Re: [ActiveDir] FIle/Folder ACL's(OT)

2006-09-19 Thread mike kline
Give dumpsec a try http://www.somarsoft.com/ We have used it on our file severs and it works well. Thanks Mike On 9/18/06, Tom Kern [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can someone direct me to a _vbscript_ that I can run remotely which will dump the ACl's of all file/folders on a bunch of remote

RE: [ActiveDir] Elevating privileges from DA to EA

2006-09-19 Thread neil.ruston
and that's kinda where the original post came from - I've been thru this exercise with other orgs and feel the need to re-visit every so often, esp. when I move on to another org. BTW: I really appreciate all the feedback and I didn't expect any specific hacks to be made public (just

RE: [ActiveDir] OT - Elevating privileges from DA to EA

2006-09-19 Thread neil.ruston
I didn't actually want to 'appear' as joe but wanted to 'appease' joe. Pesky spell checker ... :) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ruston, NeilSent: 19 September 2006 11:36To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] Elevating privileges from DA

Re: [ActiveDir] FIle/Folder ACL's(OT)

2006-09-19 Thread Tom Kern
thanks but i was looking for something scriptable... isn't Dumpsec a gui tool? all i really want to do is open a file for reading that has a list of servers and connect to each server and enumerate every local drive on that server and shell out to cacls.exe and run that against those

[ActiveDir] John Haaland is out of the office.

2006-09-19 Thread John_Haaland
I will be out of the office starting 09/19/2006 and will not return until 09/25/2006. I am attending a Microsoft Active Directory troubleshooting class and will not have access to email. I will respond to your message when I return. For any AD related issues you may contact JRC. Thanks. List

Re: [ActiveDir] splitting a domain into two

2006-09-19 Thread Jef Kazimer
Just to add some info here.. I am currently in the middle of an "integration" where one IT group suggested a split the network to clone the AD environment on both sides. Thankfully this has been abandoned after being evaluated. I believe Microsoft Consulting Services called this solution

RE: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread Ramon Linan
HI, I have a SharePoint sitefor a client, it is driving me crazy because the sales people are telling me that the users for this site, cant have their password expiring.The client is a government agency, so I don't want to be responsible for any information being stolen. How big of a

Re: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
I have been involved in externally facing Microsoft sponsored extranet/Sharepoint sites. The password gets changed. We have a GUI web portal and we are forced to change the password. Sales people set your security policy these days? Ramon Linan wrote: HI, I have a SharePoint site for a

RE: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread Peter Johnson
You might consider creating an ADAM instance which is a copy of their LDAP source and authenticate against it. But I fully agree with you that the better way is allow passwords to expire. If you set up the IIS password changing extension on the server you might be able to integrate it in

RE: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread Richard Kline
I've worked for several banks and have never, ever not seen required password changes. In fact the reverse problem often occurs. Bank systems do not use the same authentication model (mainframe, domain, application specific) and require password changes on different cycles. Personnel often

RE: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread Ramon Linan
ooops, forget about the Sharepoint using the clients LDAP, they will never let us access their users database, duh! So, now i need to fight with the project managers and giving them reason why their password should change...my first question is still valid. How big of a security risk is

Re: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
I have been told (BTW) by the patch management tool folks that still support customers that buy NT patches -- that their main customers that buy NT patches from Microsoft are banks and financial institutions. Consider as well that when I walk into Bank of America they are running DOS based

RE: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread Ramon Linan
Let's put it this way, sales department make money , IT department spends it :( :( :( That's their point of view anyway...and I still don't have a good answer to why Citibank don't force you to change your password, and they offer web based ...? Thanks for your email -Original

RE: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread Ramon Linan
Hi, In the bank application case, I am not talking about the bank users having to change the password, I was meaning the bank clients having to change their PIN to access the online system... you did not required from your online clients to change their PIN every X days??? Thanks From:

RE: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread Peter Johnson
Too true Susan. Also in Banks, at least in SA, you need the Account number/PIN/Password combination to get access to your account and not just a password. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]

RE: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread Richard Kline
Interesting point It doesn't mean a darn thing but it would interesting to see the sales folk squirm if they were asked to sign a disclaimer document stating that they'd be responsible for password related security breeches. What a shame it wouldn't be enforceable! -Original

RE: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread Ramon Linan
All this comments are great, does anyone have a url or document with a list of reason for having the passwords expiring or explaining why it is not a good thing to have non-expiring password? Thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

RE: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread Derek Harris
If you (or whatever sales guy) want to put YOUR OWN account at risk by using an insecure password, and not changing it periodically; go ahead. If you want to put MY money (or the owners of the company's) at risk for the convenience of a clueless sales guy, I'm taking my money business elsewhere.

Re: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Password cracking programs are why passwords are changed The Great Debates: Pass Phrases vs. Passwords. Part 1 of 3: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/secnews/articles/itproviewpoint091004.mspx The Great Debates: Pass Phrases vs. Passwords. Part 2 of 3:

RE: [ActiveDir] SHAREPOINT AND EXTERNAL LDAP

2006-09-19 Thread deji
Much as I hate to say it, convenience may win here. I know, I know . it's bad form to have non-expiring passwords, etc, etc. Been there, preached that. However, the usability factor is a non-trivial design consideration, and even though we all agree that Sales people are not the most