RE: [ActiveDir] Remote DC's on Virtual Server

2007-01-19 Thread Noah Eiger
t your hardware acceleration to full, then your video emulation performance issues will go away. Personally, I have used both Microsoft and VMWare products, and have found the video performance to be pretty much the same. ~Ben _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Noah Eiger Sent: Thu 1/

RE: [ActiveDir] Remote DC's on Virtual Server

2007-01-18 Thread Noah Eiger
I realize this is now getting a bit OT, but. Deji, I think the fruit distinction is based on the fact that one runs on bare metal and other runs under a host OS. (Or at least that is how I have always thought of them.) Beyond that, I agree there are simply feature comparisons. That said, (a

[ActiveDir] OT - Connectivity and Hardware in Africa

2007-01-02 Thread Noah Eiger
Hello and Happy New Year: Is anyone on this list working in Africa? I have a client with three offices in Africa and one in the US. They are looking to overhaul their (read: create) network. I am looking for connectivity providers and hardware vendors in Kenya, Tanzania, and Mali. Please f

[ActiveDir] [Now OT] SBS Dies Twice in Four Days

2006-12-19 Thread Noah Eiger
server died, AD would be one of the last things on it I would suspect with everything it runs. ;o) joe -- O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition - HYPERLINK "http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm"http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm _ From: [EMAI

RE: [ActiveDir] SBS Dies Twice in Four Days

2006-12-14 Thread Noah Eiger
what do you see? Is >> death a blue screen? Or something else? >> >> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Noah Eiger >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 13, 2006 10:39 PM >> *To:* ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org >> *Subject:* [ActiveD

[ActiveDir] SBS Dies Twice in Four Days

2006-12-13 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi – I have a client with a four-year old SBS 2000 SP4 install on a Dell PowerEdge 2500. In the last four days, the machine has simply died -- twice. I can find no obvious (or not so obvious) cause for this. There appears little that correlates directly with the crashes. The event logs are pret

RE: [ActiveDir] Way OT: Laptop Battery Life

2006-12-13 Thread Noah Eiger
TECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 10:33 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Way OT: Laptop Battery Life Hi – When I travel with my standard issue Dell D600 (1.5GB RAM), I get maybe two hours out of a fully

[ActiveDir] Way OT: Laptop Battery Life

2006-12-12 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi – When I travel with my standard issue Dell D600 (1.5GB RAM), I get maybe two hours out of a fully charged battery while doing standard Word, Excel, Outlook stuff. Throw in Visio or (ugh) Quickbooks and cut that time in half. Sometimes, I try to disable services that I know I will not need o

RE: [ActiveDir]event log monitoring.

2006-12-08 Thread Noah Eiger
Sorry this thread is so old. Just wanted to put in a vote for EventSentry from Netikus (HYPERLINK "http://www.eventsentry.com/"http://www.eventsentry.com/). The free version will send emails for events; paid version lets you do more including environment monitoring. -- nme _ From:

RE: [ActiveDir] Help with Replication Mess

2006-11-13 Thread Noah Eiger
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 21:40 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Help with Replication Mess Hi -   I am trying to sort out a long-standing replication mess. The configuration is three

RE: [ActiveDir] Help with Replication Mess

2006-11-10 Thread Noah Eiger
@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Help with Replication Mess   What’s “repadmin.exe /showrepl *” show?  Quite possibly the site B DCs will need to be forcibly demoted based on your description.    - Roger     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah

[ActiveDir] Help with Replication Mess

2006-11-10 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi -   I am trying to sort out a long-standing replication mess. The configuration is three sites (W2k3 FL as per earlier email) connected over T1 lines in series (A-B-C). The layout is:   Site A: - DCA1 (bridgehead) - DCA2   Site B: - DCB1 (self for DNS) - DCB2 (bridgehead; DCA1

RE: [ActiveDir] Is it 2000 or 2003?

2006-11-10 Thread Noah Eiger
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Is it 2000 or 2003? What does it say under: AD Users & Computers | [right click domain name] | Raise Domain Functional Level... ? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 11:1

[ActiveDir] Is it 2000 or 2003?

2006-11-10 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   Several months ago, I upgraded a small, multi-site domain from W2k to W2k3. Or so I thought. The various markings in the schema indicate that the upgrade was successful. But when I run, for example, gpresult, it reports a Windows 2000 domain. Is this just some flag or string that d

RE: [ActiveDir] Archive Down ?

2006-10-31 Thread Noah Eiger
Ooops. Just read Tony’s post from Friday. Sorry, just got back from a long weekend in Yosemite. Should have worn a helmet.   -- nme   From: Noah Eiger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 3:10 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir

[ActiveDir] Archive Down ?

2006-10-31 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   Is anyone else getting errors trying to access the list archive?   -- nme     -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/509 - Release Date: 10/31/2006

[ActiveDir] Changing the distinguishedName with AdMod

2006-10-06 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   I was trying to use AdMod to change the distinguished name of one of our users. (A new tech entered the name incorrectly and email, etc has already started to flow to the account.) AdMod returns an error. Is this possible? What is the syntax I would use?   Thanks.   -- nme  

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: ExMerge works for some, not others

2006-10-05 Thread Noah Eiger
bject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: ExMerge works for some, not others   Can you post the error?   Make sure those users are not hidden in the GAL, if you hide them it will not work.   Rezuma   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Wednesday, October

[ActiveDir] OT: ExMerge works for some, not others

2006-10-04 Thread Noah Eiger
Hello:   Sorry for the OT. ExMerge is giving me heartburn.   I have a small Exchange install where all the tools (and everything else) is on the DC. (Yes, if they had thought about it earlier, it would be SBS -- but it is not.)   I am trying to run ExMerge to pull out PST files. The

[ActiveDir] DC Can't Handle DNS Pointed to Self

2006-07-27 Thread Noah Eiger
Hello:   This is sort of a follow up to two recent postings. Any thoughts are welcome as I have now been trying to figure this one out for about a week.   I have DC running as a virtual machine under (host W2k3 SP1 w/ VS 2005 R2; guest: W2k3 ENT R2). This machine was recently promoted.

[ActiveDir] Incomplete Initial Replication?

2006-07-23 Thread Noah Eiger
Hello: Last week, I promoted a virtual server (Host: W2k3 SP1 Std running W2k5 VS R2; Guest: W2k3 R2 ENT) to a DC. It was the second DC at that site. Prior to the promotion, I pointed its DNS to the site's first DC, joined the domain, and the promo'd. I confirmed that the new DC was place

[ActiveDir] Replmon vs. dssite.msc

2006-07-19 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   I am trying to promote a new DC in a branch location. I also want this to be the bridgehead for IP at this Site. The promo seems to have worked, but there are some replication problems.   Why would replmon show different replication partners than the Active Directory Sites and Se

RE: [ActiveDir] Virtual DCs

2006-07-19 Thread Noah Eiger
At branch offices, we want to run DC and F&P. I've seen the pros and cons batted back and forth in this forum and elsewhere. The MS white paper presented (as I recall) three scenarios for this but does not settle on a "best practice". The scenarios are: 1) Host machine runs VS2005; DC is virtual,

RE: [ActiveDir] [Fwd: Posting of AD Checklist (UNCLASSIFIED)]

2006-06-23 Thread Noah Eiger
Wow! That looks like a simplified version of what I run on my home network. -- nme -Original Message- From: Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 12:45 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] [Fwd: Postin

RE: [ActiveDir] DC Configuration

2006-06-22 Thread Noah Eiger
What would the partitions on the first configuration gain you (over just a single C:)? I thought the idea behind placing NTDS, etc on something _besides_ C: was to get the performance benefits of extra spindles (as in #2). -- nme -Original Message- From: Al Lilianstrom [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

RE: [ActiveDir] Slow Links Not Recognized for Offline Files

2006-06-22 Thread Noah Eiger
is a world cup on and I have been drinking > all evening, I have a dutch wife so currently I have two drink streams > and I am finding it hard to stay sober. Hic hic > > > > > > > -Original Message- > From: "Noah Eiger" <[EMAIL PROTECT

[ActiveDir] Slow Links Not Recognized for Offline Files

2006-06-21 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   First, this is sort of a follow up on a cold thread from last year. I am having problems implementing the suggestions from last year..   I have offline files / folder redirection enabled for My Documents. The server files are stored at each user’s “home” Site. When laptop users g

RE: [ActiveDir] OT - Published app requires local admin

2006-06-20 Thread Noah Eiger
down to everyone and push the settings per user – it should accomplish the same thing…   --brian   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 7:35 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] OT - Published app requires

[ActiveDir] OT - Published app requires local admin

2006-06-18 Thread Noah Eiger
Hello:   I am trying to deploy the Cisco VPN client (4.8.01.0300) via a GPO. With some chopping to the MSI, I have been able to get it to install under the Computer Configuration. However, I would like to Publish it to users instead. For users who are members of the local admin group (yes

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Security Policy Thoughts

2006-06-09 Thread Noah Eiger
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 12:32 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Security Policy Thoughts   Thanks all for the thoughts. I think that the thing I will need to communicate to these folks is simply the tradeoffs and the risks. They

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Security Policy Thoughts

2006-06-08 Thread Noah Eiger
such? Also realize you don’t need to open a lot of the ports representative of that sort of stuff. Lock it down by job role.   Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED]   c - 312.731.3132   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Thursday, June

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Security Policy Thoughts

2006-06-07 Thread Noah Eiger
, but, realize that the marketing, pr, etc people may live in a Mac world.   Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED]   c - 312.731.3132   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 12:16 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org

[ActiveDir] OT: Security Policy Thoughts

2006-06-07 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi:   I am facing some IT policy questions and wanted to get some perspectives. In each of these areas, I am trying determine how restrictive I need to be. The client has four sites connected over high-speed links. I have good backing from management but will undoubtedly get resistance on

RE: [ActiveDir] How to Determine Who Has Authenticated Against DC

2006-05-17 Thread Noah Eiger
authentications to a DC are logged in the security event log (assuming Logon auditing is enabled). User logons should show up as 528 events.   Darren   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:30 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org

[ActiveDir] How to Determine Who Has Authenticated Against DC

2006-05-16 Thread Noah Eiger
Hello:   Sorry for what might be an obvious question: Is it possible to determine who has authenticated against a particular DC over a period of time? (And if so how?) I suspect that some machines in one site are authenticating against a DC in another. Without checking each workstation, h

[ActiveDir] Dell OpenManage Schema Extensions

2006-04-17 Thread Noah Eiger
Hello:   Has anyone implemented the Dell OpenManage schema extensions under W2k3? It is not a requirement for my environment, but I am considering it. Has anyone done this and how painful was it?   The Dell tech document on it is here: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/smso

RE: [ActiveDir] How to verify which DC authenticated a user account?

2006-04-13 Thread Noah Eiger
Jose, I think you want NLTEST which (I think) is part of the XP RK. -- nme -Original Message- From: Brian Desmond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 5:00 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] How to verify which DC authenticated a user accoun

RE: [ActiveDir] Network browsing slow and not showing all compute rs

2006-04-11 Thread Noah Eiger
Do most folks really allow users to browse their networks? What reason would end users have to browse for anything besides servers? (Some might argue there is not reason to actually 'browse' for anything.) -- nme -Original Message- From: Gorder, Lee E Mr CTNOSC/GD-NS [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

RE: [ActiveDir] Object case changes with ADMOD

2006-04-05 Thread Noah Eiger
fix that stops it from normaling RDNs to lower case.   -- O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition - http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm        From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 9:12 PM To: Acti

RE: [ActiveDir] Object case changes with ADMOD

2006-04-05 Thread Noah Eiger
?     joe   -- O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition - http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm        From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 8:20 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Object

[ActiveDir] Object case changes with ADMOD

2006-04-05 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   I have been testing a little batch file that uses adfind and admod to move some computer accounts around in AD. Based on a text file, computers move to different OU’s. The weird thing is that before being handled by admod, the accounts are in all capital letters (as seen in the DSA

RE: [ActiveDir] Administrator Access to Redirected Folders

2006-03-20 Thread Noah Eiger
Thanks, Matheesha. That is the sort of logic my brain was rejecting last night. ;-)  Brian and Irwan, thank you as well, though those settings were for newly created folders going forward (see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/288991/en-us).   -- nme   From: matheesha weerasinghe

[ActiveDir] Administrator Access to Redirected Folders

2006-03-19 Thread Noah Eiger
Hello:   I need to be able to access the redirected My Documents folders for existing accounts. I am aware of how to create new secure folders that also allow administrator access. However, to gain access, I am afraid I need to change ownership on each folder, add an administrators’ group

RE: [ActiveDir] Folder redirection exceptions?

2006-03-14 Thread Noah Eiger
Ken, I assume there was supposed to be something in that message ;-) It came through blank in my inbox (but does show up in the archives).   As for the redirection issue, Susan do you manually do that for each machine? Yikes! Rather than a Joeware fix, it seems like something Darren Mar-E

RE: [ActiveDir] Adprep DomainPrep Already Run

2006-03-13 Thread Noah Eiger
of the R2 set. Noah Eiger wrote: > Hi – > > > > I am trying to upgrade a production W2k domain to W2k3. I am using > adprep from the R2 disc. It appears that forestprep went fine (though > the revision attribute of windows2003Update reads when I > thought it should

[ActiveDir] Adprep DomainPrep Already Run

2006-03-11 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   I am trying to upgrade a production W2k domain to W2k3. I am using adprep from the R2 disc. It appears that forestprep went fine (though the revision attribute of windows2003Update reads when I thought it should read 30 or 31). However, when I run adprep /domainprep /gpprep, it sa

RE: [ActiveDir] Wrong Logonserver

2006-02-22 Thread Noah Eiger
registry?   Have a look at   HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters   See if there is a value for SiteName   Tony   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Thursday, 23 February 2006 1:57 p.m. To: ActiveDir

[ActiveDir] Wrong Logonserver

2006-02-22 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   I have a single XP Pro SP2 client that recently moved to a new site. The user was having trouble logging on. Upon investigation, he was authenticating to a remote DC. He can log on correctly to a different computer at the new site; other users logging on to his computer get the rem

RE: [ActiveDir] Slow Link Question

2006-02-21 Thread Noah Eiger
a value of 1280. > > > > There are also some settings in there that you can define behavior of some > files, folders, servers etc. > > HTH, > John > > > > > > > > > "Noah Eiger" >

[ActiveDir] Slow Link Question

2006-02-21 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   I have several users who appear able to synchronize offline files over links that are well below the default slow-link value. As far as I can tell, there are no adjustments to the slow-link settings within group policy. That is, they are all at the default setting of 500kbps.  

RE: [ActiveDir] Is the Directory Infected?

2006-02-20 Thread Noah Eiger
://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[EMAIL PROTECTED]   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 1:01 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Is the Directory Infected? An associate emailed me yesterday and asked if he

[ActiveDir] Is the Directory Infected?

2006-02-20 Thread Noah Eiger
An associate emailed me yesterday and asked if he should be concerned about this which popped up on his DC console from Norton AV Corp Edition:   “Message from DC03 to DC01 on 2/19/2006.   Virus Found!Virus name: [EMAIL PROTECTED] in DC01 CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=company,DC=com-DC0

RE: [ActiveDir] Local admin priviledges

2006-02-14 Thread Noah Eiger
Also, picking up on an earlier discussion, if the local admin password is the same on all workstations, users could easily gain access to C$   -- nme   From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 8:45 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org

RE: [ActiveDir] Hiding in the Directory

2006-02-14 Thread Noah Eiger
a regular ID, this means they can still be fairly productive and learn. It doesn't mean they are fully knowledgable and can handle things on their own, it simply means that the team is fairly confident the person isn't an immediate danger to the environment.     -- O'Rei

[ActiveDir] dssite Still Sees Old DC

2006-02-13 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   I am running through the W2k to W2k3 upgrade process in a lab. I have two sites. I have added a W2k3 box to Site1 and promoted it, transferred roles, moved the GC, confirmed SRV records, etc. I then demoted the W2k box at Site1. Once I stopped the DNS service on the now-member-serv

RE: [ActiveDir] Hiding in the Directory

2006-02-10 Thread Noah Eiger
> Redundancy Checker and make the Topology generation Account the service > account it runs under as well. Why try to create a backdoor when you can > just create another front door? Kinda like the fake laundry service gag > to > break out of prison you always see in the movies. >

[ActiveDir] Hiding in the Directory

2006-02-10 Thread Noah Eiger
I have been asked by a company to help them tighten what is currently a very loose security model. Now, several non-IT-but-computer-adept employees have accounts with full Domain Admin privileges. Many of these folks are programmer types and pretty savvy (which leads them to think they know

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: disconnecting remote TS session on DC

2006-02-08 Thread Noah Eiger
Frank, also note that you can set a policy to not show the Disconnect option in a TS session. My hunch is that these admins are just closing the window, not actually clicking the Disconnect button. That said, removing that option might help a little. (I also remove the Shutdown option from the Star

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Change Tracking Database

2006-02-06 Thread Noah Eiger
ALL automatically? Everything from changing a VLAN, creating a group in AD, or modifying a router configuration needs to be tracked but I have yet to see any software that can perform this huge task. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Noah

RE: [ActiveDir] Need Script.

2006-02-02 Thread Noah Eiger
Joe, maybe you should write a special invoice for Jitendra’s company ;-)   From: joe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 8:38 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Need Script.   Quite honestly this isn't the first time I have

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Change Tracking Database

2006-02-01 Thread Noah Eiger
hive/2005/08/03/61320.aspx > > > > > > > > Dryden, Karen wrote: > > > >> We just send the notes for changes to a public folder that forwards > >> to all of our admins. We keep the notes in the PF forever. We have a > >> separate folder for

RE: [ActiveDir] User Account Lifecyle -- Best Practices

2006-01-31 Thread Noah Eiger
laylang=en) * ExMerge.exe (tested with: v6.5.7529.0) ( http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=429163EC-DCDF-47DC-96DA-1C12D67327D5&displaylang=en)   cheers, Jorge   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Noah Eiger Sent: Tue 2006-01-31 04:00 To: Act

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Change Tracking Database

2006-01-30 Thread Noah Eiger
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 8:05 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Change Tracking Database   Hi –   I am looking for a database (preferably with a web interface) to track all changes made in the

[ActiveDir] OT: Change Tracking Database

2006-01-30 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   I am looking for a database (preferably with a web interface) to track all changes made in the network/directory infrastructure. Change something in DNS? Log it. Make some registry changes on a server? Log it. Change a recipient policy in Exchange? Log it. You get the picture. Righ

[ActiveDir] User Account Lifecyle -- Best Practices

2006-01-30 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   Can someone recommend or point me to best practices for user account management? I guess that in large organizations this is either automated or some junior tech jockey is assigned to handle this full time. In smaller organizations, what is on the checklist when a user leaves? Do y

RE: [ActiveDir] ADPrep Version Questions

2006-01-19 Thread Noah Eiger
hen I saw the first question at all. That is why I counted it out. :)       From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:38 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] ADPrep Version Questions Oh (blush)   Don’t mind me. I’

RE: [ActiveDir] adfind question

2006-01-18 Thread Noah Eiger
=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=local dn:CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=local >objectVersion: 30 1 Objects returned Cheers, jorge _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Noah Eiger Sent: Wed 2006-01-18 23:27 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] ad

[ActiveDir] adfind question

2006-01-18 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   I am trying to write a little batch file that will report various version numbers to me on each DC to help monitor the W2k3 upgrade process. I am having trouble getting adfind to report the objectVersion of the Schema. When I run: adfind –DC1 –b “CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=myco

RE: [ActiveDir] ADPrep Version Questions

2006-01-18 Thread Noah Eiger
PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:44 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] ADPrep Version Questions   The versionj of adprep.exe that is included with R2. is 5.2.3790.2075 Jeremy On 1/17/06, Noah Eiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Hi-  

RE: [ActiveDir] ADPrep Version Questions

2006-01-17 Thread Noah Eiger
... 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 ...      joe   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:12 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] ADPrep Version Questions yes

RE: [ActiveDir] ADPrep Version Questions

2006-01-17 Thread Noah Eiger
Of Noah Eiger Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:44 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] ADPrep Version Questions Hi-   I am preparing to upgrade a W2k domain to W2k3. I want to use the latest version of ADPrep. I have found the following info and am confused:   For ADPrep

[ActiveDir] ADPrep Version Questions

2006-01-17 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi-   I am preparing to upgrade a W2k domain to W2k3. I want to use the latest version of ADPrep. I have found the following info and am confused:   For ADPrep on the following - From Windows Server 2003 CD:   5.2.3790.0 July 22, 2004

[ActiveDir] WebAdmin Tool Setup

2006-01-15 Thread Noah Eiger
Hello:   I have been playing around with the WebAdmin (Build 13) tool that was posted to the list a few months ago. While I can get the basic site to work, I get some errors when trying to actual make a change (or add, delete, etc) to an object in the domain. I seem to be getting a lot of

RE: [ActiveDir] ADUC updates - Was Expired Accounts

2006-01-14 Thread Noah Eiger
Wow! Yes, that is the it-must-be-there-somewhere feature I was looking for. Thank you, Guido!   -- nme   P.S. Published At goes a long way toward addressing this; “Go to Container” would still be nice.   From: Grillenmeier, Guido [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, Janu

RE: [ActiveDir] ADUC updates - Was Expired Accounts

2006-01-13 Thread Noah Eiger
Title: RE: [ActiveDir] ADUC updates - Was Expired Accounts The biggest pain in the ADUC for me is its search function. Once you do a simple search, there should be an easy way to locate that object in the hierarchy or to identify the OU in which it resides. Either an OU column or a right-cl

[ActiveDir] Moving DC to New Site

2006-01-11 Thread Noah Eiger
Hello:   Is there a best practice (or simply a preference) for moving a DC to a new site? Is it better to demote at old site and promote at new site? Or should you just move the thing, change the IP, and sort out the SRV records?   Opinions welcome.   -- nme -- No virus found

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Patch Management

2006-01-06 Thread Noah Eiger
Susan: I have been looking on several my machines for the "kitchen sink service" (ksinksvc.exe?) I don't see it. Is this needed for deploying dish-washing apps? ;-) -- nme -Original Message- From: Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, Ja

RE: [ActiveDir] ZeroDay-WMF

2005-12-30 Thread Noah Eiger
those >WMF's at the email border: >http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2005/12/28/79925.aspx >E-Bitz - SBS MVP the Official Blog of the SBS "Diva" : WMF and blocking: >http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2005/12/29/79966.aspx > > >Noah Eiger wrote: > > &g

[ActiveDir] ZeroDay-WMF

2005-12-29 Thread Noah Eiger
Susan –   I examined the steps you provided for unregistering shimgvw.dll but notes at http://billpstudios.blogspot.com/2005/12/zero-day-wmf-exploit.html seem to indicate that this will only help if you get an infected attachment in email. Or did I mis-read that?   Also, if this is a go

RE: [ActiveDir] another dhcp question

2005-12-19 Thread Noah Eiger
Just so I am clear on this: you reserve the addresses and set the servers to use DHCP. What about the DHCP server itself? What if that is running on a DC?   From: Ed Crowley [MVP] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 10:58 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org

[ActiveDir] Fully Own a User

2005-12-14 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   I have about 10 users that left the company. Their AD accounts are disabled. I would like to use Exmerge to archive their email to PST and then delete them. However, Exmerge kicks back an error: Error opening message store (MSEMS). These accounts have the same permissions as the us

RE: [ActiveDir] Home directories issue

2005-12-12 Thread Noah Eiger
Title: Home directories issue Just checking: there is no conflicting GPO?   From: Condra, Jerry W Mr HP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 12:42 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Home directories issue   Hoping someone has seen

RE: [ActiveDir] [OT] iSCSI SAN Due Diligence

2005-12-12 Thread Noah Eiger
tual volume, this would allow you to expand the volume as you see fit, but it would not leave you with a giant NTFS file system to manage.   Nate   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 1:40 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir

[ActiveDir] [OT] iSCSI SAN Due Diligence

2005-12-12 Thread Noah Eiger
Hello:   I realize the posting a message to a listserv probably does not count as DD in the legal sense, but for my own peace of mind…   I have made a strong and (apparently) convincing case to management that we should consolidate our storage (file, Exchange, SQL, 90% Windows, <200 us

RE: [ActiveDir] Help with VB script to map printers

2005-12-07 Thread Noah Eiger
notepad to ensure you aren't getting some hidden character junk. Btw, I've confirmed in one of my login scripts that has the same line, and it works with  a printer share that has spaces.  No need for extra quotes. On 12/7/05, Noah Eiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi –   I

RE: [ActiveDir] Help with VB script to map printers

2005-12-07 Thread Noah Eiger
- ”I love the smell of red herrings in the morning” - anonymous From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 1:10 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Help with _vbscript_ to map printers   Hi –   I a

[ActiveDir] Help with VB script to map printers

2005-12-07 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   I am trying to modify a VBS found on the Internet to map multiple printers. This will be run for every user in an OU. I keep getting the following error for line 8: 8007007B - The filename, directory name or volume syntax is incorrect   I have played around with the syntax but th

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Enterasys vs Cisco

2005-11-21 Thread Noah Eiger
? DWDM? Catch my drift?   Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED]   c - 312.731.3132     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 2:17 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Enterasys vs Cisco

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Enterasys vs Cisco

2005-11-21 Thread Noah Eiger
: [ActiveDir] OT: Enterasys vs Cisco   What are you looking at using them for? I've used their outdoors wireless solutions for shots of a couple miles between buildings with very good success.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Monday, Nov

[ActiveDir] OT: Enterasys vs Cisco

2005-11-21 Thread Noah Eiger
Hi –   Has anyone had good or bad experiences with Enterasys networking equipment? We are planning to go with Cisco, but some Enterasys sales folks promise twice the performance at half the price. (ok, maybe not quite that good but….)   Any thoughts?   Thanks.   -- nme -- No

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Legato Replistor

2005-11-08 Thread Noah Eiger
K in this file are different from the original word doc, and it will transmit the 100K and then assemble the file with the bits in the old doc. Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> c - 312.731.3132 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mai

RE: [ActiveDir] Hardware Suggestions

2005-11-07 Thread Noah Eiger
Ok, Sue, you know that when you leave a dangling diss like that someone is going to ask you to support it ;-) Beyond the connectors coming undone (something I have not experienced with Dell desktop SATA), do you have specific criticisms about the Dell towers? Thanks -- we are about to buy severa

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Legato Replistor

2005-11-05 Thread Noah Eiger
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noah Eiger Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 6:34 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Legato Replistor   Hello:   I am seeking opinions on Legato’s Replistor product. Specifically, we are looking to replicate file-based data with large files over a WAN

[ActiveDir] OT: Legato Replistor

2005-11-04 Thread Noah Eiger
Hello:   I am seeking opinions on Legato’s Replistor product. Specifically, we are looking to replicate file-based data with large files over a WAN (256kbps to 1.5Mbps). The total size of the replicated data could vary from zero to tens of gigs with an individual file being as large as te

RE: [ActiveDir] Virtual Servers in Branch Offices

2005-10-19 Thread Noah Eiger
I assume you are refering to the fact that the the host could be compromised over the network and the virtual hard drive or virtual machine itself simply copied. (Just for the record, this is covered in the white paper. Did not mean to imply that it is not. Security in this respect is refered

RE: [ActiveDir] Virtual Servers in Branch Offices

2005-10-14 Thread Noah Eiger
The assumption for us is that there is also a file and print server there.   The solitaire thing is a whole angle I did not consider. Is a DC required for solitaire? What about a virtual MP3 player running in cached mode? Ok. I'm clearly ready for the weekend ;-) Thanks for all the thoughts,

RE: [ActiveDir] Virtual Servers in Branch Offices

2005-10-14 Thread Noah Eiger
Right, the Host does not _have_ to be a member of the domain. However, the white paper makes references to securing the directories that contain the vhd and the NTDS.DIT (in the DC-as-VS model) for domain admins, implying that it should be a member of the domain. And, as you said Rick, the H

RE: [ActiveDir] Virtual Servers in Branch Offices

2005-10-14 Thread Noah Eiger
Thanks for the thoughts. And thanks Tony for the reference -- just finished reading it.   Unfortunately, deploying the DC at HQ or simply authenticating over the WAN is not really an option. The WAN links are ok (and getting better) but are located in places where environmental (as in the we

RE: [ActiveDir] Virtual Servers in Branch Offices

2005-10-12 Thread Noah Eiger
Servers in Branch Offices > > Does it have to have admin rights or can you hack hives and > such to get it to work? > > Noah Eiger wrote: > > >In this case, they run a license server for a (non-MS) app. > I am trying > >to get that off of the file servers, but fo

RE: [ActiveDir] Virtual Servers in Branch Offices

2005-10-12 Thread Noah Eiger
---- > > -- > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of > *Noah Eiger > > *Sent:* Thursday, 13 October 2005 11:30 a.m. > > *To:* ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > > *Subject

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