
  example, there is no money in the buget for  
  hardware raid controllers, the reality is money is an issue.   My $.02..   RE Young MCSE   - Original Message - 
   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  
  To: NT System Admin Issues  Sent: Thursday, August 
  30, 2001 10:50 AM  Subject: RE: Hard drive 
  configuration   
   That's too funny. I do at least know Hardware RAID 
  is better than Software  
  RAID. And if NT will allow me to duplex, as it was suggested by 
  someone  else, then that's probably what I'll 
  do.  -Original Message-  From: Flanagan, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
   Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 4:48 AM  To: NT System Admin Issues  Subject: 
  RE: Hard drive configurationI second this, only ever use Hardware 
  RAID, which RAID config depends on  what you are 
  doing.   When 
  interviewing folks for an open position at my last employer we had 
   someone say that they thought that software RAID was 
  "slick", that was the  last thing he said that I 
  heard.   
 Kevin 
  +---+ 
   Kevin Flanagan  C/S Planning 
  Engineer III  I/T Implementation Department 
   Branch Banking  Trust Company  3261 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 116  MC: 
  172-85-01-00  Raleigh, NC 27604 
   Voice: 919-716-6209  
  -Original Message-  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
   Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 7:34 PM 
   To: NT System Admin Issues  
  Subject: RE: Hard drive configuration  
Thanks for the info. 
  I will see if I can do that.  -Original 
  Message-  From: Zangara, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
   Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 4:23 PM 
   To: NT System Admin Issues  
  Subject: RE: Hard drive configuration  
volume sets are notoriously 
  bad - they have a way of crashing at bad times 
  -  I would personally do a raid array witha good 
  hardware (Adaptec) raid  controller. 
 Jim Zangara, MCSE+I  Special Projects 
  Engineer  Premiere Radio Networks  A Division of Clear Channel Communications  15260 Ventura Blvd Suite 500  Sherman 
  Oaks, CA 91403  Direct: (818) 461-8620 
   mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 In my house there's this light switch that doesn't do anything. 
  Every so  often I would 

RE: Group Question

2001-08-30 Thread Andrew Baker



Use 
the FOR command along with CUSRMGR

Or, 
use one of the other tools like Hyena


See 
the following:
http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=UserMgr.TXT


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: Bob Chyka 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 11:31 
  AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: Group 
  Question
  Dos anyone know anyway to make a global group on 
  our server (windows2000) a member of the local power users group on about 150 
  machines easily?
  
  any input is greatly appreciated..
  
  Bob Chyka
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RE: Hard drive configuration

2001-08-30 Thread Andrew Baker
Title: Message



The 
rule in technology is that either MONEY will be spent, or both TIME and 
MONEY.

If 
there is no money in the budget for hardware RAID controllers, you will soon 
find it necessary to find money for Data Recovery Services.


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: RE Young 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 
  1:38 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: Re: Hard drive 
  configuration
  I have used softrware raid in hundreds of NT 
  servers for years w/o problems, it is there to use. if for example, there is 
  no money in the buget for hardware raid controllers, the reality is money is 
  an issue.
  
  My $.02..
  
  RE Young MCSE
  
  
- Original Message - 
From: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
To: NT System Admin Issues 

Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 10:50 
AM
Subject: RE: Hard drive 
configuration

That's too funny. I do at least know Hardware 
RAID is better than Software RAID. And if NT will allow me to duplex, 
as it was suggested by someone else, then that's probably what I'll 
do.

  -Original Message-From: Flanagan, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: 
  Thursday, August 30, 2001 4:48 AMTo: NT System Admin 
  IssuesSubject: RE: Hard drive 
configuration
  I second this, only ever use Hardware RAID, which RAID config 
  depends on what you are doing. 
  
  When interviewing folks for an open position at my last employer we 
  had someone say that they thought that software RAID was "slick", that was 
  the last thing he said that I heard. 
  
  
  
  
  Kevin
  
  +---+ 
  Kevin Flanagan 
  C/S Planning Engineer 
  III I/T 
  Implementation Department Branch Banking  Trust Company 
  3261 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 
  116 MC: 
  172-85-01-00 Raleigh, NC 27604 Voice: 919-716-6209 
  

-Original Message-From: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 
Wednesday, August 29, 2001 7:34 PMTo: NT System Admin 
IssuesSubject: RE: Hard drive 
configuration
Thanks for the info. I will see if I can 
do that.

  -Original Message-From: Zangara, Jim 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, August 
  29, 2001 4:23 PMTo: NT System Admin 
  IssuesSubject: RE: Hard drive 
  configuration
  volume sets are notoriously bad - they have a way of 
  crashing at bad times - I would personally do a raid array witha good 
  hardware (Adaptec) raid controller.
  
  
  Jim Zangara, MCSE+I 
  Special Projects Engineer Premiere Radio 
  Networks A Division of Clear Channel Communications 
  15260 Ventura Blvd Suite 500 Sherman Oaks, CA 
  91403 Direct: (818) 461-8620 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  
  In my house 
  there's this light switch that doesn't do anything. Every so often I 
  would flick it on and off just to check. Yesterday, I got a call from 
  a woman in Germany. She said, "Cut it out." -- Steven Wright 
  
  

-Original Message-From: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 
Wednesday, August 29, 2001 4:19 PMTo: NT System Admin 
IssuesSubject: RE: Hard drive 
configuration
Cool. So, I could create 3 of them as 
one volume so I don't have to give each drive a drive letter and 
then mirror that volume to the other three 
drives?

  -Original Message-From: Eric 
  Wittenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: 
  Wednesday, August 29, 2001 4:06 PMTo: NT System Admin 
  IssuesSubject: RE: Hard drive 
  configuration
  Duplexing to NT is the same as mirroring. Windows 
  does not care if they are on one controller (mirroring) or on two 
  controllers (duplexing)
  Eric Wittenberg, MCSE CNA ASE Technical Systems Analyst 3D 
  Computer Services Ltd. Edmonton, Alberta 
  (780)484 9788 Fax (780) 484 9811 
  e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  URL www.3dcomp.com 
  -Original Message- From:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 
  2001 4:58 PM To: 
  NT System Admin Issues Subject: Hard 
  drive configuration 
  I currently have a NetWare server with 6 Seagate 
  ST39175LW drives on 2 Adaptec controllers 
  in a duplexed configuration. We are going to rebuild 
  the server as NT 4.0. I don't think NT can 
  mirror 

RE: Hard drive configuration

2001-08-30 Thread Andrew Baker

Truly mission critical = Hardware SCSI RAID controller

Not really mission critical = Hardware ATA RAID controller

Plain broke and someone else's data = Software RAID on a Workstation class
system.


- ASB

-Original Message-
From: RE Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 2:04 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hard drive configuration


If you truly have a mission critical application/data then push the
hardware solution, on the other hand if you don't really need it...

now I'm up to $.04..

RE Young MCSE
Client Server System Engineering
Dallas, TX



- Original Message - 
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 12:50 PM
Subject: RE: Hard drive configuration


That is very true and if I can't get the money to purchase a RAID
controller, software is the way I'll have to go.  Hopefully I will be able
to convince them and/or I'll have to use one of my tricks for staying under
the limit that requires approval. ;-)
-Original Message-
From: RE Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 10:38 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hard drive configuration


I have used softrware raid in hundreds of NT servers for years w/o problems,
it is there to use. if for example, there is no money in the buget for
hardware raid controllers, the reality is money is an issue.
 
My $.02..

RE Young MCSE

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 10:50 AM
Subject: RE: Hard drive configuration


That's too funny.  I do at least know Hardware RAID is better than Software
RAID.  And if NT will allow me to duplex, as it was suggested by someone
else, then that's probably what I'll do.
-Original Message-
From: Flanagan, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 4:48 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hard drive configuration


I second this, only ever use Hardware RAID, which RAID config depends on
what you are doing.  
 
When interviewing folks for an open position at my last employer we had
someone say that they thought that software RAID was slick, that was the
last thing he said that I heard.  
 
 
 
 
Kevin



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I/T Implementation Department 
Branch Banking  Trust Company 
3261 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 116 
MC: 172-85-01-00 
Raleigh, NC  27604 
Voice: 919-716-6209 
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Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 7:34 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hard drive configuration


Thanks for the info.  I will see if I can do that.
-Original Message-
From: Zangara, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 4:23 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hard drive configuration


volume sets are notoriously bad - they have a way of crashing at bad times -
I would personally do a raid array witha good hardware (Adaptec) raid
controller.


Jim Zangara, MCSE+I 
Special Projects Engineer 
Premiere Radio Networks 
A Division of Clear Channel Communications 
15260 Ventura Blvd Suite 500 
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 
Direct: (818) 461-8620 
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In my house there's this light switch that doesn't do anything. Every so
often I would flick it on and off just to check. Yesterday, I got a call
from a woman in Germany. She said, Cut it out. -- Steven Wright 
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 4:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hard drive configuration


Cool.  So, I could create 3 of them as one volume so I don't have to give
each drive a drive letter and then mirror that volume to the other three
drives?
-Original Message-
From: Eric Wittenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 4:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hard drive configuration


Duplexing to NT is the same as mirroring. Windows does not care if they are
on one controller (mirroring) or on two controllers (duplexing)
Eric Wittenberg, MCSE CNA ASE 
Technical Systems Analyst 
3D Computer Services Ltd. 
Edmonton, Alberta 
(780)484 9788 Fax (780) 484 9811 
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 -Original Message- 
From:   [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent:   Wednesday, August 29, 2001 4:58 PM 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Subject:Hard drive configuration 
I currently have a NetWare server with 6 Seagate ST39175LW drives on 2 
Adaptec controllers in a duplexed configuration.  We are going to rebuild 
the server as NT 4.0.  I don't think NT can mirror the drives in a duplexed 
configuration like the one we currently have.  Am I wrong.  If not, what 
would be the best configuration for the drives.  I was thinking of adding a 

RE: Denying TS Access to admin

2001-08-29 Thread Andrew Baker

No.

Deny ACLs override everything else.

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Ryan McBride [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 9:54 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Denying TS Access to admin


Just curious, wouldnt the Domain Admin group override it???

-Original Message-
From: Ralph Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 29 August 2001 10:43 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re:Denying TS Access to admin


If I was going to try something like this I would create a group and put all
the
domain admins in it and then deny this group the right to access the TS from
the
network.

ralph

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Subject:Denying TS Access to admin
Author: NT System Admin Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date:   08/29/2001 1:50 AM

Hi,

Under W2K Server; does anybody have some smart idea about how to deny
Terminal Services access to administrators while allowing regular users ?

If I somehow deny access to the administrator group, I end up with access
being denied to all or even the TS logon process impossible through some
secondary effect.
I want to be sure that whatever happens the Admin logs on the physical
console

thanks in advance,
Marc Neiger


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RE: Windows 2000 for idiots!

2001-08-29 Thread Andrew Baker
Title: Message



See 
the following:
http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=Admin.TXT


- ASB


  -Original Message-From: Brian Judge 
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 11:49 
  AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: Windows 2000 for 
  idiots!
  Here's a simple 
  one (hopefully!). I just installed a win2k server and domain. How the hell do 
  I run the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap in on my Win2k Prof 
  machine?
  
  Thanks in 
  advance,
  
  Brian 
  Judge
  
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RE: What do you get for Over Time

2001-08-27 Thread Andrew Baker

Just 40 over?  :)

I'm on a pace to do 60+ this month...

Isn't IT wonderful?

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Mathews, James E. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 9:11 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: What do you get for Over Time


I was wondering if anyone has any policies set up for Over Time.

The reason I ask is one of the other network guys and myself have put in
about 40 hours over time this month and we receive nothing for it. 

Just wondering what policies are set up at other companies to compensate for
over time.

We consistently work about 8-12 hours over a month and we get no time off or
anything for this.  

Management keeps telling us it is just part of our job and we can not get
any comp time even though we are only scheduled for 

40 hours a week.


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RE: Code Red Rant

2001-08-24 Thread Andrew Baker

1. http://corporate.windowsupdate.microsoft.com

2. Your machine does not need to accept traffic to port 80, in order to
access the internet.

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Luke Brumbaugh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 9:23 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Code Red Rant


OK this is getting kinda nasty.  So I'll ask, because I'd love to.  How does
one download all the SP's, hotfixes, security updates, etc.  other than
going to windowsupdate.microsoft.com?  (SP2 I got,I need the rest).

By the way, unless you forgot there was a time, you loaded all your programs
on a server or networked CD pack and would load all you machines from a
central location.  Ghost images were on net, you could multicast 20 at a
time.  

-Original Message-
From: Kevin Lundy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 8:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Code Red Rant


If you are working smarter, then simply keep the servers off the public
network until the system in secured.  Burn a CD with the SPs and hotfixes.
That is probably faster than downloading them each time for each server.

Sure locking off port 80 is an option for any business.  If the server is
getting rebuilt, then there shouldn't be any legitimate traffic to it yet,
so block 80 to that new server until configured.

If you are so busy rebuilding servers that you need to double check every
morning, then you have enough volume to justify imaging - so image your
servers from a secured image.

Welcome to the world of security.  Security is a never ending job.  But
don't rant about something that you are just as guilty of - some of those
4,500 addresses are quite possibly servers rebuilt the night before just
like you.

-Original Message-
From: Luke Brumbaugh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 7:31 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Code Red Rant


Hummm let's see I logged 4,500 address in the last month.
All Machines get hit every 10 - 30 minutes.
I have to double and triple check the network every morning to make sure
that if any machine got rebuilt that it is protected with service packs and
virus protection and all are up to date.  Locking off port 80 is not an
option, that's the business.
It used to be simpler.  Unfortunately I am a one man show, I have no help.
I have a wife and newborn, that I would like to see.  I work smarter and not
harder.  

-Original Message-
From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 8:19 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Code Red Rant


Um Are you complaining about yourself?



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-Original Message-
From: Luke Brumbaugh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 9:48 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT:Code Red Rant


Last night I am building a test box for 2000 AD.  I had to 
format a 2nd
drive to load AD and stuff.  It was going to take a while so 
I left and went
home.  When I got in this morning, I had messages from other 
people saying
that they had got the code red.  I hadn't even got to the 
updates yet.  What
a pain!  So now I am rebuilding.  Will other people please 
fix this.  It is
such a pain, our logs are filled with hundreds of ip 
addresses trying to
infect us.  We got spam abuse, why can't we have a place 
that puts people's
ip in for not fixing their virus problems!




Luke L. Brumbaugh
System Administrator,MCSE
Ultryx Corporation
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RE: Scripting expert please help

2001-08-16 Thread Andrew Baker

Agreed.

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Niels Christiansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 1:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Scripting expert please help


These limitations used to cause me a lot of grief in NT4.

I usually resolved the issue by putting the code that's to be executed by
the for statement into a subroutine and then let the for statement do a call
to the subroutine with the appropriate parameters (eg. %%i)

/\/iels

-Original Message-
From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 5:32 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Scripting expert please help


You will need to break up that single FOR line into a couple lines and
you'll be fine.



Problem #1 - You cannot use the %variable:~1,1% syntax with %0 - %9 or
%%A - %%Z variables.

Problem #2 - The variable substitution doesn't work the way you are
hoping.




Win2K allows you to change the way that substitution works.  Here's
the relevant text from a SET /? command:

~
Finally, support for delayed environment variable expansion has been
added.  This support is always disabled by default, but may be
enabled/disabled via the /V command line switch to CMD.EXE.  See CMD
/?

Delayed environment variable expansion is useful for getting around
the limitations of the current expansion which happens when a line
of text is read, not when it is executed.  The following example
demonstrates the problem with immediate variable expansion:

set VAR=before
if %VAR% == before (
set VAR=after
if %VAR% == after @echo If you see this, it worked
)

would never display the message, since the %VAR% in BOTH IF statements
is substituted when the first IF statement is read, since it logically
includes the body of the IF, which is a compound statement.  So the
IF inside the compound statement is really comparing before with
after which will never be equal.  Similarly, the following example
will not work as expected:

set LIST=
for %i in (*) do set LIST=%LIST% %i
echo %LIST%

in that it will NOT build up a list of files in the current directory,
but instead will just set the LIST variable to the last file found.
Again, this is because the %LIST% is expanded just once when the
FOR statement is read, and at that time the LIST variable is empty.
So the actual FOR loop we are executing is:

for %i in (*) do set LIST= %i

which just keeps setting LIST to the last file found.

Delayed environment variable expansion allows you to use a different
character (the exclamation mark) to expand environment variables at
execution time.  If delayed variable expansion is enabled, the above
examples could be written as follows to work as intended:

set VAR=before
if %VAR% == before (
set VAR=after
if !VAR! == after @echo If you see this, it worked
)

set LIST=
for %i in (*) do set LIST=!LIST! %i
echo %LIST%
~




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-Original Message-
From: Giang, Sonny [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 2:31 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Scripting expert please help


Hi,

I need to convert a log file from an application (Called
InterWorld) to the
IIS format.

The script I write is as follow:
* Get current date,
* Get Current time,
* Copy yesterday logfile from the Interworld apps to where I
want to convert
* For every file copied Do the convert of the file via a
procedure called
MODIFY
* Move the converted file to a archive directory.

The problem I have is with the command below, which i tried
to change the
date format of the logfile from MM/DD/ to -MM-DD

for /F tokens=1-20 delims=, %%a in (%1) do (set u=%%c  echo
%u:~6,4%-%u:~0,2%-%u:~3,2% %%d %%a - w3svc1 %%f %%g %%m %%n
%%o %%l 0 %%k
%%j %%h 80 HTTP/1.1 - - %%q  %1.txt)

the output is some thing like this:
D:\Scripts(set u=08/14/2001echo :~6,4u:~0,2u:~3,21.txt )
:~6,4u:~0,2u:~3,21.txt

Can anyone please tell me what I've done wrong.

the program  and a sample input log file are attached.

Program
=
===
===
@echo on
Set minday=1
Set maxday=2
set @source=z:\interworld\temp
set @destin=i:\Prodbrk01

:GetDate
FOR /F TOKENS=2 %%D IN ('DATE /T') DO SET @DATE=%%D

:GetTime
FOR /F %%T IN ('TIME /T') DO SET @TIME=%%T

:CopyFile
Robocopy %@source% %@destin% /MINAGE:%minday% /MAXAGE:%maxday%

For %%z in (%@destin%\*.log) do (call :modify %%z)
Goto End

:modify
setlocal
if exist %1.txt (del %1.txt)
echo #Software: Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0  %1.txt
echo 

RE: OT Maybe-Connection TO Internet from Hotel Room

2001-08-15 Thread Andrew Baker

The hotel probably uses DHCP.

See the following:
 http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=NetConfig.TXT

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 5:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: OT Maybe-Connection TO Internet from Hotel Room


We've got an individual going to Canada and he wants to take one of our
laptops to check his email. We have Outlook Web Access running, but he does
not intend to use dial up. He says the hotel has an internet connection that
he can plug directly into from our network card. Since we use static ip
addressing, I can't figure out if this will work. It seems to me that if the
hotel has a network connected to a T1, all our network settings would have
to be changed to the hotel's settings. Anyone done this or have any idea if
this works?

Murray

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RE: A disk to format NTFS drives?

2001-08-14 Thread Andrew Baker

Why not boot from CD?

Partition Magic can format NTFS drives, although I have never had any luck
with that feature.

 
- ASB
 


-Original Message-
From: Derrenbacker, L. Jonathan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 10:19 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: A disk to format NTFS drives?


Is there a disk like the old 98 boot disk that can fdisk, format, and
scandisk a ntfs drive?

I hate having to wait 30 minutes to run through the 4 windows2000 boot disks
just to format a drive.


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