RE: partion resizing
The newer versions of Partition Magic will work fine, you just need to run it from a diskette. Create a Win98 boot disk the PQMagic DOS recovery diskette, boot from a floppy, then run the partition software from the second diskette. It means downtime, but if you need to shuffle disk partitions, it means downtime regardless. -Original Message-From: Matt Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 11:47 AMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: partion resizing anybody know of any partition manipulating software that works on 2k servers. I know about servermagic but it's been discontinued in favor of an enterprise edition starting at a grand a pop. it's a little steep for us little guys. TIA Matt MooreMCSE, MCP+I, NCSS, HPhttp://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: net time
The simple answer is to hard code the name of the machine you want to use for network time into the script you are calling the command from... e.g. net time \\mypdc.mydomain.com /set -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 3:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: net time it seems like the net time command does not care about ntp service at all but queries the first alphabetical computer on a local subnet. Does your proxy's NetBIOS name comes before your PDC name? Andrey Kalinin Please respond to NT System Admin Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (bcc: Andrey Kalinin/FIS) Subject: net time I have an interesting situation. Environment: NT4 Domain, W2K Pro workstation. PDC (NT4, SP6) set to be the time server via NET TIME /SETSNTP:PDC at the workstation (verified via /querysntp) The PDC is running Windows Time Service (w32time) and is set as an NTP server. It gets its time from a proxy server (W2KS) which has it's time updated from NIST. Anyway, at the W2KP station, if you type net time /set it points to the proxy server. Why? If you enter net time /domain /set it points to the PDC as well as when you do the /querysntp. All I can think of is that the net time /set command sees the ntp service on the proxy server and reports connection to it. Why is it not going to the PDC like it is told to do? Pete *** Pete Carstensen, MCSE Senior LAN Engineer CSK Auto, Inc. 645 E. Missouri Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85012 (602) 631-7176 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Little surprises around every corner, but nothing dangerous. -- Willie Wonka -Original Message- From: Kent, Larry SYNETICS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 9:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: NT System Admin List Never thought I would send one of these but Is the list up? I haven't received any emails in a day and a half fromt he list. Thanks http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: DIRECTORY REPLICATION
If you exclude files or directories, then they will not be copied at all. The exclusion is actually applied to the source files specified, then mirrored at the destination. If you wish to perform a general /MIR replication, but have robocopy NOT delete specific subsets of the replicated files/directories from the destination, then your script will need to move, or copy these files to another destination outside the destination tree. The switch /MIR is literally what it's name implies. A true MIRROR, just not in real time. The exact mirroring happens every time your script/command executes. Without knowing more details about exactly what you are trying to accomplish, that's about all I can suggest. _ Phil Pettifer Systems Administration Open Text Corporation mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: !NTSysAdmin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 9:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: DIRECTORY REPLICATION It seems that if you use the /XF switch, i.e robocopy C:\source d:\destination /mir /xf *.txt the mirror will not copy or delete text files from the source or destination. Of course you can replace *.txt with any file, directory or wildcard. Not sure it that helps or not. Danny -Original Message- From: Freeman, Caine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 5:34 PM Posted To: NTSysAdmin Conversation: DIRECTORY REPLICATION Subject: DIRECTORY REPLICATION Hi All, I am implementing directory replication via Robocopy and I am using the /mir switch which mirrors the source to the destination (including deleting files from the destination). I know you can exclude files from the source but can you exclude files from the destination as well? Regards Caine http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: DNS problem
Most likely cause: (I've run into this exact issue several times myself) Your internal Win2k DNS server thinks it is the SOA for the Internet DOMAIN in question. Simply add an A record (on your Win2k DNS server) for the website in question pointing to the IP address assigned to it by your ISP. You can't add a reverse lookup PTR record, since you are not the SOA for the subnet in question, but this should not be required. _ Phil Pettifer Systems Administration Open Text Corporation mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Turcotte, Cheryl A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 2:41 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: DNS problem It sounds like your web is on a separate domain. You can build a new zone (primary) in your dns server. That will give you the ability to see it. If you replicate with other dns servers, do not include that zone in the replication configuration. Cheryl A. Turcotte NHJAX Web Page Server Manager IRMD Naval Hospital 2080 Child St., Jacksonville, FL 32214 Phone: 904-542-7573 Beeper: 904-855-6322 -Original Message- From: Matt Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 2:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DNS problem Hard coding was my next step. If I use the ISP's DNS servers instead of the internal one it works just fine how ever when we do this the mail goes down the tube. I don't really know what the ISP let's in and out of there fire wall the cust has a cheese ball little firewall one of the pick and choose variety. the only ports open are http, smtp, and pop. - Original Message - From: Luke Brumbaugh To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:40 AM Subject: RE: DNS problem Did they hardcode the address in the dns? And is it replicated to all the nameservers registered. And is the ISP letting it go out the firewall? -Original Message- From: Matt Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 1:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: DNS problem A customer has a pure 2000 network. From the inside we are able to resolve all names internal and external with the exception of their web page which is hosted off site. The internal DNS forwarders are set to talk to the ISP's DNS servers. All of the ISP's DNS records are correct. The ISP hosts their web page. Anybody got any ideas. Matt Moore MCSE, MCP+I, NCSS, HP http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm Enterprise Channel Management Software for Manufacturers Visit us at http://www.ultryx.com http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: HFNetchk Automation
Try QCHAIN.EXE http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q296/8/61.ASP _ Phil Pettifer Systems Administration Open Text Corporation mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Ahmed Farouk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 3:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: HFNetchk Automation Hi All; I can't remember where I saw it, but last week I found a script that enabled one to install numerious patches and restarting one time instead of the restart required with every hot fix you install. I searched high and low on my computers and can't find where I saved the URL and I can't remember where I got it from!! Did anyone pass by it by any chance? Thanks a million Ahmed Farouk MCSE W2K. http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: Server Manager - Curious
Title: RE: Server Manager - Curious In my experience, the most common reason for a large number of servers appearing as "GREY" in Server manager is a WINS failure of some sort, or a WINS misconfiguration at the WINS server or WINS client. WINS name resolutionis necessary for name lookups such as available PDC's BDC's, etc... _Phil PettiferSystems AdministrationOpen Text Corporationmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message-From: Zangara, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 4:14 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Server Manager - Curious I had that problem - it seems my DC's losing browser elections - made these changes and all is good Most machines are showing up as grayed out in Server Manager Cause: PDC is losing elections Resolution: Looked at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters The IsDomainMaster string was set to False, changed it to True Restarted PDC 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] -Original Message- From: Shamika Fehr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 1:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server Manager - Curious Not neccesarily. I can still map drives to the servers. They just appear grey when they used to appear blue. -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 3:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server Manager - Curious Doesn't grey mean they cannot be contacted? -Original Message- From: Miley, Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 1:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server Manager - Curious view -- sho domain members only shows DC's in blue, but all the rest greyed out. are your DC's blue? They might need cheered up. Dan -Original Message- From: Shamika Fehr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 3:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server Manager - Curious That's the view where it used to display all the servers in blue. Thanks. -Original Message- From: Miley, Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 2:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Server Manager - Curious view -- all maybe -Original Message- From: Shamika Fehr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 3:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Server Manager - Curious My PDC used to display the Servers in the domain in blue. Now they are all grey. Would anyone know why this happens? Sham http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not waive any related rights and obligations. Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information it contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. If you received this e-mail in error, please advise me (by return e-mail or otherwise) immediately. http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not waive any related rights and obligations. Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information it contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. If you received this e-mail in error, please advise me (by return e-mail or otherwise) immediately. http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
RE: Mirro Set Query
Windows 2000 Advanced server is NOT required to do this. Win2k Server Standard edition handles software disk mirroring just fine. (Win2k Pro does as well) However, I believe you will need to: - break the existing mirror before upgrading the OS - upgrade the OS to Win2k - upgrade the disks to Dynamic - then re-establish the mirror. _ Phil Pettifer Systems Administration Open Text Corporation mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Jan Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 4:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Mirro Set Query I posted this elsewhere with no replies - maybe someone knows? Thanks A user wrote (Windows 2000 /May 2001 pg. 21) that If your Windows NT Server 4.0 systems have mirrored drives, be aware of the following upgrade gotcha. We have several servers running NT Server 4.0, and we want to upgrade them to Windows 2000 Server. However, each server has at least one pair of mirrored drives, and Win2K Server doesn't support this configuration. To maintain our infrastructure, we must migrate to Win2K Advanced Server at several times the price of the migration to Win2K Server. I can not find any mention of this at MS site or product doc. We want to set up our W2K Servers with 2 mirror sets (i.e. 4 drives total one set using 2 drives for C and one set using 2 drives for d. Can this be done with W2K Server or do we need advanced server? Thanks! http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
