RE: [ActiveDir] DNS Zone Migration

2004-01-22 Thread Roger Seielstad
That's how I've moved zones from NT and Unix servers to Win2k for the last 3 years. It works very well. -- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. -Original Message- From: Santhosh Sivarajan

RE: [ActiveDir] Help, file locked

2004-01-22 Thread GRILLENMEIER,GUIDO (HP-Germany,ex1)
my mistake - it's not in the ResKit, instead it's part of the OS - so you should also have it ;-) also works on XP - not sure if you can grab the file and run in on 2k. but yes, oh.exe is also quite nice. /Guido -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

RE: [ActiveDir] Upgrade to Win2k

2004-01-22 Thread Rick Kingslan
Title: Upgrade to Win2k The SRV records are essential - AD will not work without it as it advertises the existence and where specific services can be obtained - LDAP, GC, Kerberos, to name but a few. Regardless of how simple or how complex, the state of DNS must be similar in that a very

FW: [ActiveDir] Upgrade to Win2k

2004-01-22 Thread Sudhir Kaushal
Title: Upgrade to Win2k Hi Rick, Thanks for the reply. The problem I am facing here in upgrade is as follows: I have NT 4 DNS configured with 2 zones say abc.net and abc.com on the pdc. I have lot of records like mx, cname and A records of clients in abc.net zone and my clients also

RE: [ActiveDir] Upgrade to Win2k

2004-01-22 Thread Roger Seielstad
Title: Message Since it seems like you want all the abc.net domain, I'd do the following: 1. Build the new AD domain controller with the DNS service installed (but don't run DCPromo yet) 2. Configure the Win2k box to be a secondary for abc.net from the NT4 box 3. Wait for the Win2k box

RE: [ActiveDir] effective policies blocking local policies

2004-01-22 Thread Michael B. Smith
Title: Message You should be able to access the Unity admin page from http://servername/SAWeb/Default.htm -- for looking at stuff or modifying the Unity configuration, you shouldn't have any problems whatsoever. If you use the Unity Admin page for creating users in your A/D, you might have

RE: [ActiveDir] DL

2004-01-22 Thread Mulnick, Al
Title: Message You additionally want to be sure that you know who is administering the ORG and where. They should all be administered where the user is. It would be a good idea to move all the DL's over to the new system while you wait for completion of the migration. Administer them in

RE: [ActiveDir] Help, file locked

2004-01-22 Thread deji Agba
Then that would be openfileS.exe, and it does not run on anything older than XP. Sincerely,Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE MCSA MCP+Iwww.akomolafe.comwww.iyaburo.comDo you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday? -anon From: GRILLENMEIER,GUIDO (HP-Germany,ex1)Sent:

RE: [ActiveDir] DL

2004-01-22 Thread GRILLENMEIER,GUIDO (HP-Germany,ex1)
Title: Message yes, "W2k native mode" 2003 domain functional level will also do. I'm too much into the "NT4 - 2003" thinking... ;-) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mulnick, AlSent: Donnerstag, 22. Januar 2004 15:04To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'Subject: RE:

RE: [ActiveDir] Help, file locked

2004-01-22 Thread GRILLENMEIER,GUIDO (HP-Germany,ex1)
and if I only want to check for one file ;-)) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of deji AgbaSent: Donnerstag, 22. Januar 2004 16:53To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Help, file locked Then that would be openfileS.exe, and it does not run on

[ActiveDir] Apply patch's via vbs scripts

2004-01-22 Thread Pennell, Ronald B.
Does anyone have scripts that push patch's across their network to all systems. Running w2k sp3 on servers. Clients are 98, NT, w2k, w2k XP and w3k. Ron Pennell List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive:

RE: [ActiveDir] Apply patch's via vbs scripts

2004-01-22 Thread Jb Leney
We use PatchLink here. PatchLink covers lots of Unix flavors, macs, and all Windows platforms. Central management and deployment of all types of updates, including critical system patches, hotfixes, application updates/patches and virus definitions. -Original Message- From: Pennell,

RE: [ActiveDir] Apply patch's via vbs scripts

2004-01-22 Thread Parker, Edward
http://cwashington.netreach.net/depo/view.asp?Index=893ScriptType=vbscr ipt -Original Message- From: Pennell, Ronald B. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 12:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Apply patch's via vbs scripts Was just looking for

[ActiveDir] Logins/logouts

2004-01-22 Thread Bruce Clingaman
Currently, I have login.vbs and logout.vbs scripts that record users' time and computername, etc in an Access db. Maintaining and troubleshooting these is adding to my admin duties and users' logon/logout time. I know there are events that record this. Are there properties in the AD that I could

RE: [ActiveDir] Logins/logouts

2004-01-22 Thread Parker, Edward
AD CookBook by R. Allen p.207 / p.250 2003 forest mode oUser.Get(lastLogonTimeStamp) -Original Message- From: Bruce Clingaman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 12:56 PM To: ActiveDir (E-mail) Subject: [ActiveDir] Logins/logouts Currently, I have login.vbs

[ActiveDir] Changing passwords

2004-01-22 Thread John Weber
Hi All. I seem to have a little issue with changing passwords. I first noticed it when the Exchange OWA wouldn't allow passwords to be changed. The screens all come up just fine, but any properly formatted attempt at changing the password returns a message indicating that the complexity,

[ActiveDir] OT: PST files

2004-01-22 Thread Pelle, Joe
Im sorry for the off topic post, however Id like some input from the field on a subject weve been throwing around for a while now. That is: what do we do with PST files in Outlook? Were replacing EVERY desktop or laptop in the company and have the opportunity to GET RID OF PST files.

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: PST files

2004-01-22 Thread John Weber
problem = requirements to solve = software = hardware. problem = pst files requirement = get rid of them, and live with the expanded store size on the server(s) software = 2k3 svr, e2k3 exchange, rpc/http configuration. Sounds like you need enterprise version of exchange. software

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: PST files

2004-01-22 Thread Comeau, Steven
Mike, If you remember, I used to force (or strongly suggest) that users archive very old or seldom used items on to a separate PST file (you can have several PST files for Outlook). Very old email can then be burned on to a CD for archive. If it gets hosed, you have always restore off

[ActiveDir] Sites and Services Permissions

2004-01-22 Thread John Witasick
We have a multi-domain environment (empty root 7 child domains). Our Central Office is responsible for creating and maintaining sites, site links, subnets, connection objects, replication schedules, . . . We'd like to restrict all child domain admins from making any modifications within

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: PST files

2004-01-22 Thread Christopher Hummert
From an exchange list that some of us here are on: Why PSTs are bad, by Ed Crowley. Reprinted by permission of the author (Ed Crowley). Items 11, 12 and 13 courtesy of Stephen Gutknecht. Based on input from the many PST=BAD proselytizers in the Exchange Discussion List and personal

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: PST files

2004-01-22 Thread Depp, Dennis M.
My recommendation is to look at an archiving solution for your Exchange mail. These are offered by several companies including IXOS, EAS, and Legato to name a few. My belief is if mail is important enough to keep, it should be kept in a central managed servers. While PSTs on a file server

[ActiveDir] Updating information in AD from a file.

2004-01-22 Thread Mike Newell
Hey, Here's what I have. A few weeks ago everything was moved from a 2000 domain into a new 2003 domain in a new forest with ADMT. The Exchange server in the old domain was 5.5 and the mail was exmerged into a new Exchange 2003 server. Everything worked pretty much as expected except the old

RE: [ActiveDir] Updating information in AD from a file.

2004-01-22 Thread Rimmerman, Russ
Quest Fastlane Migrator will do it. That's what we use to merge previously existed ADMT users. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Newell Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 6:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Updating

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: PST files

2004-01-22 Thread marcus
Same thing were looking at Dennis. We have a lot of PSTs on user Home drives of all places. :-/ There is also the problem that PSTs dont play well w/ incremental or differential backups. If someone downloads one piece of email to that stupid thing, that means you backup the whole [EMAIL

RE: [ActiveDir] Apply patch's via vbs scripts

2004-01-22 Thread marcus
Yeah, we use SMS for desktops and use Shavlik for servers here. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pennell, Ronald B. Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 12:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Apply patch's via vbs scripts They

RE: [ActiveDir] Apply patch's via vbs scripts

2004-01-22 Thread Rod Trent
I'm curious...why two different patching mechanisms? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of marcus Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Apply patch's via vbs scripts Yeah, we use SMS for

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: PST files

2004-01-22 Thread Depp, Dennis M.
We are using a backup tool for desktops called Connected TLM. They supposedly have a solution for PSTs that does not backup the entire PST file each night. Unfortunately it is an additional cost and we have not purchased it. Denny From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

RE: [ActiveDir] How to Clean Up Old Computer Objects?? Long w/ slightly misleading subject. :o)

2004-01-22 Thread joe
Hey folks, just wanted to ask for any comments be shipped me way on this, I am going to put some final polish on it this weekend and then try to get it published to the public next week as I am getting a lot of hits asking for it now that the word is spreading. One HUGE COOL AWESOME feature

RE: [ActiveDir] Sites and Services Permissions

2004-01-22 Thread joe
I'm just winging it and the answer is probably in the AD Delegation Whitepaper but I don't recall off the top of my head... Best Practices for Delegating Active Directory Administration (2.7

RE: [ActiveDir] Updating information in AD from a file.

2004-01-22 Thread Mike Newell
Thanks Russ, Looking at it now, looks nice. This (hopefully) was a one time thing so I doubt I'll be able to justify the expense but I see they have a trial version so I'll see if I can get it done with that. Thanks again, Mike. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL