RE: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the tombstone value set?

2005-10-16 Thread Ulf B. Simon-Weidner
Hi Susan,

To clarify: the increased tombstone-lifetime is effective which every forest
built on top of SP1, so you are also able to install WS2k3, then install SP1
(manually, Windows Update,..) and dcpromo your first domain controller for
the forest afterwards. Your statement below assumes that it will be only
effective with a slipstreamed media, which is not correct.

Here's a striped down version of your cheat sheet - the page which tells you
which AD-Features were changed with SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Booko
fSP1/658a175c-486a-42ee-b3da-9b56de3d187c.mspx

Gruesse - Sincerely, 

Ulf B. Simon-Weidner 

  MVP-Book Windows XP - Die Expertentipps: http://tinyurl.com/44zcz
  Weblog: http://msmvps.org/UlfBSimonWeidner
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|-Original Message-
|From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
|[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan 
|Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
|Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 4:44 AM
|To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
|Subject: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is 
|the tombstone value set?
|
|http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?v
ideoid=27
|
|Okay so watching Eileen
|
|And question default on Windows 2003 is 60 days... default 
|on Windows 2003 sp1 is 180 days  BUT many times I know 
|that these changes only occur on the SLIP/Clean install 
|versions of these OS's NOT on upgraded onessee below as to 
|confirmation of this 
|
|btw...request please?  When changes are made between SPs... 
|can we have a cheat sheet... a white paper of how to activate 
|all the versioning changes?
|
|Can someone help a SBSer who's googling.. uh..msnsearching on 
|where that value is set?  I want to see what it is on my real 
|baby that got upgraded and see what it is on some test boxes I 
|have that are slip installed.
|
|http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/
|library/TechRef/54094485-71f6-4be8-8ebf-faa45bc5db4c.mspx
|
|*Extended storage of deleted objects.* The default period that 
|a copy of a deleted object is retained in Active Directory, 
|called the tombstone lifetime, is extended from 60 days to 180 
|days. Longer tombstone lifetime decreases the chance that a 
|deleted object remains in the local directory of a 
|disconnected domain controller beyond the time when the object 
|is permanently deleted from online domain controllers. The 
|tombstone lifetime is not changed automatically when you 
|upgrade to Windows Server 2003 with SP1, but you can change 
|the tombstone lifetime manually after the upgrade. New forests 
|that are installed with Windows Server 2003 with SP1 have a 
|default tombstone lifetime of 180 days. For more information 
|about tombstone lifetime, see How the Data Store Works 
|http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=38339.
|
|
|
|Considerations for Active Directory Services Backup [Active Directory]:
|http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ad/ad/considerations_fo
r_active_directory_services_backup.asp?frame=true
|Active Directory Operations Guide: Backup and Restore:
|http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/te
|chnologies/activedirectory/maintain/opsguide/part1/adogd03.mspx
|
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RE: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the tombstone value set?

2005-10-16 Thread joe
SBS people shouldn't be playing with ADSIEDIT.

;o)

 

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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 1:20 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the
tombstone value set?

...and it appears to not be on the OEM version of SBS sp1... geeze guys...
SBSize this sucker and make it easier to find..


Windows 2003 ADSI Edit - Download and explore Active Directory Containers:
http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/w2k3/utilities/adsi_edit.htm


Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:

 For others spending their Saturday night looking for that dll... it's 
 not installed by default...

 How to Change Display Names of Active Directory Users:
 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=250455


 Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:

 We barely have a tree let alone a forest.

 David Adner wrote:

 This article below describes where to read it and how to change it.  
 A value
 of not set assumes the default.  The new 2003 SP1 180 day default 
 is only
 implemented if a forest is built as 2003 SP1.  If you simply install 
 SP1 the
 value doesn't change.

 Looks like they even updated this link, although the wording is 
 atrocious.


http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Opera


 tions/f3df8a52-81ea-4a1d-9823-4e51fbd3422a.mspx
  

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan 
 Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
 Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:44 PM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the 
 tombstone value set?

 http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?
 videoid=27

 Okay so watching Eileen

 And question default on Windows 2003 is 60 days... default on 
 Windows 2003 sp1 is 180 days  BUT many times I know that these 
 changes only occur on the SLIP/Clean install versions of these OS's 
 NOT on upgraded onessee below as to confirmation of this
 btw...request please?  When changes are made between SPs... can we 
 have a cheat sheet... a white paper of how to activate all the 
 versioning changes?

 Can someone help a SBSer who's googling.. uh..msnsearching on where 
 that value is set?  I want to see what it is on my real baby that 
 got upgraded and see what it is on some test boxes I have that are 
 slip installed.

 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003
 /library/TechRef/54094485-71f6-4be8-8ebf-faa45bc5db4c.mspx

 *Extended storage of deleted objects.* The default period that a 
 copy of a deleted object is retained in Active Directory, called 
 the tombstone lifetime, is extended from 60 days to 180 days. 
 Longer tombstone lifetime decreases the chance that a deleted 
 object remains in the local directory of a disconnected domain 
 controller beyond the time when the object is permanently deleted 
 from online domain controllers. The tombstone lifetime is not 
 changed automatically when you upgrade to Windows Server 2003 with 
 SP1, but you can change the tombstone lifetime manually after the 
 upgrade. New forests that are installed with Windows Server 2003 
 with SP1 have a default tombstone lifetime of 180 days. For more 
 information about tombstone lifetime, see How the Data Store Works 
 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=38339.



 Considerations for Active Directory Services Backup [Active 
 Directory]:
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ad/ad/considerations_f
 or_active_directory_services_backup.asp?frame=true
 Active Directory Operations Guide: Backup and Restore:
 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/t
 echnologies/activedirectory/maintain/opsguide/part1/adogd03.mspx

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Re: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the tombstone value set?

2005-10-16 Thread Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
You guys are still seeing things from big server land. 


Think little.  One DC.

I only have on PDC... I dont' build any dcs for any forests... so for 
us. we have to go 'change' that figure in a sp1'd box otherwise we 
are still at 60 days.  My box at home 'and' at the office are 60 days.  
My slip installed one is the only one with the new 180 value.


I'm barely planting desktops let alone deploying forests.  :-)

Ulf B. Simon-Weidner wrote:


Hi Susan,

To clarify: the increased tombstone-lifetime is effective which every forest
built on top of SP1, so you are also able to install WS2k3, then install SP1
(manually, Windows Update,..) and dcpromo your first domain controller for
the forest afterwards. Your statement below assumes that it will be only
effective with a slipstreamed media, which is not correct.

Here's a striped down version of your cheat sheet - the page which tells you
which AD-Features were changed with SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Booko
fSP1/658a175c-486a-42ee-b3da-9b56de3d187c.mspx

Gruesse - Sincerely, 

Ulf B. Simon-Weidner 


 MVP-Book Windows XP - Die Expertentipps: http://tinyurl.com/44zcz
 Weblog: http://msmvps.org/UlfBSimonWeidner
 Website: http://www.windowsserverfaq.org
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|-Original Message-
|From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
|[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan 
|Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]

|Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 4:44 AM
|To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
|Subject: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is 
|the tombstone value set?

|
|http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?v
ideoid=27
|
|Okay so watching Eileen
|
|And question default on Windows 2003 is 60 days... default 
|on Windows 2003 sp1 is 180 days  BUT many times I know 
|that these changes only occur on the SLIP/Clean install 
|versions of these OS's NOT on upgraded onessee below as to 
|confirmation of this 
|
|btw...request please?  When changes are made between SPs... 
|can we have a cheat sheet... a white paper of how to activate 
|all the versioning changes?

|
|Can someone help a SBSer who's googling.. uh..msnsearching on 
|where that value is set?  I want to see what it is on my real 
|baby that got upgraded and see what it is on some test boxes I 
|have that are slip installed.

|
|http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/
|library/TechRef/54094485-71f6-4be8-8ebf-faa45bc5db4c.mspx
|
|*Extended storage of deleted objects.* The default period that 
|a copy of a deleted object is retained in Active Directory, 
|called the tombstone lifetime, is extended from 60 days to 180 
|days. Longer tombstone lifetime decreases the chance that a 
|deleted object remains in the local directory of a 
|disconnected domain controller beyond the time when the object 
|is permanently deleted from online domain controllers. The 
|tombstone lifetime is not changed automatically when you 
|upgrade to Windows Server 2003 with SP1, but you can change 
|the tombstone lifetime manually after the upgrade. New forests 
|that are installed with Windows Server 2003 with SP1 have a 
|default tombstone lifetime of 180 days. For more information 
|about tombstone lifetime, see How the Data Store Works 
|http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=38339.

|
|
|
|Considerations for Active Directory Services Backup [Active Directory]:
|http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ad/ad/considerations_fo
r_active_directory_services_backup.asp?frame=true
|Active Directory Operations Guide: Backup and Restore:
|http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/te
|chnologies/activedirectory/maintain/opsguide/part1/adogd03.mspx
|
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Re: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the tombstone value set?

2005-10-16 Thread Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
uh.. because you can?  :-)  And I was interested to see how they 
documented the difference between pre sp1 and post sp1.  I like how they 
did it.


We don't dcpromo in SBSland unless we are migrating boxes.  Truly, 
unless we are in the process of migration... the typical SBS 
admin/consultant never uses that command.  Remember our annoying GUI 
wizards do that for us.


The tools can easily be installed on any box.  They just weren't on the 
particular cdrom I was looking at.  [again ... folks.. if you ever do 
deploy SBS boxes.. don't do OEM]


okay now going back to lurk mode.
the adsiediting SBSer.

Ulf B. Simon-Weidner wrote:


So I'm curious why you would want to change the default anyways - if you
only have one box you can decrease the tombstone-lifetime to whatever amount
of days you want to be able to reanimate tombstones - which is not that
important in a single server infrastructure anyways since you could also
create new user-accounts and reacl the ressources if needed.

And I didn't think big or little - just wanted to point out that every box
which is dcpromoed into a new AD (forest) and has WS2k3SP1 underneath will
get 180 day tombstones, every box which is dcpromoed into a new AD without
SP1 still has 60 days. Just wanted to clarify that it does not depend on how
you got SP1 on your machine (slipstreamed or manually installed), it only
depends on if it was installed when you started dcpromo'ing. I'm pretty sure
you'd be able to install SP1 on a SBS prior to running dcpromo, but you know
that way better than I do.

Ulf 


|-Original Message-
|From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
|[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan 
|Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]

|Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 7:27 PM
|To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
|Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where 
|exactly is the tombstone value set?

|
|You guys are still seeing things from big server land. 
|

|Think little.  One DC.
|
|I only have on PDC... I dont' build any dcs for any forests... 
|so for us. we have to go 'change' that figure in a sp1'd 
|box otherwise we are still at 60 days.  My box at home 'and' 
|at the office are 60 days.  
|My slip installed one is the only one with the new 180 value.

|
|I'm barely planting desktops let alone deploying forests.  :-)
|
|Ulf B. Simon-Weidner wrote:
|
|Hi Susan,
|
|To clarify: the increased tombstone-lifetime is effective which every 
|forest built on top of SP1, so you are also able to install 
|WS2k3, then 
|install SP1 (manually, Windows Update,..) and dcpromo your 
|first domain 
|controller for the forest afterwards. Your statement below 
|assumes that 
|it will be only effective with a slipstreamed media, which is 
|not correct.

|
|Here's a striped down version of your cheat sheet - the page which 
|tells you which AD-Features were changed with SP1 
|http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003

|/library/
|Booko fSP1/658a175c-486a-42ee-b3da-9b56de3d187c.mspx
|
|Gruesse - Sincerely,
|
|Ulf B. Simon-Weidner
|
|  MVP-Book Windows XP - Die Expertentipps: http://tinyurl.com/44zcz
|  Weblog: http://msmvps.org/UlfBSimonWeidner
|  Website: http://www.windowsserverfaq.org
|  Profile:
|http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=35E388DE-4885-4308-B4
|89-F2F1214C811
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|
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||-Original Message-
||From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
||[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan 
||Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]

||Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 4:44 AM
||To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
||Subject: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the 
||tombstone value set?

||
||http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?v
|ideoid=27
||
||Okay so watching Eileen
||
||And question default on Windows 2003 is 60 days... default on 
||Windows 2003 sp1 is 180 days  BUT many times I know that these 
||changes only occur on the SLIP/Clean install versions of these OS's 
||NOT on upgraded onessee below as to confirmation of this

||
||btw...request please?  When changes are made between SPs... 
||can we have a cheat sheet... a white paper of how to 
|activate all the 
||versioning changes?

||
||Can someone help a SBSer who's googling.. uh..msnsearching on where 
||that value is set?  I want to see what it is on my real baby 
|that got 
||upgraded and see what it is on some test boxes I have that are slip 
||installed.

||
||http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/
||library/TechRef/54094485-71f6-4be8-8ebf-faa45bc5db4c.mspx
||
||*Extended storage of deleted objects.* The default period 
|that a copy 
||of a deleted object is retained in Active Directory, called the 
||tombstone lifetime, is extended from 60 days to 180 days. Longer 
||tombstone lifetime decreases the chance that a deleted 
|object remains 
||in the local directory of a disconnected domain controller 
|beyond the 
||time when the object is permanently deleted from online domain 
||controllers

RE: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the tombstone value set?

2005-10-15 Thread David Adner
This article below describes where to read it and how to change it.  A value
of not set assumes the default.  The new 2003 SP1 180 day default is only
implemented if a forest is built as 2003 SP1.  If you simply install SP1 the
value doesn't change.

Looks like they even updated this link, although the wording is atrocious.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Opera
tions/f3df8a52-81ea-4a1d-9823-4e51fbd3422a.mspx 

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
 Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
 Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:44 PM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly 
 is the tombstone value set?
 
 http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?
 videoid=27
 
 Okay so watching Eileen
 
 And question default on Windows 2003 is 60 days... 
 default on Windows 2003 sp1 is 180 days  BUT many times I 
 know that these changes only occur on the SLIP/Clean install 
 versions of these OS's NOT on upgraded onessee below as 
 to confirmation of this 
 
 btw...request please?  When changes are made between SPs... 
 can we have a cheat sheet... a white paper of how to activate 
 all the versioning changes?
 
 Can someone help a SBSer who's googling.. uh..msnsearching on 
 where that value is set?  I want to see what it is on my real 
 baby that got upgraded and see what it is on some test boxes 
 I have that are slip installed.
 
 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003
 /library/TechRef/54094485-71f6-4be8-8ebf-faa45bc5db4c.mspx
 
 *Extended storage of deleted objects.* The default period 
 that a copy of a deleted object is retained in Active 
 Directory, called the tombstone lifetime, is extended from 60 
 days to 180 days. Longer tombstone lifetime decreases the 
 chance that a deleted object remains in the local directory 
 of a disconnected domain controller beyond the time when the 
 object is permanently deleted from online domain controllers. 
 The tombstone lifetime is not changed automatically when you 
 upgrade to Windows Server 2003 with SP1, but you can change 
 the tombstone lifetime manually after the upgrade. New 
 forests that are installed with Windows Server 2003 with SP1 
 have a default tombstone lifetime of 180 days. For more 
 information about tombstone lifetime, see How the Data Store 
 Works http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=38339.
 
 
 
 Considerations for Active Directory Services Backup [Active 
 Directory]:
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ad/ad/considerations_f
 or_active_directory_services_backup.asp?frame=true
 Active Directory Operations Guide: Backup and Restore:
 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/t
 echnologies/activedirectory/maintain/opsguide/part1/adogd03.mspx
 
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Re: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the tombstone value set?

2005-10-15 Thread Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]

We barely have a tree let alone a forest.

David Adner wrote:


This article below describes where to read it and how to change it.  A value
of not set assumes the default.  The new 2003 SP1 180 day default is only
implemented if a forest is built as 2003 SP1.  If you simply install SP1 the
value doesn't change.

Looks like they even updated this link, although the wording is atrocious.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Opera
tions/f3df8a52-81ea-4a1d-9823-4e51fbd3422a.mspx 

 


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]

Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:44 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly 
is the tombstone value set?


http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?
videoid=27

Okay so watching Eileen

And question default on Windows 2003 is 60 days... 
default on Windows 2003 sp1 is 180 days  BUT many times I 
know that these changes only occur on the SLIP/Clean install 
versions of these OS's NOT on upgraded onessee below as 
to confirmation of this 

btw...request please?  When changes are made between SPs... 
can we have a cheat sheet... a white paper of how to activate 
all the versioning changes?


Can someone help a SBSer who's googling.. uh..msnsearching on 
where that value is set?  I want to see what it is on my real 
baby that got upgraded and see what it is on some test boxes 
I have that are slip installed.


http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003
/library/TechRef/54094485-71f6-4be8-8ebf-faa45bc5db4c.mspx

*Extended storage of deleted objects.* The default period 
that a copy of a deleted object is retained in Active 
Directory, called the tombstone lifetime, is extended from 60 
days to 180 days. Longer tombstone lifetime decreases the 
chance that a deleted object remains in the local directory 
of a disconnected domain controller beyond the time when the 
object is permanently deleted from online domain controllers. 
The tombstone lifetime is not changed automatically when you 
upgrade to Windows Server 2003 with SP1, but you can change 
the tombstone lifetime manually after the upgrade. New 
forests that are installed with Windows Server 2003 with SP1 
have a default tombstone lifetime of 180 days. For more 
information about tombstone lifetime, see How the Data Store 
Works http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=38339.




Considerations for Active Directory Services Backup [Active 
Directory]:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ad/ad/considerations_f
or_active_directory_services_backup.asp?frame=true
Active Directory Operations Guide: Backup and Restore:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/t
echnologies/activedirectory/maintain/opsguide/part1/adogd03.mspx

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Re: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the tombstone value set?

2005-10-15 Thread Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
For others spending their Saturday night looking for that dll... it's 
not installed by default...


How to Change Display Names of Active Directory Users:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=250455


Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:


We barely have a tree let alone a forest.

David Adner wrote:

This article below describes where to read it and how to change it.  
A value
of not set assumes the default.  The new 2003 SP1 180 day default 
is only
implemented if a forest is built as 2003 SP1.  If you simply install 
SP1 the

value doesn't change.

Looks like they even updated this link, although the wording is 
atrocious.


http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Opera 


tions/f3df8a52-81ea-4a1d-9823-4e51fbd3422a.mspx
 


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan 
Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]

Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:44 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the 
tombstone value set?


http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?
videoid=27

Okay so watching Eileen

And question default on Windows 2003 is 60 days... default on 
Windows 2003 sp1 is 180 days  BUT many times I know that these 
changes only occur on the SLIP/Clean install versions of these OS's 
NOT on upgraded onessee below as to confirmation of this
btw...request please?  When changes are made between SPs... can we 
have a cheat sheet... a white paper of how to activate all the 
versioning changes?


Can someone help a SBSer who's googling.. uh..msnsearching on where 
that value is set?  I want to see what it is on my real baby that 
got upgraded and see what it is on some test boxes I have that are 
slip installed.


http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003
/library/TechRef/54094485-71f6-4be8-8ebf-faa45bc5db4c.mspx

*Extended storage of deleted objects.* The default period that a 
copy of a deleted object is retained in Active Directory, called the 
tombstone lifetime, is extended from 60 days to 180 days. Longer 
tombstone lifetime decreases the chance that a deleted object 
remains in the local directory of a disconnected domain controller 
beyond the time when the object is permanently deleted from online 
domain controllers. The tombstone lifetime is not changed 
automatically when you upgrade to Windows Server 2003 with SP1, but 
you can change the tombstone lifetime manually after the upgrade. 
New forests that are installed with Windows Server 2003 with SP1 
have a default tombstone lifetime of 180 days. For more information 
about tombstone lifetime, see How the Data Store Works 
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=38339.




Considerations for Active Directory Services Backup [Active Directory]:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ad/ad/considerations_f
or_active_directory_services_backup.asp?frame=true
Active Directory Operations Guide: Backup and Restore:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/t
echnologies/activedirectory/maintain/opsguide/part1/adogd03.mspx

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Re: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the tombstone value set?

2005-10-15 Thread Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
...and it appears to not be on the OEM version of SBS sp1... geeze 
guys... SBSize this sucker and make it easier to find..



Windows 2003 ADSI Edit - Download and explore Active Directory Containers:
http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/w2k3/utilities/adsi_edit.htm


Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:

For others spending their Saturday night looking for that dll... it's 
not installed by default...


How to Change Display Names of Active Directory Users:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=250455


Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:


We barely have a tree let alone a forest.

David Adner wrote:

This article below describes where to read it and how to change it.  
A value
of not set assumes the default.  The new 2003 SP1 180 day default 
is only
implemented if a forest is built as 2003 SP1.  If you simply install 
SP1 the

value doesn't change.

Looks like they even updated this link, although the wording is 
atrocious.


http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Opera 


tions/f3df8a52-81ea-4a1d-9823-4e51fbd3422a.mspx
 


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan 
Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]

Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:44 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the 
tombstone value set?


http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?
videoid=27

Okay so watching Eileen

And question default on Windows 2003 is 60 days... default on 
Windows 2003 sp1 is 180 days  BUT many times I know that these 
changes only occur on the SLIP/Clean install versions of these OS's 
NOT on upgraded onessee below as to confirmation of this
btw...request please?  When changes are made between SPs... can we 
have a cheat sheet... a white paper of how to activate all the 
versioning changes?


Can someone help a SBSer who's googling.. uh..msnsearching on where 
that value is set?  I want to see what it is on my real baby that 
got upgraded and see what it is on some test boxes I have that are 
slip installed.


http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003
/library/TechRef/54094485-71f6-4be8-8ebf-faa45bc5db4c.mspx

*Extended storage of deleted objects.* The default period that a 
copy of a deleted object is retained in Active Directory, called 
the tombstone lifetime, is extended from 60 days to 180 days. 
Longer tombstone lifetime decreases the chance that a deleted 
object remains in the local directory of a disconnected domain 
controller beyond the time when the object is permanently deleted 
from online domain controllers. The tombstone lifetime is not 
changed automatically when you upgrade to Windows Server 2003 with 
SP1, but you can change the tombstone lifetime manually after the 
upgrade. New forests that are installed with Windows Server 2003 
with SP1 have a default tombstone lifetime of 180 days. For more 
information about tombstone lifetime, see How the Data Store Works 
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=38339.




Considerations for Active Directory Services Backup [Active 
Directory]:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ad/ad/considerations_f
or_active_directory_services_backup.asp?frame=true
Active Directory Operations Guide: Backup and Restore:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/t
echnologies/activedirectory/maintain/opsguide/part1/adogd03.mspx

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RE: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the tombstone value set?

2005-10-15 Thread Brian Desmond
Install the support tools from the support folder of your iwndows 2003 CD
(cd1 of sbs in this case). It will do the registration and all that.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
c - 312.731.3132
 
 
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 1:20 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the
tombstone value set?

...and it appears to not be on the OEM version of SBS sp1... geeze 
guys... SBSize this sucker and make it easier to find..


Windows 2003 ADSI Edit - Download and explore Active Directory Containers:
http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/w2k3/utilities/adsi_edit.htm


Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:

 For others spending their Saturday night looking for that dll... it's 
 not installed by default...

 How to Change Display Names of Active Directory Users:
 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=250455


 Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:

 We barely have a tree let alone a forest.

 David Adner wrote:

 This article below describes where to read it and how to change it.  
 A value
 of not set assumes the default.  The new 2003 SP1 180 day default 
 is only
 implemented if a forest is built as 2003 SP1.  If you simply install 
 SP1 the
 value doesn't change.

 Looks like they even updated this link, although the wording is 
 atrocious.


http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Opera


 tions/f3df8a52-81ea-4a1d-9823-4e51fbd3422a.mspx
  

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan 
 Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
 Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:44 PM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the 
 tombstone value set?

 http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?
 videoid=27

 Okay so watching Eileen

 And question default on Windows 2003 is 60 days... default on 
 Windows 2003 sp1 is 180 days  BUT many times I know that these 
 changes only occur on the SLIP/Clean install versions of these OS's 
 NOT on upgraded onessee below as to confirmation of this
 btw...request please?  When changes are made between SPs... can we 
 have a cheat sheet... a white paper of how to activate all the 
 versioning changes?

 Can someone help a SBSer who's googling.. uh..msnsearching on where 
 that value is set?  I want to see what it is on my real baby that 
 got upgraded and see what it is on some test boxes I have that are 
 slip installed.

 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003
 /library/TechRef/54094485-71f6-4be8-8ebf-faa45bc5db4c.mspx

 *Extended storage of deleted objects.* The default period that a 
 copy of a deleted object is retained in Active Directory, called 
 the tombstone lifetime, is extended from 60 days to 180 days. 
 Longer tombstone lifetime decreases the chance that a deleted 
 object remains in the local directory of a disconnected domain 
 controller beyond the time when the object is permanently deleted 
 from online domain controllers. The tombstone lifetime is not 
 changed automatically when you upgrade to Windows Server 2003 with 
 SP1, but you can change the tombstone lifetime manually after the 
 upgrade. New forests that are installed with Windows Server 2003 
 with SP1 have a default tombstone lifetime of 180 days. For more 
 information about tombstone lifetime, see How the Data Store Works 
 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=38339.



 Considerations for Active Directory Services Backup [Active 
 Directory]:
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ad/ad/considerations_f
 or_active_directory_services_backup.asp?frame=true
 Active Directory Operations Guide: Backup and Restore:
 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/t
 echnologies/activedirectory/maintain/opsguide/part1/adogd03.mspx

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RE: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the tombstone value set?

2005-10-15 Thread Brian Desmond
Or
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6ec50b78-8be1-4e81-
b3be-4e7ac4f0912dDisplayLang=en

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
c - 312.731.3132
 
 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 1:45 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the
tombstone value set?

Install the support tools from the support folder of your iwndows 2003 CD
(cd1 of sbs in this case). It will do the registration and all that.

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
c - 312.731.3132
 
 
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 1:20 AM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the
tombstone value set?

...and it appears to not be on the OEM version of SBS sp1... geeze 
guys... SBSize this sucker and make it easier to find..


Windows 2003 ADSI Edit - Download and explore Active Directory Containers:
http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/w2k3/utilities/adsi_edit.htm


Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:

 For others spending their Saturday night looking for that dll... it's 
 not installed by default...

 How to Change Display Names of Active Directory Users:
 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=250455


 Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:

 We barely have a tree let alone a forest.

 David Adner wrote:

 This article below describes where to read it and how to change it.  
 A value
 of not set assumes the default.  The new 2003 SP1 180 day default 
 is only
 implemented if a forest is built as 2003 SP1.  If you simply install 
 SP1 the
 value doesn't change.

 Looks like they even updated this link, although the wording is 
 atrocious.


http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Opera


 tions/f3df8a52-81ea-4a1d-9823-4e51fbd3422a.mspx
  

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan 
 Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
 Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:44 PM
 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
 Subject: [ActiveDir] Stupid question alert... where exactly is the 
 tombstone value set?

 http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?
 videoid=27

 Okay so watching Eileen

 And question default on Windows 2003 is 60 days... default on 
 Windows 2003 sp1 is 180 days  BUT many times I know that these 
 changes only occur on the SLIP/Clean install versions of these OS's 
 NOT on upgraded onessee below as to confirmation of this
 btw...request please?  When changes are made between SPs... can we 
 have a cheat sheet... a white paper of how to activate all the 
 versioning changes?

 Can someone help a SBSer who's googling.. uh..msnsearching on where 
 that value is set?  I want to see what it is on my real baby that 
 got upgraded and see what it is on some test boxes I have that are 
 slip installed.

 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003
 /library/TechRef/54094485-71f6-4be8-8ebf-faa45bc5db4c.mspx

 *Extended storage of deleted objects.* The default period that a 
 copy of a deleted object is retained in Active Directory, called 
 the tombstone lifetime, is extended from 60 days to 180 days. 
 Longer tombstone lifetime decreases the chance that a deleted 
 object remains in the local directory of a disconnected domain 
 controller beyond the time when the object is permanently deleted 
 from online domain controllers. The tombstone lifetime is not 
 changed automatically when you upgrade to Windows Server 2003 with 
 SP1, but you can change the tombstone lifetime manually after the 
 upgrade. New forests that are installed with Windows Server 2003 
 with SP1 have a default tombstone lifetime of 180 days. For more 
 information about tombstone lifetime, see How the Data Store Works 
 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=38339.



 Considerations for Active Directory Services Backup [Active 
 Directory]:
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ad/ad/considerations_f
 or_active_directory_services_backup.asp?frame=true
 Active Directory Operations Guide: Backup and Restore:
 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/t
 echnologies/activedirectory/maintain/opsguide/part1/adogd03.mspx

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