RE: [ActiveDir] Strange password issue

2006-09-07 Thread albertduro
>>If it's a local account, then the policy doesn't apply regardless; domain account policies don't apply to local accounts.<< maybe I misundarstand what you're saying, but this is not my experience. More than once I've yanked a workstation from the domain and tried to apply a less restricted passw

Re: [ActiveDir] Moving Users Between Domains

2006-09-07 Thread HBooGz
which version ?what about the moveuser.exe app ?On 9/7/06, Tony Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ADMT should be used for moving objects between domains.Movetree should now only used for objects that cannot be moved using ADMT ( e.g. Contacts)Tony-- Original Message

Re: [ActiveDir] DNS Entries --Laptop Users--

2006-09-07 Thread Ravi Dogra
Jolly, I was not sure abt how VPN Box was configured and as i had a word with Prashant boss, it is not configured for updating records to our DNS. I will talk to Prashant boss abt ths. But the thing is i can see 2 DNS records for one host. One is for VPN and the other one is for Wireless IP Add

Re: [ActiveDir] Moving Users Between Domains

2006-09-07 Thread Tony Murray
ADMT should be used for moving objects between domains. Movetree should now only used for objects that cannot be moved using ADMT (e.g. Contacts) Tony -- Original Message -- From: HBooGz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Date: Th

[ActiveDir] Moving Users Between Domains

2006-09-07 Thread HBooGz
I'd like to move an object from the parent domain to the child domain in a pure windows 2003 R2 AD environment.I've done this with the Movetree command back when AD was 2000 - do i still use the same command or is there a different method/possibility ? For informational purposes, I'd like to know h

RE : Re: [ActiveDir] [OT] Exchange 2003 ADC Time Sync Issues - Event 8139

2006-09-07 Thread Yann
Hello Tony,   Yes, i saw it and i mailed to Scott Anderson who is the author. He adviced me to check that my CAs are well configured, that was i did. Its pb was exactly the same as mine except that replication from AD -> Exch 5.5 does not work.   I set diag logging on my ADC to maximum, added

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: admin account in Vista

2006-09-07 Thread Brian Desmond
My favorite was the user I had who stored them all under “P” in his cardfile.   Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED]   c - 312.731.3132   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 5:51 PM To: Activ

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: admin account in Vista

2006-09-07 Thread Darren Mar-Elia
safe location == post-it note on the side of CPU From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al MulnickSent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:36 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: admin account in Vista "Write down your username and password

Re: [ActiveDir] [OT] Exchange 2003 ADC Time Sync Issues - Event 8139

2006-09-07 Thread Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Latest hotifixes... does that mean you pay for NT4 patches or latest hotfixes when that OS was supported? As that could mean two different things Tony Murray wrote: Yann Did you see this?: http://www.mcse.ms/message568787.html Tony -- Original Message

Re: [ActiveDir] [OT] Exchange 2003 ADC Time Sync Issues - Event 8139

2006-09-07 Thread Tony Murray
Yann Did you see this?: http://www.mcse.ms/message568787.html Tony -- Original Message -- From: Yann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 20:25:02 +0200 (CEST) Hello all, I have 2 sites Exchange 5.5 Environ

Re: [ActiveDir] Strange password issue

2006-09-07 Thread Tom Kern
Sorry, I was distracted by other stuff here.     We are in a migration state with 2 Forests. Source forest is win2k native and target forest is win2k3 FFL/DFL. Both Forests have same password policy   Using Quest AD Migration Manager.   The user was created in the source and then migrated about a m

RE: [ActiveDir] AD object (User accounts) Permissions dissappearing

2006-09-07 Thread Derek Harris
Print operators is a protected group in 2k3.  Robert Williams' post included a full list of the protected groups in 2k & 2k3.  The AdminSDHolder attribute is set to 1 for members of protected groups.  Another admin thought that several users needed to be in the print operators group to mana

[ActiveDir] [OT] Exchange 2003 ADC Time Sync Issues - Event 8139

2006-09-07 Thread Yann
Hello all,   I have 2 sites Exchange 5.5 Environment (2 5.5 Server Per Site On NT4.0 SP6a with latest hotfixes),Windows 2003 Native Mode AD (Forest/Domain Level at 2003 Functional Level).MSADC Installed on 1 DC Replicating Recipient Containers and Public Folders from both sites. I have Two-way r

Re: [ActiveDir] AD object (User accounts) Permissions dissappearing

2006-09-07 Thread Danny
No, but the user is part of a group that is part of a group that has Admin-type permissions on an OU for their site.On 9/7/06, Brian Desmond < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This user isn't a domain admin or enterprise admin is he/she?   Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED]   c - 31

Re: [ActiveDir] AD object (User accounts) Permissions dissappearing

2006-09-07 Thread Danny
You are right! Thanks!On 9/7/06, Williams, Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Maybe AdminSDHolder is biting you?   Here's an article that talks about the Send-As specifically, but it's more than just that: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907434/   If the user in question is a

RE: [ActiveDir] nslookup. AD beginer question

2006-09-07 Thread Passo, Larry
Using the version of DCDIAG that comes with the 2003 SP1 support tools:   Type: dcdiag /test:dns /e /v   That will tell you what shape your DNS system is in.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 11:15 AM To

RE: [ActiveDir] Distribution list Maintenance. Policy dilemma

2006-09-07 Thread Passo, Larry
I would make the manager that wants the DL maintain it. First, make sure that there is a written policy (approved by a higher management level) that specifies that the manager is responsible for updates. Then after you create each DL, set the “Managed By” attribute to be the appropriate ma

Re: [ActiveDir] Separate Administrator password policy

2006-09-07 Thread Al Mulnick
What would be the difference between those solutions and smart cards as you see it? You make me think I missed something in the previous conversations.   On 9/7/06, Laura A. Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Or use smartcards.Laura> -Original Message-> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> [mailto:[E

Re: [ActiveDir] OT: admin account in Vista

2006-09-07 Thread Al Mulnick
"Write down your username and password and store it in a safe location."   That's an interesting departure from the usual recommendations. ;-)   On 9/6/06, Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Windows Vista Security : Built-in Administrator Account Disabled: htt

Re: [ActiveDir] Strange password issue

2006-09-07 Thread Al Mulnick
I saw it this morning. Not sure if it was last night, today, yesterday...   curiuos thread though.  I suppose if Tom misinterpreted the uac flag meaning, it is also possible that he type-o'd the actuall value.   Tom, how about some more details?   What clued you into the user having a blank passw

RE: [ActiveDir] AD object (User accounts) Permissions dissappearing

2006-09-07 Thread Brian Desmond
This user isn’t a domain admin or enterprise admin is he/she?   Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED]   c - 312.731.3132   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 11:49 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subjec

RE: [ActiveDir] AD object (User accounts) Permissions dissappearing

2006-09-07 Thread Laura A. Robinson
Can you elaborate? What do you mean by "protected groups", and how did modifying the membership of the Print Operators group cause you grief?   Thanks!   Laura From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Derek HarrisSent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 12:36 P

Re: [ActiveDir] Is a Global Security group being used?

2006-09-07 Thread Mark Parris
Artistic license on my part. M. -Original Message- From: "Laura A. Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:32:50 To: Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Is a Global Security group being used? I didn't say you were insane, just that this might not be the best idea. :-) I won't comme

Re: [ActiveDir] AD object (User accounts) Permissions dissappearing

2006-09-07 Thread Paul Williams
If the permissions are being reset it is the result of DSPROP.  Google adminSDHolder or look at this:  -- http://www.msresource.net/content/view/38/46/     The reason this is happening is because these users are members (directly or indirectly) of groups considered protected, e.g. administrat

Re: [ActiveDir] Strange password issue

2006-09-07 Thread Paul Williams
Yeah, I think I saw your post last night.  Mail was taking 70 minutes to come through last night.   It's not really academic or obsolete, as this proves that it couldn't have been 544 and set back to 512.  Which means that it is more than likely the password, or lack of, was set when the pol

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: uptime.exe in a 2003/sp1 world - problem

2006-09-07 Thread Free, Bob
I've had some problems with the NT 4 RK version (1.x), are you using the 2000 RK version(2.0)? It was a fairly significant update IIRC. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thommes, Michael M. Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 8:08 AM T

RE: [ActiveDir] AD object (User accounts) Permissions dissappearing

2006-09-07 Thread Williams, Robert
Maybe AdminSDHolder is biting you?   Here’s an article that talks about the Send-As specifically, but it’s more than just that: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907434/   If the user in question is a member of any of the following groups, then you could be seeing this:   The following

RE: [ActiveDir] AD object (User accounts) Permissions dissappearing

2006-09-07 Thread Derek Harris
Did someone put that account into one of the protected groups?  "Print operators" caused us a lot of grief a while ago. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DannySent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:49 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: [ActiveDir] AD obj

RE: [ActiveDir] Is a Global Security group being used?

2006-09-07 Thread Laura A. Robinson
I didn't say you were insane, just that this might not be the best idea. :-) I won't comment on what we say at TechEd. ;-) Laura > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Parris > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 11:41 AM > To: Activ

RE: [ActiveDir] Strange password issue

2006-09-07 Thread WATSON, BEN
Yep, your e-mail definitely hit the list.   I'm confused as to why the 512 UAC flag is making anybody think that passwd_notreqd is set. A setting of 512 indicates a normal account. 544 would indicate a normal account with passwd_notreqd set.   Laura   If that is the e-mail you

RE: [ActiveDir] Is a Global Security group being used?

2006-09-07 Thread Patrick Parker
We met with the Microsoft Identity and Access Management product group recently and this was mentioned as the method used internally. Patrick Patrick Parker . The Dot Net Factory . (877) 996-4276 . [EMAIL PROTECTED] EmpowerID for Microsoft Active Directory & ADAM – Manage . Collaborate . Empowe

RE: [ActiveDir] Strange password issue

2006-09-07 Thread Laura A. Robinson
Since the OP has said that the accounts' UAC flags are 512, not 544, the entire discussion around this is moot.   BTW, did anybody notice if my post about the 512/544 value hit the list yesterday? I don't remember seeing it and am wondering if I actually sent it. :-)   Thanks,   Laura

RE: [ActiveDir] Separate Administrator password policy

2006-09-07 Thread Laura A. Robinson
Or use smartcards. Laura > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 6:35 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Separate Administrator password policy > > Wh

[ActiveDir] AD object (User accounts) Permissions dissappearing

2006-09-07 Thread Danny
Environment: Windows Server 2003 R2 and 2000 mixed AD forest with Exchange Server 2003 SP2 and one BES (Blackberry Enterprise Server) server.Scenario: Existing AD account with full Exchange mailbox and provisioned BES user. Out of the blue the user is unable to send from their BlackBerry. Permissio

Re: [ActiveDir] Is a Global Security group being used?

2006-09-07 Thread Mark Parris
The question was "a way" - not "the best way". This method was actually suggested by MS at TechED one year, so I am not totally insane. -Original Message- From: "Laura A. Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:44:53 To: Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Is a Global Security group

Re: [ActiveDir] Strange password issue

2006-09-07 Thread Paul Williams
Does it have a hash though?  There's no password.  It's null.   I don't know the answer to that.  It could, I suppose, pad it out but...who knows?     --Paul - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Cc: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.

Re: [ActiveDir] DNS Entries --Laptop Users--

2006-09-07 Thread Al Mulnick
1. I Didnt understand what exactly u r asking?2. Yes DHCP Is configured properly.  That's not what I asked.  I asked if it's updating the records for the device or is it letting the devices update their own?     Al   On 9/6/06, Ravi Dogra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 1. I Didnt understand what exact

[ActiveDir] OT: uptime.exe in a 2003/sp1 world - problem

2006-09-07 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi,    I have moved a job that employs uptime.exe (in a loop using the FOR command) from a Windows 2000/SP4 server to a Windows 2003/SP1 server.  Now part way through the job, I get:   Event Type:   Information Event Source:    Application Popup Event Category: None Event ID: 

Re: [ActiveDir] Strange password issue

2006-09-07 Thread AFidel
This brings up a very good point, HOW is it checking the password length? As we pointed out earlier once the hash is created there should not be a way to easily check the password length. Andrew Fidel "Paul Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/07/2006 07:35 AM Plea

[ActiveDir] aexp.asp Changing user password via web

2006-09-07 Thread Ramon Linan
Hi, When you deploy MS Exchange it also install a bunch of asp scripts in IIS. For instance MS iisadmpwd/aexp.asp that allow users to change their password via browser!! I was wondering how secure is to have this scripts accessible from internet? Any suggestion? Rezuma List info : http://www.

RE: [ActiveDir] NTFRS - Journal Wrap Errors

2006-09-07 Thread Scott, Anthony
Demote the second DC first, just concentrate on getting the first DC working problem. Then do the D4 on the first DC. Wait a while to verify it worked. Re-promote the second DC. Thanks, Anthony -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron B

RE: [ActiveDir] NTFRS - Journal Wrap Errors

2006-09-07 Thread Aaron Burg
Ok... Can someone tell me what happens if I do the D2 and it doesn't work? Am I where I am right now, or will the current sysvol share be removed? What about the D4? How long do these take in a very small domain? Will a system state/AD restore get me back to where I am now? I am trying to giv

[ActiveDir] ADAM

2006-09-07 Thread James Carter
Hello - I know Microsoft ADAM supports LDAP referrals but I wanted to know if it's possible to create them and if so how.   I'd like to create a container in the directory that returns contents based on a referral to another part of the directory.   Thanks   Jim Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is

RE: [ActiveDir] Strange password issue

2006-09-07 Thread Almeida Pinto, Jorge de
Yes, there is. The password policy is checked as soon as the password entered (using characters) is written into the directory, whether it is a new password or a changed password. If a password hash is written into the directory the system cannot check if the password that generated the hash m

Re: [ActiveDir] Strange password issue

2006-09-07 Thread Paul Williams
But you cannot set UAC to 512 if the password is blank, as it doesn't comply with the password policy.  Try it.  The other half of my post shows the error.  I also tried it through the GUI (ADSIEDIT gives errors that are easier on the eyes, although less specific) and it said it wasn't compl

Re: [ActiveDir] DNS Entries --Laptop Users--

2006-09-07 Thread Jaspreet Singh
Hi Ravi, Are you talking about your own company or is is for someone else's scenario ? If it for your own company then : 1) VPN box is CISCO PIX 515e  2) Your VPN box forwards all DNS queries to your DC/ Primary DNS server. 3) As far as i remember It does register machines (As the moment your machi

RE: [ActiveDir] NTFRS - Journal Wrap Errors

2006-09-07 Thread Kurt Falde
If you only have a single DC then you should utilize D4 for an authoritative restore as it’s own contents are the valid contents and there is no where else to pull from.  You may need to restart FRS or possibly run a D2 on the new DC to get FRS replicating on that server as well.  Check out

RE: [ActiveDir] Strange password issue

2006-09-07 Thread petter.borling
UAC bitmask is 32. A normal user then gets UAC = 544. Try doing a ldap query for (&(objectClas=user)(useraccountcontrol=544)) You could then modify the attribute to 512 on these users either with adsiedit or in a nice tool such as ADModify.net.   Note: if the option password not required i

RE: [ActiveDir] Separate Administrator password policy

2006-09-07 Thread petter.borling
Why not use certificates or rsa for admin accounts? IF you have a pki environment that would be my suggestion. Then only then default administrator account would be insecure. But that can be mitigated with very long password. An other option is to put admin accounts in a separate child or top doma