RE: [ActiveDir] [ActiveDir Digest]

2003-09-17 Thread Ruston, Neil
The Microsoft 'rule of thumb' is to allow 400Mb for each 1000 users (as per the w2003 deployment kit). E.g. - Allow 800Mb for 2,000 users - Allow 2Gb for 5,000 users - Allow 4Gb for 10,000 users - Allow 20Gb for 50,000 users - Allow 40Gb for 100,000 users I guess what I'm trying to illustrate is

[ActiveDir] Editing directory permissions

2003-09-17 Thread Abbiss, Mark
Title: Message Please can anyone recommend a good utility (not xcacls) that will help me add additional security permissons to a directory structure on one of our W2K servers. I want the existing ACL info to remain but want to append another set.   Many thanks,   Mark

RE: [ActiveDir] Editing directory permissions

2003-09-17 Thread Roger Seielstad
Title: Message xcacls and subinacl, both from the reskit, would be where I start. Is it just a question of syntax or is it not capable of doing what you need done?   If those two wouldn't fit the bill, I'd probably write a script to handle it. Something like Hyena might also do the trick, to

RE: [ActiveDir] Editing directory permissions

2003-09-17 Thread Abbiss, Mark
Title: Message well looking at the minimal help file that comes with Xcacls I am not 100% certain if it does or does not do what I want. Subinacl certainly does not appear to do it.   Let me elaborate   We have users homeshares in the following structure   x:\users\     \USER1    

[ActiveDir] XP SP1, GPMC and KB823980

2003-09-17 Thread Roger Seielstad
Title: XP SP1, GPMC and KB823980 I'm having an interesting  and fairly annoying issue since the 823980 (MS03-026) patch came out, and I wanted to see if any of you are seeing similar issues. The machine is current on all published patches. I've got an MSC (configured MMC console) set up for m

Re: [ActiveDir] XP SP1, GPMC and KB823980

2003-09-17 Thread Tony Murray
I have exactly the same setup (including runas for separate admin account), but have no problems with the GPMC snap-in. Is it anything specific you are doing in GPMC that sets of the problem? Tony -- Original Message -- From: Roger Seielstad <[EMAIL PROTEC

RE: [ActiveDir] Dcpromo Failed On Windows 2003.Urgent!!!

2003-09-17 Thread Hutchins, Mike
We have replaced many also. Just have to make sure it is clean before reusing the name. -Original Message- From: Joe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 6:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Dcpromo Failed On Windows 2003.Urgent!!! We do this on

RE: [ActiveDir] XP SP1, GPMC and KB823980

2003-09-17 Thread Roger Seielstad
Not that I can tell, but it seems to happen either when I'm in the edit process or the Settings tab of a specific GPO. -- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -Original Message- > From: To

RE: [ActiveDir] Editing directory permissions

2003-09-17 Thread Roger Seielstad
It absolutely will do what you want done. xcacls x:\users /T /E /G domain\quotauser:F /Y ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ | | | | || L replace without verify (i.e. don't asK) | | | | |L full control (C = Change, R = R

RE: [ActiveDir] Dcpromo Failed On Windows 2003.Urgent!!!

2003-09-17 Thread Craig Cerino
As do we - - and the same goes for us - we make sure the name/SID or any remnants are completely gone before the re-join -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hutchins, Mike Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subjec

RE: [ActiveDir] Dcpromo Failed On Windows 2003.Urgent!!!

2003-09-17 Thread Salandra, Justin A.
Also check ntdsutil and be sure that the DC name is not anywhere in the database. -Original Message- From: Craig Cerino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 9:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:RE: [ActiveDir] Dcpromo Failed On Windows 2003.Urgen

RE: [ActiveDir] Dcpromo Failed On Windows 2003.Urgent!!!

2003-09-17 Thread osman filiz
As i do...But in this situation i cant... 1-)The server object in sites and services 2-)The computer object in domain controllers organizational unit 3-)Dns entries about server any other place i must delete? From: "Craig Cerino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: [ActiveDir] Editing directory permissions

2003-09-17 Thread Abbiss, Mark
I used this syntax and the process began. It began changing ACL on both files AND directories !!! Is it possible to only change directories ? However, it abruptly stopped with the message, "The data area passed to a system call is too small." I have searched for this error but can find nothing a

RE: [ActiveDir] Editing directory permissions

2003-09-17 Thread Roger Seielstad
Ahh. Change /G domain\quotauser:F To /G domain\quotauser:;F And try it again. The permissions are user:File;Folder so you need to set just the folder (also called spec in xcacls) perms I'd wager the error is caused by a bad directory (ie invalid characters, etc) within the tree. It should be

RE: [ActiveDir] Dcpromo Failed On Windows 2003.Urgent!!!

2003-09-17 Thread Chris Flesher
We've reused machines names here as well. Even with a Dcpromo failure, you can still use tools to get rid of DC names and properties and bring it back up. I don't recommend the second way, but in a pinch, you can do it. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [ActiveDir] Dcpromo Failed On Windows 2003.Urgent!!!

2003-09-17 Thread Salandra, Justin A.
Ntdsutil and be sure it is not listed -Original Message- From: osman filiz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 9:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:RE: [ActiveDir] Dcpromo Failed On Windows 2003.Urgent!!! As i do...But in this situation i cant.

RE: [ActiveDir] Editing directory permissions

2003-09-17 Thread Abbiss, Mark
It doesn't like the syntax ":;" Seems you HAVE to put some value for files !? Oh well, the search goes on. Many thanks -Original Message- From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mittwoch, 17. September 2003 15:58 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Editing di

RE: [ActiveDir] Editing directory permissions

2003-09-17 Thread Ayers, Diane
Title: Message If you want a GUI, I recommend "Security Explorer" from Small Wonders.  I've found it to be very useful at times   Diane   http://www.smallwonders.com/SecurityExplorer.htm -Original Message-From: Abbiss, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2

[ActiveDir] Server Reboot problem after SP4 installation

2003-09-17 Thread Jim Patton
I ran into a bit of a problem after upgrading six nearly identical servers to SP4. All six servers are Compaq DL380 G2’s running Windows 2000 Server and are nearly identical when it comes to the hardware configuration. Minor differences in the total RAM and total hard drive capacity that is

[ActiveDir] replication problems

2003-09-17 Thread Don Murawski (Lenox)
Title: Message I'm getting a 1645 error on a remote DC. SPN is not registered on the target server, does anyone know a fix for this?         Note: The information contained in this email and in any attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain

RE: [ActiveDir] replication problems

2003-09-17 Thread Free, Bob
308111 - A Missing Service Principal Name May Prevent Domain Controllers from Replicating http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];308111 -Original Message- From: Don Murawski (Lenox) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 12:21 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: [ActiveDir] Server Reboot problem after SP4 installation

2003-09-17 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Jim, I've got the same problem with a Compaq 1850R and a Compaq 3000R. Only my failure to be able to reboot without manual intervention occurred sometime after SP3 with a patch. The computers seem to start the reboot process but then just end up with a blinking cursor in the upper left

RE: [ActiveDir] Server Reboot problem after SP4 installation

2003-09-17 Thread James_Day
Hi Jim and Mike We actually had the same problem on a DELL server after a hotfix post SP3 (about the same time as the first RPC patch, or maybe slightly before it). Dell suggested reinstalling the OS. We demoted the domain controller and that worked for a couple of reboots but then it started to

RE: [ActiveDir] XP SP1, GPMC and KB823980

2003-09-17 Thread Rick Kingslan
Roger, Sadly, I can't confirm your observation. I've had the same environment running here at home and at work with no issues on any of the systems. Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT Microsoft MVP - Active Directory Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone -Orig

RE: [ActiveDir] Editing directory permissions

2003-09-17 Thread Rick Kingslan
Yep - Security Explorer is a great tool - not cheap, but it does some things that literally nothing else does. Unless, however, someone else has come across something that will. Let's take the same example that Mark tossed out here.. x:\users\ \USER1 \USER2 \USER3 \USER

RE: [ActiveDir] Server Reboot problem after SP4 installation

2003-09-17 Thread Joe
I have seen this occasionally on Dell 2400's. It doesn't happen every time, just when it is most annoying. It has done it since W2K RTM for me though. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003

RE: [ActiveDir] Server Reboot problem after SP4 installation

2003-09-17 Thread George Arezina
Jim, I could not agree with you more. Most techie support guys fall back on the same answer, “rebuild your server”. I would really like to see them rebuild a server if they did not have extra hardware to fall back on. I ran in the same trouble with Dell servers. We have Dell 1400, 2400, 25