Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI

2005-12-17 Thread Laura E. Hunter
40 PM > To: Send - AD mailing list > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI > > > I used to use LDIFDE (I imagine that still works) > > ... oops, typo'd it again ... what I meant to say was "I use to ADmod.exe" > (he's sensitive you know

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI

2005-12-17 Thread David Adner
Title: FSMO Role Transfer GUI Raerrr. Cat fight. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joeSent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 3:31 PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI Bite me Wells. From

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI

2005-12-17 Thread joe
Title: FSMO Role Transfer GUI Bite me Wells. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean WellsSent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 3:40 PMTo: Send - AD mailing listSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI I used to use LDIFDE (I imagine that still works

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI

2005-12-17 Thread Dean Wells
com   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian DesmondSent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 9:05 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI You can’t transfer the schema or domain naming fsmo’s from ADUC. Personally I just use n

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI

2005-12-15 Thread neil.ruston
- 312.731.3132     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 3:45 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI   What are the advantages/benefits of this UI vs U&C?   I

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI

2005-12-15 Thread neil.ruston
;ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org'Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI Neil,   Essentially, you are correct.  There's not a lot of difference.  It does allow you to select the DC to transfer the role to where the ADUC just tells you where it's going to end up.  That's the only thing

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI

2005-12-15 Thread Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]   c - 312.731.3132     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 3:45 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI   What are the advantages/benefits of

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI

2005-12-15 Thread WILLIAMS, J.D.
ember 15, 2005 2:45 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI   What are the advantages/benefits of this UI vs U&C?   I can transfer all domain roles from that UI today?   Thanks, neil   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI

2005-12-15 Thread neil.ruston
ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org'Subject: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI Anyone interested in testing a FSMO Role Transfer GUI? If so, please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I'll send you a copy. Essentially a front end for the NETDOM and NTDSUTIL exe and was generally an exercise in working wi

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI

2005-12-14 Thread Tony Murray
;ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org'Subject: [ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI Anyone interested in testing a FSMO Role Transfer GUI? If so, please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I'll send you a copy. Essentially a front end for the NETDOM and NTDSUTIL exe and was generally an exerc

[ActiveDir] FSMO Role Transfer GUI

2005-12-14 Thread WILLIAMS, J.D.
Title: FSMO Role Transfer GUI Anyone interested in testing a FSMO Role Transfer GUI? If so, please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I'll send you a copy. Essentially a front end for the NETDOM and NTDSUTIL exe and was generally an exercise in working with external exe and discovering the Mc

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer [going further OT...]

2005-12-02 Thread Larry Wahlers
Lots of great stuff posted here, including a salary schedule that, for us folks in non-profits, would be enough for me to retire right now! What happens here, especially lately, is the person who was hired so I can offload stuff like printers, FAX servers, etc., so I can concentrate on our s

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-02 Thread Rich Milburn
: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer >...Why not one click?... If you script it all up, you can add a "one-click button" to a custom msc. Use input boxes for server names instead of passing them as parameters or hard-coding. Or better yet, put it in

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer [going further OT...]

2005-12-01 Thread joe
mber 01, 2005 1:21 PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer [going further OT...] You probably already know them! I dont see those kinds of numbers for fortune 50 salaried IT jobs but as a consultant its not unreasonable to bill them at $125+ per hour which wo

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread joe
On Behalf Of Rich Milburn Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:02 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Rocky - keep in mind that a typical "Admin" job in a big company is user administration, computer account administration, patching member serv

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread joe
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alain Lissoir Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:57 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Once you are known for your automation capabilities (WSH, MONAD, programming tools, Perl, whatever),

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread joe
@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer >...Why not one click?... If you script it all up, you can add a "one-click button" to a custom msc. Use input boxes for server names instead of passing them as parameters or hard-coding. Or better yet, put it into an hta and lau

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread Kamlesh Parmar
ilto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Figueroa, JohnnySent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 4:53 PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer I think what was meant about the "trivial" part is around the seizing of theroles not the transfer. I would love t

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread Lou Vega
ECTED] On Behalf Of Ellis, Debbie Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 1:46 PM To: 'ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Your links did not work -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lou Vega Sent: Thu

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread Bahta Nathaniel V Contractor NASIC/SCNA
. It all depends on what pill these admins want to swallow. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:06 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer I am not completely

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer [going further OT...]

2005-12-01 Thread Brian Desmond
] c - 312.731.3132 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Cerino Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:59 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer [going further OT...] I wanna meat the admin making $240K AN

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread Ellis, Debbie
Your links did not work -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lou Vega Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:34 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Hey Rich - no need to script one yourselfRobbie&#

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer [going further OT...]

2005-12-01 Thread Pete Howard
ND the CTO foolish enough to pay anAdmin that money :)-Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:55 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer [going further OT...]

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer [going further OT...]

2005-12-01 Thread Craig Cerino
: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer [going further OT...] admins earning over $240k ??!! I guess we need to define the word "admin" coz I'm not paying what I consider to be an admin that kinda money :) neil -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Beh

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread Lou Vega
Hey Rich - no need to script one yourselfRobbie's cookbook recipe 3.25 and 3.26 deal nicely with FSMO roles. 3.26 contains VBScript and Perl to transfer FSMO roles. http://www.rallenhome.com/books/adcookbook/code.html http://www.rallenhome.com/books/adcookbook/src/03.25-find_fsmos.vbs.txt ht

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread McCann, Danny
L PROTECTED] Behalf Of joe Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:52 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Wow I feel heat directed at me :o) A non-scripting admin can not survive very well if at all in a large org unless the org is willing to spen

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread Tom Kern
;s going to provide benefit only, IMO, an extremely rare> case.  And if that case happened, the corrective action is also a> trivial process.  And again, I'm not saying I don't see your point; I just don't agree with it.>>>> -Original Message->> F

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread Rich Milburn
morning" - anonymous -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alain Lissoir Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:57 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Once you are known for your automation capabilit

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread joe
OTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rocky Habeeb Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:29 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer joe, I can't believe you said this. "Rarely are admins ever really doing hard admin type thinking/troubles

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer [going further OT...]

2005-12-01 Thread Travis.Weeks
veDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer [going further OT...] admins earning over $240k ??!! I guess we need to define the word "admin" coz I'm not paying what I consider to be an admin that kinda money :) neil -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTE

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread Rich Milburn
mous -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rocky Habeeb Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:29 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer joe, I can't believe you said this. "Rarely are admins ever

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread Alain Lissoir
price to get this type of knowledge on board. /Alain -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Kern Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 7:25 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer While I agree wit

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer [going further OT...]

2005-12-01 Thread neil.ruston
2 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Wow I feel heat directed at me :o) A non-scripting admin can not survive very well if at all in a large org unless the org is willing to spend a lot of money for extra admins to cover the overhead of wading through the GU

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread Tom Kern
t agree with it.>>>> -Original Message->> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bahta>> Nathaniel V Contractor NASIC/SCNA>> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 12:32 PM >> To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org>> Subjec

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread Rocky Habeeb
01, 2005 9:52 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Wow I feel heat directed at me :o) A non-scripting admin can not survive very well if at all in a large org unless the org is willing to spend a lot of money for extra admins to cover the overhead of wadin

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread joe
7;t you just have a single move the role button and no other mechanism whatsoever? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Figueroa, Johnny Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 4:53 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role t

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread joe
that much. joe -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rocky Habeeb Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 5:18 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Susan, "THANK YOU

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread Rich Milburn
quot;I love the smell of red herrings in the morning" - anonymous -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 3:47 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-12-01 Thread Amy Hunter
> --> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *David Adner> *Sent:* 29 November 2005 23:26> *To:* ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org> *Subject:* RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer>> I would only agree if

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer...sorta wandering off into Scripting

2005-11-30 Thread Michael B. Smith
BS in mind. :-) M -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:31 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer...sorta wandering off into Scripting But why reinvent the

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer...sorta wandering off into Scripting

2005-11-30 Thread Susan Bradley
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 4:09 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer If the task is that trivial If

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread Derek Harris
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rocky Habeeb Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 3:18 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Susan, "THANK YOU !!!" T

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread David Cliffe
day, November 30, 2005 5:18 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Susan, "THANK YOU !!!" There are a >LOT< of people on this list that do not believe th

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread Rocky Habeeb
ocks [MVP] Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 4:09 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer If the task is that trivial If the benefit is so great Why isn't it part of the AD snap ins as a one button task? David Adner wrote: > I'm not deba

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread chuckgaff
dir.orgSent: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:38:43 -0800Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer That's my point.  If this is .according to some of the threads on this, it is normal, regular, and part of a risk management process to just move these roles around, yes? Why not one click?   Cace, Andre

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread Figueroa, Johnny
res. But that's just me. Thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cace, Andrew Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 2:26 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer It is available in the AD snap-ins. I

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread Michael B. Smith
It can be. It's easily scripted. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 4:39 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer T

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
tz - SBS Rocks [MVP] Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 3:09 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer If the task is that trivial If the benefit is so great Why isn't it part of the AD snap ins as a one button task? David Adner wrote: I'm no

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread Cace, Andrew
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 3:09 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer If the task is that trivial If the benefit is so great Why isn't it part of the AD

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread David Adner
Rocks [MVP] > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 3:09 PM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer > > > > If the task is that trivial > If the benefit is so great > Why isn't it part of the AD snap ins as a one button task? >

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
ssage- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bahta Nathaniel V Contractor NASIC/SCNA Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 12:32 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer That process is trivial in itself. It does not take muc

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread David Adner
t: Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer > > Mr pedantic here, > > That's a stitch in time saves nine. > > -Original Message- > From: Bahta Nathaniel V Contractor NASIC/SCNA ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:32:13 > To:Activ

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread David Adner
, 2005 12:32 PM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer > > That process is trivial in itself. It does not take much to > transfer the roles before you conduct maintenance on a > server. Why not do it? It will save you cleaning up

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread Mark Parris
Mr pedantic here, That's a stitch in time saves nine. -Original Message- From: Bahta Nathaniel V Contractor NASIC/SCNA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:32:13 To:ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer That process is

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread Bahta Nathaniel V Contractor NASIC/SCNA
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Adner Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 1:24 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Any proper maintenance plan has a backout plan and a recovery plan, so I am preparing for the possibility of an unexpected problem. If I&#

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread David Adner
OTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:16 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer > > I would rather, as stated earlier, assess the risk and then > act appropriately. The original poster never def

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread neil.ruston
EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] Sent: 30 November 2005 15:29 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Okay define maintenance please? Patching? Service Pack? Applying QFEs? Performance tuning? What? Is there a level

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread AD
Sorry I had to express myself here. Love the analogy. Well said. From: joeSent: Tue 29/11/2005 9:12 PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Actually I make all DCs that have a possibility of being the forest root PDC synchronize from an external source

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
On Behalf Of *Rich Milburn *Sent:* Tuesday, November 29, 2005 4:26 PM *To:* ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org *Subject:* RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Yeah but having “seize the FSMOs instead of moving them” as your fallback plan is like making sure you have a current backup in

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread joe
destroy civilization. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rocky Habeeb Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 8:21 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Yeah Thanks a lot Gil ! This is all we need

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread joe
me is a good solid exercise. It is such a simple painless exercise when scripted.         From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 3:58 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread Rocky Habeeb
all just a house of cards!" RH ___ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gil Kirkpatrick Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 5:56 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread neil.ruston
tably different.   neil From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David AdnerSent: 29 November 2005 23:26To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer I would only agree if you told me your DC's regularly fail to come back after a reboot.  An

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-30 Thread neil.ruston
the nasty FSMO seizure process.   proactive, rather than reactive :)   neil From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig CerinoSent: 29 November 2005 17:03To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Going by the “If it aint broke do

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread joe
November 29, 2005 6:26 PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer I would only agree if you told me your DC's regularly fail to come back after a reboot.  And if you did tell me that I'd have to say you're doing something wrong.   I suppose I don&#

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread David Adner
d and tested activities to recover from that exception; ie: you seize the roles, restore from backup, etc. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich MilburnSent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 4:26 PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir]

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread ChuckGaff
I've not worried about transferring the FSMO roles for general maintenance such as defragmentation or updating SPs, etc.  It's up to how flaky or solid  the DCs are -- if they are that flaky then maybe it's time to buy some newer hardware ...   Chuck  

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Gil Kirkpatrick
edge. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Almeida Pinto, Jorge de Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 12:16 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org; ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer If you want 100% insurance the

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi David, I’m with you on this one!   Mike Thommes   -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Adner Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 4:27 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer   If

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread David Adner
hair fall out even faster.  :/   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joeSent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:51 PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer In production I always move the domain roles prior to working on a DC or ev

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Rich Milburn
mell of red herrings in the morning” - anonymous From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:56 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer   If something went wrong you could

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Rich Milburn
Of AD Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 1:08 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer   Amy,   You will not be able to do that. Creating a new machine with the same name and same ip will not automatically add your new server to the domain

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread joe
1:02 PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer OK, I've been witing for this one. If we have yet to move our 2K3 FFL DCs (Both Root Domain and Child Domain) to SP1 because of small concerns like "No one being able to log on", would you move the

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread joe
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:03 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Sorry, but for peace of mind, I *would* transfer the roles. If there is opportunity to do so, then why not tran

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
l.activedir.org *Subject:* RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer So are these FSMO roles stored in some sort of configuration partition in AD? if not, where are they stored? I plan to replace my DC hardware next year, as long as I bring the new server up with the same IP/Name etc configuration etc,

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Almeida Pinto, Jorge de
not. So.. define maintenance task... what is the impact of the maintenance task? jorge From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Gil Kirkpatrick Sent: Tue 11/29/2005 6:20 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer I&#

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread AD
dcpromo, install new DC to existing domain and then remove old server from environment.   Good Luck   Y     From: Amy HunterSent: Tue 29/11/2005 11:46 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer So are these FSMO roles stored in some sort of configuration

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Ed Crowley [MVP]
ocky HabeebSent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 10:02 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer OK, I've been witing for this one. If we have yet to move our 2K3 FFL DCs (Both Root Domain and Child Domain) to SP1 because of small concerns like "No one being

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Rocky Habeeb
" problems?   Thanks.   RH __- -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Douglas M. LongSent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:53 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread ChuckGaff
If something went wrong you could still seize the FSMO roles as an option rather than doing a transfer.  Of course the procedures for all of these for the 5 FSMOs should be documented just in case needed..    Chuck  

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread ChuckGaff
You can have the servers down for 2 hours with the Forest FSMO roles and/or the Domain FSMO roles for cleanup without concern.  It would become more of an issue if for a day or more.  Also bear in mind what each FSMO roles does since each is unique to a domain or the entire forest so that you

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Amy Hunter
e the DSClient installed that will not be an issue either.   In short: leave as is. it will be OK for those 2 hours   Cheers, jorge From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amy HunterSent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 16:43To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: [A

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Gil Kirkpatrick
rong.   -gil  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Almeida Pinto, Jorge deSent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 9:09 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer First, look at each role and see what it does...   Forest FSMOs * Schema Mas

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Craig Cerino
a test environment and give it a whirl ( if you have the resources.)   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:03 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer   Sorry, but

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Douglas M. Long
: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer   First, look at each role and see what it does...   Forest FSMOs * Schema Master --> needed when updating the schema * Domain Naming master --> needed when adding or removing domains within the forest   Domain FSMOs * PDC Emulator --> needed for legac

Re[2]: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread gollum123
Tuesday, November 29, 2005 16:43 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Hi guys, We have two DC's, one which holds the Forest FSMO roles, the other which holds the domain FSMO roles. I plan to take each server down at different times so that one of the

Re: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Santhosh Sivarajan
re replicated.       From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Amy HunterSent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 10:43 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer   Hi guys,   We have two DC's, one which holds the Forest FSMO roles, the othe

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread neil.ruston
veDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Amy,   If it’s what you need to hear (for peace of mind – or reassurance) leave the FSMO roles where they are  - you’ll be fine. You don’t need to transfer the rolls if your talking about a timeframe of 2 hours - - -when you

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Almeida Pinto, Jorge de
3To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer Hi guys,   We have two DC's, one which holds the Forest FSMO roles, the other which holds the domain FSMO roles.   I plan to take each server down at different times so that one of the two servers can provide auth

[ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Amy Hunter
Hi guys,   We have two DC's, one which holds the Forest FSMO roles, the other which holds the domain FSMO roles.   I plan to take each server down at different times so that one of the two servers can provide authentication etc while the other gets maintained.    Initially, I was planning on

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Travis.Weeks
] FSMO role transfer   Hi guys,   We have two DC's, one which holds the Forest FSMO roles, the other which holds the domain FSMO roles.   I plan to take each server down at different times so that one of the two servers can provide authentication etc while the other

RE: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Craig Cerino
: [ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer   Hi guys,   We have two DC's, one which holds the Forest FSMO roles, the other which holds the domain FSMO roles.   I plan to take each server down at different times so that one of the two servers can provide authentication etc while the

[ActiveDir] FSMO role transfer

2005-11-29 Thread Amy Hunter
Hi guys,   We have two DC's, one which holds the Forest FSMO roles, the other which holds the domain FSMO roles.   I plan to take each server down at different times so that one of the two servers can provide authentication etc while the other gets maintained.    Initially, I was planning