usually static records also have different ACLs - i.e.
records that were registered by machineX have an ACL which grant machineX write
privs to the respective DNS AD object.
note that by default in Win2000 a static record added to
DNS by an administrator was granting Authenticated Users
Murray,
I like to follow the KISS principle. I would go with one AD site. At
my core site, I would place two DCs and make them both GCs. I would
pick at least one additional site where I would place a DC/GC. This
machine will server as the disaster recover for my core site. If I have
any
I remember discussing an alternate option with some people at the
Windows and Exchange Connections conference in Orlando last year.
You could use something like WinInstall LE to build an MSI, which really
just applies various registry settings and places files (like background
images) in the
Title: OT: Compaq Servers
I'm sorry this is off topic but just thought I'd throw it out to see if I get a bite.
It must be that time of year again a large number of new servers coming in.I don't want to, or have anyone else build numerours DL360's/380's .. All with more or less the same
1) Do you centralize into 1 centralized site and back haul all
network logon and exchange traffic to 1 site?
I'd suggest different sites - the number of which is really dependent on
how your physical topology is laid out. For instance, we've got 7
offices, connected by some fairly fat WAN
Title: OT: Compaq Servers
Have you considered something like the Automated Deployment
System? Its part of the Dynamic Systems Initiative and its geared towards this
kind of deployment. Its also more or less free.
Title: Message
Thanks
Roger,
ADS
does look sxy.problem is that we are still mainly W2K
:O(
-Original Message-From: Roger Seielstad
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 June 2004
14:16To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE:
[ActiveDir] OT: Compaq Servers
Have you
Title: Message
Never
used the scripting toolkit but I have deployed many a Compaq server with their
Rapid Deployment Pack which can build a new server in a few minutes with a
couple of mouse clicks.
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/rdp.html
-Original
Let's reset: If I understand correctly, when you set the app
to send email, you get the following ONLY in the log:
2004-06-07 18:12:32 %IP-ADDRESS-OF-WEB-SERVER% localhost.localdomain
SMTPSVC1 HELO 250
2004-06-07 18:12:32 %IP-ADDRESS-OF-WEB-SERVER% localhost.localdomain
SMTPSVC1 QUIT 240
Title: Message
I used Ghost to distribute Sysprep'd images either by
Multicast or IP connections on DL380's. After the first build, each server
was up and ready to run DCPromo within 10-15 minutes including the time to load
the image over 100BaseT. You can save a lot of time with the
I get unterminated string constant at the end of the first line of your script. I'm
a perl guy, not vbs, so I don't quite know where I'm supposed to terminate(quote) the
line.
Thanks, sorry to be a pest.
-Original Message-
From: Steve Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday,
This part:
'
set events = getobject(winmgmts:\\.).ExecNotificationQuery(select * from
__instancedeletionevent within 2 where targetinstance isa 'win32_process'
and targetinstance.name = 'notepad.exe')
Should all be on one line - no carriage
You can use also our tool RemoteDeploymentPackage
(http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/rdp.html).
RDP offers templates to deploy,image and re-deploy servers-images and also
additional software. RDP is based on Altiris solution
I used Ghost to distribute Sysprep'd images
It's the word wrap Ken... that first line should be all one line or each
line terminated with an underscore.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kern, Tom
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 9:56 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Very
Its quoted correctly, but you need to combine the first three lines into
one - the CRLFs added by the mail systems are tanking it.
--
Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP
Sr. Systems Administrator
Inovis Inc.
-Original
I've spied the RDP tool before and it does look like a quality system, but can't
really warrant the £££. If I remember it was expensive.
**drifts off to dreamland**
Oh how I wish HP would provide me with a simple and free tool... Or a good old gui
based front end to produce a script.
**wakes
Title: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Compaq Servers
I believe RDP is free. The smartstart cd *is* free and you could build a master image with that then distribute/implement with any of the methods/tools previously mentioned in this thread. You can also get a 30 day eval license for the altiris
How about building your gold system, run sysprep, mirror the drive, then break the
mirror (you are talking about systems with integrated RAID, right?) Then, use this
gold disk as a master for each new system - insert master disk and blank disk, power
up to raid config, rebuild mirror, remove
Hey all.
I am running win2k fully spacked on a win2k active directory domain.
I have one machine... (Mine) that has the following issue
When I go to save a document and I click the Drop down to select a location,
My system takes up to 30 seconds to display the tree.
And when using my browser, it
Have you got an old invalid share mapped? This will cause both issues
you mention.
-Original Message-
From: John Parker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 08 June 2004 15:51
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [ActiveDir] DNS Question
Hey all.
I am running win2k fully spacked on a win2k
I had the same problem with 3 workstations in a similar environment. It
was because we still had a mapped drive that did not exist anymore. Not
saying that is your resolution but just throwing in my experiences.
That was it.
Thanks guys...
John Parker, MCSE
IS Admin.
Senior Technical Specialist
Alpha Display Systems.
Alpha Video
7711 Computer Ave.
Edina, MN. 55435
952-896-9898 Local
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952-896-9899 Fax
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Be excellent to
To install the exchange tools on a server
other then the exchange server, you need to install IIS first.
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From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas M. Long
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 4:25
PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:
Then that sounds like your app is doing something it shouldn't. Can you get
logging on the app else a netmon cap of the conversation?
Al
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Laura E.
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 9:43 AM
To: [EMAIL
Hi,
I presume you actually want to know that it is still operational, rather
than whether it still exists as a task.
The standard way I do this is to put a heartbeat in the program to write
status info to the registry every (say) minute including the current time.
You then monitor the registry
I would actually want to monitor 3 programs and be emailed(cdo) rather than msgboxed
if one or all dissapeared from the task manager process list.
I can't change the program to write to the registry as i didn't write it and i would
be stepping on some toes.
more importantly, my knowldge of VB
If you want Tom - e-mail me off list and I'll do what I can to help you
customize this script.
r/
Lou
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kern, Tom
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 3:42 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Very OT
Anyone know of a really good book on using perl for Win32 admining. Stuff that covers
adsi,wmi,wsh,etc? Stuff thats up to date.
I've used Dave Roth's Win32 Perl scripting:the administrators handbook, but found it
alittle out of date and lacking in alot of repects.
I've also downloaded robbie
We keep wiping out our root hints from our Win2k DNS servers, and they keep
repopulating. Is this something that replicates between DNS servers, or
will it just not allow our root hints to be blank? Our firewall is a DNSD
server and so we forward everything to the firewall for external DNS
Check the Do not use recursion box on the Forwarders tab to prevent the
further use of recursion. The root hints are being repopulated by the DNS
servers, you can get rid of them if you're prepared for a fight but they're
there for a good reason. The check box I mentioned achieves a more
I want to stop a specific DC from authenticating users as part of a test. The server
also provides DNS for the clients, so I don't want to shut down the box during the
test - I just want it to be 'invisible' to clients looking for a DC for the duration
of the test (a couple of days max).
Is
Hi all,
I have2 DC's in a site that need IP's to be updated to reflect network changes.
Both DC's are DNS servers (ADI), DHCP servers (with manual redundant scopes, which are not changing). Each point to themselves for DNS and the other for secondary, with forwarding enabled to the forest root
Design Questions
1) Do you centralize into 1 centralized site and back haul all
network logon and exchange traffic to 1 site?
I don't think that's a requirement. I like Roger's thinking on this, but
I'd be concerned with available bandwidth and not just the amount of
When you modify root hints on one domain controller, does it replicate to
other domain controllers? It seems like whenever someone changes root hints
on one of our DCs, the other DCs get the same root hints. Is that possible?
~~
This e-mail is
net stop netlogon should do it for you. Of course, your other DCs and KCC
will be screaming at you, but you already know there's an intentional
outtage.
Sincerely,
Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE MCSA MCP+I
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
www.readymaids.com - we know IT
www.akomolafe.com
Do you now
Yep - that, too, is a good solution. The only bad thing is that most folks
don't have the skills (No offense, Raymond, as I don't know you) to
build MSI packs. Microsoft, nor most of the third party vendors have made
this overly easy.
That said, yes - the MSI pack and setting all of the
Title: OT: Compaq Servers
Rob,
Being completely hardware agnostic, look at the Automated
Deployment tools (ADS). Look at it as like a RIS for servers - on
steroids.
Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT, CISSPMicrosoft
MVP:Windows Server / Directory ServicesWindows Server / Rights
Title: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Compaq Servers
Sadly, HP/Compaq flat pissed me off with orphaning all of
my '2nd gen' systems to Windows 2000, unless I don't want to use SmartStart for
anything other than coasters. So, I really have no need for the 6.0 stuff
that they keep sending me that DOES
Devan,
Looking over your plan - it all looks fine. You
should be quite successful with getting the IP update done.
However, I would like to submit and suggest that instead of
DC1 DNS being set as:
Primary: DC1
Secondary: DC2
Set it like this:
Primary: DC2
Secondary DC1
If you have more
Hi Rick,
Ah yes, the 'Island' issue...fortunately these are the child domain
controllers (NOT authoritative for the _msdcs.ForestDNSName zone) the root
domain controllers at our hub site are setup as you suggested 8-)). That is
why I have this particular zone setup as secondaries on all child
If I remember correctly, the root hints entries are stored in AD if DNS
is installed on a DC.
- Aric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rimmerman, Russ
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 3:47 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: [ActiveDir] Root
Hi Raymond,
one thing that didn't get mentioned:
If your users dont have a profile right now, you can change the default
profile as well instead of assigning a mandatory (where the changes a user
make will be lost after every session). The default profile is being used if
a profile of the users
Hello Russ,
they just get repopulated if you delete all of them (keep one and it doesn't
get repopulated). There are multiple instances where you need to change to
keep them from repopulating. One instance to change that is the checkbox
Dean pointed out, but what I also like is just putting in
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