RE: [ActiveDir] Nesting groups

2006-02-06 Thread jon.gimpel
No there is no limit on the nesting of groups, however, there is a limit for the amount at Kerberos token size may be. Consider that if you are a member of a group which is a member of 10 groups which is a member of two groups each. You look at your account and see that you are only a member

RE: [ActiveDir] out look 2003

2005-09-26 Thread jon.gimpel
Yes, but you still need OL2003 to do so. The easiest would be to simply create a new PST file using the option PST 97-2002 PST Files. Then copy from one PST to another inside OL2003. Other than third party software, this would be the easiest way. Reminder that OL2003 extends beyond 1.8 GB

RE: [ActiveDir] Virtual Domain Controllers

2005-06-16 Thread jon.gimpel
While not VMWare, Microsoft has an interesting stance with using Domain Controllers and Virtual Server 2005 You can download the full whitepaper: Running Domain Controllers in Virtual Server 2005 On servers running Windows Server 2003 and Virtual Server 2005, you can install multiple domain

RE: [ActiveDir] Exchange Mailbox Limits

2005-06-09 Thread jon.gimpel
The amount of data alone from this LIST would fill 8 megs a day :-) Generally I have come across with 50 to 100 MB limits with a 90 MB soft warning. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005

RE: [ActiveDir] Cross WINS Pollination

2005-05-02 Thread jon.gimpel
Title: Cross WINS Pollination If you had two distinct organizations and did not want to replicate each other's WINS database information that would be first reason. However, what if both organizations wanted to use a 'shared domain' model. You can accomplish this by having one set of DC's

RE: [ActiveDir] Cross WINS Pollination

2005-05-02 Thread jon.gimpel
Title: Cross WINS Pollination Consider the methodology of a large organization, a step which is manual in nature could be overlooked by a single support person which is what is to be avoided. But again, in the header of my mail, I did not want to go into all of the reasons but rather if it

[ActiveDir] Cross WINS Pollination

2005-04-29 Thread jon.gimpel
Title: Cross WINS Pollination Without getting to the specifics we have a need to register WINS entries to a non listed WINS server. For example, if I have Domain Controller or Server A with the following IP stack info: 168.120.2.10 - Host 168.140.140.30 - WINS1 168.140.140.31 -

[ActiveDir] Full Client Login Test on AD

2005-04-28 Thread jon.gimpel
Title: Full Client Login Test on AD There are many load testing systems out there (e.g. Load Runner (www.mercury.com), AdventNet Qengine) for Web based apps and custom Application code for .NET. My question is there any way to test for multiple login behaviour in active directory? For

RE: [ActiveDir] How to determine which is the default site

2005-04-13 Thread jon.gimpel
Title: How to determine which is the default site Wouldnt the lowest sequential GUID associated with the name of the site most likely be the first site created? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ruston, Neil Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:54 AM

RE: [ActiveDir] 1000 groups

2005-04-12 Thread jon.gimpel
5000 is the 'recommended' limitation for groups on both Win2k and Win2k3 - but that limitation is only due to replication issues with AD. -Jon From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian FischerSent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:45 PMTo:

RE: [ActiveDir] 64 Bit?

2004-11-09 Thread jon.gimpel
Title: RE: [ActiveDir] 64 Bit? The only comment I would caution on is the fact that one would be introducing another OS to the environment. Although functionality wise, it would be working as a Windows base server, it would require different service packs, hotfixes, support agents (backup,

RE: [ActiveDir] Write Cache Enabled

2004-11-01 Thread jon.gimpel
Title: [ActiveDir] Write Cache Enabled It ultimately depends on your faith with the Array Controller. We have been using Compaq (HP) Smartarrays (several thousand of them) since its inception back in 1997 (or 96?) and has always been positive. Most of HP's SmartArrays are battery backed up