[ActiveDir] [OT] PVCS version control

2004-07-14 Thread Tashildar, Dinesh (Cognizant)
Title: [OT] PVCS version control Apologies, my query is nothing to do with AD. I am posting my query here, because lot of system admin are part of it. By any chance anyone is using PVCS for version control. I am facing lot of issues.. Regards, Dinesh Tashildar Cognizant Technology

RE: [ActiveDir] Possibly OT: Flash Media Detection

2004-07-14 Thread Rutherford, Robert
Title: Message As far as I can remember.. not really I'd need to have a play as it's been a while since I've played around with such things A few things I would look at: 1) Set policy so that users can only see specific drives and not map others. This isn't the greatest method as it

RE: [ActiveDir] DeForestation

2004-07-14 Thread Myrick, Todd (NIH/CIT)
Title: RE: [ActiveDir] DeForestation You might check with Quest. They have an Exchange Migration tool that is supposed to be able to sync free/busy info. You have to go ORG to ORG I think though. Todd From: Kern, Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004

[ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread David Lee
I've just set up my first AD domain on a W2K sp4(fully patched) box. Network is behind a DSL router running DHCP. The promotion to DC went well, no problems and the installation of the DNS server seemed to go fine. I was able to connect to the internet without a problem. Tried to join my first

RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread Charlie Kaiser
Can you ping the DSL router? Can you ping hosts on the internet by name or by IP address? Can you log into the DSL router and hit the internet from there? First step, IMO, would be to isolate a connectivity issue from a DNS issue... Look at subnet masks and default gateway settings if you can't

RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread David Lee
Cannot ping out with the DNS server in place, but when I uninstall the DNS server I can get out just fine. At 07:48 AM 7/14/2004, you wrote: Can you ping the DSL router? Can you ping hosts on the internet by name or by IP address? Can you log into the DSL router and hit the internet from there?

RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread David Lee
Also, other machines connected to this network that are not members of this domain are able to access the internet without a problem. At 07:48 AM 7/14/2004, you wrote: Can you ping the DSL router? Can you ping hosts on the internet by name or by IP address? Can you log into the DSL router and

RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread Charlie Kaiser
Is DNS running on your DC or a separate box? Is it Windows DNS or *nix? ** Charlie Kaiser MCSE, CCNA Systems Engineer Essex Credit / Brickwalk 510 595 5083 ** -Original Message- From: David Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July

RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread David Lee
DNS is Windows and is running on the DC. At 07:59 AM 7/14/2004, you wrote: Is DNS running on your DC or a separate box? Is it Windows DNS or *nix? ** Charlie Kaiser MCSE, CCNA Systems Engineer Essex Credit / Brickwalk 510 595 5083 ** -Original

RE: [ActiveDir] DeForestation

2004-07-14 Thread Mulnick, Al
Title: RE: [ActiveDir] DeForestation You might also check with Microsoft to see that they have a PFInterOrg tool that will let you synch the F/B data. It's in the multi-forest deployment docs how it works and what's needed. You might offer those secretaries an alternative method, such as

RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread Mulnick, Al
When DNS is on the network, users can't PING? Since when does DNS have anything to do with PING? Can you do what you need to do without using the fqdn and instead using the IP address? If so, is that because you can't resolve names properly? If so, what is the expected behavior, and what is

RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread Charlie Kaiser
OK, so if you ping an internet host by name from a workgroup machine; i.e. www.google.com, you get a reply. If you ping that same host by name from a domain machine, what happens? Time out? Unknown host? Once you ping www.google.com from a workgroup machine, it should list the IP address. What

[ActiveDir] Active Dir And DHCP

2004-07-14 Thread Mike Hogenauer
Has anyone successfully moved and active DHCP scope from one Domain controller to another on a production network? I have 3 Domain controllers all running AD 2000 and one really wants to die soon but its running all my DHCP scopes and I want to move the scope to one of my other DCs.

RE: [ActiveDir] DeForestation

2004-07-14 Thread Kern, Tom
Title: RE: [ActiveDir] DeForestation do you have a link to the docs? also, if i give the secretaries access to a mailbox in another forest/org, an account and mailbox has to be created for them in the other forestand they would have to chose from a seperate outlook profile if they wanted

RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread David Lee
Timeout to both url and IP. At 08:47 AM 7/14/2004, you wrote: OK, so if you ping an internet host by name from a workgroup machine; i.e. www.google.com, you get a reply. If you ping that same host by name from a domain machine, what happens? Time out? Unknown host? Once you ping www.google.com

[ActiveDir] Adding a Windows 2003 server into a windows 2000 domain

2004-07-14 Thread Pennell, Ronald B.
Quick question. I want to add a new windows 2003 server into my windows 2000 domain. I will also want to add this as an additional domain controller to start with. When do I do the dcpromo on the windows 2003 server to make it a domain controller? After I run forestprep and domainprep on my

RE: [ActiveDir] Connectivity DNS issues

2004-07-14 Thread Hunter, Laura E.
Forgive me, I was too quick on the [Del] key and don't remember the exact subject header for this thread. If I'm understand you correctly, your connectivity is fine up until the point where you install DNS on your domain controller, correct? Is there a Root Hints zone configured on your DNS

RE: [ActiveDir] Active Dir And DHCP

2004-07-14 Thread Tim Foster
Yes I have successfully done this. Here is the step-by-step from KB130642 (I am copying it in here for ref I know you have it). I found this to be relatively straightforward (and, my reasons were the same as yoursa dying server). The only issue was a reluctance on the part of the new dhcp

Re: [ActiveDir] outlook / gc client discovery

2004-07-14 Thread Graham Turner
thanks both for post replies - helpful in the extreme i do sense that the issue of GC and by implication dlist etc retrieval over a WAN connection is not regarded as such as a major issue - can only assume that you have the luxury of very well connected sites ?? point taken about the size of the

[ActiveDir] SP4

2004-07-14 Thread Salandra, Justin A.
So I guess it is safe to say that SP4 should be safe to deploy since not to many people have posted problems with the SP here on the list and I have not seen too many things written about problems arising from it.? Justin A. Salandra, MCSE Senior Network Engineer Catholic Healthcare System

RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread deji
David, I think it's time for you to provide more details. Let's start with IPconfig /all from the following: The DNS server itself A client in the domain A client not in the domain. Then provide more details about HOW your DNS server is setup: Is it forwarding? If yes, to whom? In DNS console,

RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread Candee Vaglica
Title: Message This might help: Frequently Asked Questions About Windows 2000 DNS and Windows Server 2003 DNS: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;291382Product=winsvr2003 -Original Message-From: Mulnick, Al [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday,

RE: [ActiveDir] DeForestation

2004-07-14 Thread joe
Title: RE: [ActiveDir] DeForestation On the Secretary issue, move the boss and secretary at the same time together. We always treated those folks as a single entity. If you got high enough up into the chain where a single manager had multiple secretaries or assistants they all got moved in

RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread Charlie Kaiser
OK. How about tracert to the IP address? Where are the next hops? Do they match the hops on your workgroup machines? ** Charlie Kaiser MCSE, CCNA Systems Engineer Essex Credit / Brickwalk 510 595 5083 ** -Original Message- From: David Lee

RE: [ActiveDir] Adding a Windows 2003 server into a windows 2000 domain

2004-07-14 Thread Passo, Larry
You're skipping several important steps. MS has a good step by step guide at: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=325379 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pennell, Ronald B. Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 9:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [ActiveDir] SP4

2004-07-14 Thread Kern, Tom
I'd read this- http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/39584/39584.html -Original Message- From: Salandra, Justin A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] SP4 So I guess it is safe to say that SP4 should be safe

Re: [ActiveDir] SP4

2004-07-14 Thread ddh
Is this W2K sp4 you mean? ddh So I guess it is safe to say that SP4 should be safe to deploy since not to many people have posted problems with the SP here on the list and I have not seen too many things written about problems arising from it.? Justin A. Salandra, MCSE Senior Network

[ActiveDir] User changing account properties

2004-07-14 Thread Jason Benway
Users seem to be able to use the windows XP built in people search to change other users AD attributes. I assume this isn't normal. Is there a tool I can use to find differences from the default AD attributes security. This is a windows 2000 AD. Thank you jb List info :

RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread Mulnick, Al
Title: Message I like Candee! ;0) And of course, this shows why... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Candee VaglicaSent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:33 PMTo: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems This might help:

RE: [ActiveDir] outlook / gc client discovery

2004-07-14 Thread Mulnick, Al
Sponsorship? I have no idea what you mean g point taken about the size of the address book being small compared to but my mind has been that we have servers there with the required directory information, we might as well use them ??? Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. They are

RE: [ActiveDir] DeForestation

2004-07-14 Thread Kern, Tom
Title: RE: [ActiveDir] DeForestation no, the secretary is a member of our domain/forest. the manager(actually, ceo) is a member of the source domain/forest and will stay there. The ceo is in a diff. geographical location as well. Essentaily, these are 2 equal companies which have merged but

[ActiveDir] RDP and Domain Local Group

2004-07-14 Thread Active Dir
I am deploying and AD 2003 Domain and Windows XP client machines. I created a Domain Local group called “RDP Admins” for Remote Desktop Administration. When I go to Windows XP ,System Properties -Remote -Remote Desktop, I can only add “Domain Global” group I cannot add my “RDP Admins” domain

RE: [ActiveDir] SP4

2004-07-14 Thread ddh
Sure but it's still the best version of W2K so far. ddh I'd read this- http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/39584/39584. html -Original Message- From: Salandra, Justin A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems

2004-07-14 Thread Candee Vaglica
Title: Message Of course you do! =) -Original Message-From: Mulnick, Al [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 2:32 PMTo: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DNS/internet connectivity problems I like Candee! ;0) And of course, this shows

RE: [ActiveDir] SP4

2004-07-14 Thread Lou Vega
In my W2K domain the only SP4 problems were related to nested security groups and delegated permission's that were erased when I applied it on the DC's. See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;817433 for more info on that. To fix the problem I re-applied the delegated

RE: [ActiveDir] User changing account properties

2004-07-14 Thread Grillenmeier, Guido
if this is normal or not really depends on the security you've set in your AD or on the objects. With the default permissions this doesn't work (i.e. would it not be normal), since a normal user can only edit specific attributes on his own account object (everything that's granted to be writable

RE: [ActiveDir] 2000 to 2003 Migrations

2004-07-14 Thread Grillenmeier, Guido
hey Joe - just to clarify: I was talking about an inplace-upgrade of the DOMAIN - vs. migration to a new DOMAIN... that was David's main question. Inplace-Upgrading the DCs themselves is a separate discussion. but I know you just read my answer and assumed the later ;-) And I truly doubt

[ActiveDir] Summer Maintenance

2004-07-14 Thread Jacob Stabl
Summer is now in full swing and its time for a bit of AD maintenance. This is the school district's first year of running AD successfully and now we are going to make some changes to the network, mostly client changes. All clients are currently joined to AD and we want to create a ghost image

RE: [ActiveDir] outlook / gc client discovery

2004-07-14 Thread David Hogan
Joe, we would consider facilitating an open sync project. We have completed a sync project for AD to Notes, so we have something of a framework to begin with. Cheers! David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe Sent: July 13, 2004 1:17 PM

RE: [ActiveDir] Adding a Windows 2003 server into a windows 2000 domain

2004-07-14 Thread Depp, Dennis M.
You will not be able to DC promo your Windows 2003 machine until you run forest prep and domain prep. Dennis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pennell, Ronald B. Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 12:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

[ActiveDir] Weird KB article

2004-07-14 Thread Rimmerman, Russ
Anyone know what this is all about?? http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=145675 ~~ This e-mail is confidential, may contain proprietary information of the Cooper Cameron Corporation and its operating Divisions and may be confidential or

RE: [ActiveDir] SP4

2004-07-14 Thread rmcdonald
I installed SP4 on over 75 servers with 0 problems, I pushed it with Ecoria, will be using Patchlink soon :) I did get 1 error, it was event ID 2011 IRP error and lost all the shares :( Had to bump it upto 25 because it's a cluster with over 4 million files on a EMC San. Ryan McDonald

RE: [ActiveDir] 2000 to 2003 Migrations

2004-07-14 Thread joe
Ah sorry I wasn't clear. I COMPLETELY agree with keeping the forest. My statement of new installs of 2K3 was for the DCs themselves. You don't need to upgrade a DC to keep the AD for 2K to K3 as you did NT to 2K. You can simply prep and spin up a new DC. Actually that would have been cool for 2K

RE: [ActiveDir] outlook / gc client discovery

2004-07-14 Thread Mulnick, Al
What? As open source? Sign me up. :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Hogan Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 4:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] outlook / gc client discovery Joe, we would consider facilitating an

RE: [ActiveDir] Summer Maintenance

2004-07-14 Thread Brian Desmond
Jake- 1. You can just delete the old accounts *after* you image the PCs. 2. Ghost can automatically name and join each machine. My suggestion is that you remotely push the ghost client to all your machines, and then go into the network settings of each machine in ghost, and change the computer's

Re: [ActiveDir] Weird KB article

2004-07-14 Thread Tomasz Onyszko
Rimmerman, Russ wrote: Anyone know what this is all about?? http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=145675 Look at its date :), it is 1 June 2001 so it is on Day of Children (I don't know exact english name so I translate polish name) I belive this was KB from MSN released on this day for people to

RE: [ActiveDir] Summer Maintenance

2004-07-14 Thread Bruce Clingaman
1. Netdom can rename workstations remotely without removing/rejoining to domain. 2. Ghost Console, then netdom. Or run a script to map mac addresses to client name and ip then run netdom on each ip. Or. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

RE: [ActiveDir] Weird KB article

2004-07-14 Thread Grillenmeier, Guido
maybe it's useful when you have problems with creating new users in either a child domain or it's parent domain ;-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rimmerman, Russ Sent: Mittwoch, 14. Juli 2004 22:38 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject:

RE: [ActiveDir] Weird KB article

2004-07-14 Thread Raymond McClinnis
That's a bit strange; I really liked the part that asks for product enhancement requests. One enhancement I can think of would be painless deployment I'll leave it at that :-) Thanks, Raymond -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rimmerman,

Re: [ActiveDir] Weird KB article

2004-07-14 Thread Tomasz Onyszko
Grillenmeier, Guido wrote: maybe it's useful when you have problems with creating new users in either a child domain or it's parent domain ;-) ROTFL -- Tomasz Onyszko [MVP] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.w2k.pl List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ:

RE: [ActiveDir] Weird KB article

2004-07-14 Thread joe
While the article is thought provoking... The fact you typed something that resolved to that in the search engine intrigues me more. What exactly did you type? joe -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rimmerman, Russ Sent: Wednesday, July

RE: [ActiveDir] Weird KB article

2004-07-14 Thread Rimmerman, Russ
I didn't, a friend sent me the link and didn't give me any clues on how he got it. I'm assuming he got it from someone else, who got it from someone else, . -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of joe Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 5:42 PM

[ActiveDir] 2000 - 2003 dit size clarification

2004-07-14 Thread David Adner
I thought I remembered reading something waaay back regarding some sort of scenario during which the ntds.dit actually grows in size as part of a 2000 - 2003 migration. After hunting through my archives, I think I found the relevant conversation... If I understand this correctly, after adprep is

RE: [ActiveDir] Weird KB article

2004-07-14 Thread Chuck Oppermann
Anyone know what this is all about?? http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=145675 Reminds me of MSKB 303969, INF: How to Work with More Than 64,000 Children Per Parent Lots of interesting KB articles are listed at: http://jill.jazzkeyboard.com/qarticles.html Charles Oppermann, [EMAIL PROTECTED],

RE: [ActiveDir] Summer Maintenance

2004-07-14 Thread Brad Corob
2) Regardless of how you image the computers, using sysprep is the *only* supported way of using imaged workstations on a network. Look into it if you haven't used it. I find it quite simple to use and extrememly effective. The sysprep process can be automated. I typically find it most useful

[ActiveDir] Linked Values other good stuff

2004-07-14 Thread Brian Desmond
I've thought up another one of my grand schemes in the past few days. I've got most of the specifics down on some post-its, save for some linked value attributes stuff. The errm extensive MSDN docs which I read quite a few times today didn't actually enlighten me on the antics of them.