RE: [ActiveDir] push a URL in the trusted zone with GPO...

2007-01-05 Thread Kennedy, Jim
User configuration, windows settings, internet explorer maint, security/security zones and content ratings, security zones and privacy, sites in this zone. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruyere, Michel Sent: Friday, January 05,

RE: [ActiveDir] how to list permissions applied to a directory tree

2007-01-02 Thread Kennedy, Jim
http://www.scriptlogic.com/products/securityexplorer/ Love it here. Happy New Year! How do I create a list of all permissions that are currently applied to a directory tree? I have to move a directory tree and change permissions to it and I want to ensure that I document all

RE: [ActiveDir] how to list permissions applied to a directory tree

2007-01-02 Thread Kennedy, Jim
And after reading your post a bit moreperhaps just xcopy it over, make your changes and leave the old one in place hidden as your documentation until you know it all is working as you intended. Happy New Year! How do I create a list of all permissions that are currently applied to a

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Exchange Design Question

2006-12-05 Thread Kennedy, Jim
If you use OWA for remote mail access number 1 is the best choice. You then publish your OWA through the ISA server. If your incoming smtp is only from messagelabs and you do not need/use OWA then I would consider skipping to choice three, with nothing out front and only allow port 25 from

RE: [ActiveDir] [OT] how to access blocked site.

2006-11-13 Thread Kennedy, Jim
We don't know that. He could be an admin that is trying to figure out how his users are getting past his blocking system. There did seem to be a language issue in his original post. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe

RE: [ActiveDir] Why we go for exchange 2003 server

2006-10-30 Thread Kennedy, Jim
The Outlook Web Access makes Exchange 2003 worth getting, if you use it. However, Exchange 2007 might be worth waiting for at this point. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ajay Kumar Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 8:36 AM To:

[ActiveDir] OT Internet restrictions. Was Blocking IE7

2006-10-19 Thread Kennedy, Jim
I cant speak for a University edu, but as a public K-12 we most certainly can restrict internet access. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Hargraves Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 1:49 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re:

RE: [ActiveDir] DHCP Problem

2006-10-16 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Starting to sound like you have an old DNS or WINS record out there for the old server. -Original Message- From: Bob Anderson Neil, When I add a new Authorization record it ads it with the old server name. I think my problem is that I have given my new server the same IP

RE: [ActiveDir] Sharepoint in the DMZ

2006-09-12 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Title: Sharepoint in the DMZ Fire him, unless he shares the drugs he is on. A child domain for one server? Open an SQL port on your outside firewall? Ok on second thought, just fire him no matter how good the drugs are. . From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[ActiveDir] Moving user accounts.

2006-08-30 Thread Kennedy, Jim
I am I correct that to delegate moving user accounts from OU to OU I will have to allow them the ability to delete accounts. It appears accounts work similar to documents, a move is really a copy then delete.

RE: [ActiveDir] (OT) Exchange Mail Delivery Delays

2006-08-23 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Recipients include Universal groups? If so check access to a global catalog from the exchange server. Avoid Universal groups if possible on distribution lists. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Rutherford Sent:

RE: [ActiveDir] joe - please say it isn't so!

2006-08-14 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Double check the date of the entry. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thommes, Michael M. Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 3:28 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] joe - please say it isn't so! So here I went to take a look

RE: [ActiveDir]

2006-08-09 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Remove their external smtp address and then set the send to permissions in the account to just me. Then disable the account. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of HBooGz Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 3:35 PM To:

RE: [ActiveDir]

2006-08-09 Thread Kennedy, Jim
To be more accurate….change their smtp address to a bunch of gibberish. From: Kennedy, Jim Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 3:45 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Remove their external smtp address and then set

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Higher Education web access

2006-06-20 Thread Kennedy, Jim
If I am reading your requirement correctly, WEBDAV is a web interface. Hit the page with IE and there is your network folder. As for the web publishingare they making the sites themselves and then just uploading them? Then publish their website home folder also via WEBDAV./

RE: [ActiveDir] Machine Password Changes

2006-06-12 Thread Kennedy, Jim
I think it would be best that SomeProduct should go in SomeTrashCan. http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/580.mspx From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clay, Justin (ITS)Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 10:56 AMTo:

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: KVM switches

2006-05-11 Thread Kennedy, Jim
We are happy with the HP units we use. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Singler Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:48 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: KVM switches Sorry to rehash this ...

RE: [ActiveDir] Image a DC?

2006-05-11 Thread Kennedy, Jim
I believe there is a free tool to strip SBS servers for imaging, but available only to those that have an OEM relationship with MS. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] Sent: Thursday, May

RE: [ActiveDir] Exchange queue(OT)

2006-05-04 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Had that once with a 1000 user dist. list on our exchange server. It was a bunch of nest groups, along with global groups tossed in. The groups, specifically the global groups seemed to be the cause. Took for ever to enumerate the addresses. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Vbscript to disconnect and reconnect persistent drive mappings

2006-04-26 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Lot of work and code there to remove drives...try this... Option ExplicitDim WshNetwork on error resume next Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network") WshNetwork.RemoveNetworkDrive "m:"WshNetwork.RemoveNetworkDrive "n:"WshNetwork.RemoveNetworkDrive

RE: [ActiveDir] Root Place Holder justification

2006-04-26 Thread Kennedy, Jim
to the customer not to the server supplier and Microsoft). Dave. P.S. Please not the above are my personal views and not those of Stockport Council.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Jim Sent: 26 April 2006 14:56

RE: [ActiveDir] Setting Wireless Config via GPO

2006-04-19 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Only way to fly, imho. Push it all via GPO, Certs for the users and IAS Radius Auth from our Cisco 1100 AP's. User needs wireless, I just add them to the user group that allows them to install/request the Cert and I dont have to do anything else. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [ActiveDir] Network browsing slow and not showing all compute rs

2006-04-11 Thread Kennedy, Jim
We don't allow it. I knew part of the answer/troubleshooting steps because our techs ghost across subnets. So working master browsers are something they need for the way they do it. And when we had trouble last time with their ghosting the symptoms where identical to what the OP described when I

RE: [ActiveDir] Bulk Import

2006-03-08 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Delegate it to HR. Short of that get HR or someone to give you a list of the names and script it, provide a default password of their SS number perhaps...must be changed on first log on. After they are created, in the same OU...mass select them in ADUC and right click them and send them a

RE: [ActiveDir] Bulk Import

2006-03-08 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Ok, I skipped a step, sounds like you need these 200 to go to separate OU's. Mass create them in one OU, mass right click them and create the mailbox then mass send them an email. The script the move if that is faster/easier than a manual drag and drop. So your spreadsheet of users is:

RE: [ActiveDir] Windows Server mailing lists

2006-03-03 Thread Kennedy, Jim
I like this one: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Community.cfm Couple down on the list, NTSYSADMIN. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex FontanaSent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:46 PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: [ActiveDir] Windows

[ActiveDir] OT - Sample Script

2006-03-02 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Anyone using a script running as a task that looks at the members of an OU, and modifies their group membership based upon what OU they are in? I could use a sample to steal your hard work if you don't mind. List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ:

RE: [ActiveDir] OT Exchange 2003

2006-02-17 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Second one under Microsoft Internet Technology.. http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd HofertSent: Friday, February 17, 2006 1:17 PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: [ActiveDir]

RE: [ActiveDir] Automagic Security groups.

2006-02-08 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Thank you Hunter, I am going with option 2. The immediate effect of option one isn't that important and is more work for minimal benefit. Option 2 with a scheduled task will work perfectly. JK From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Coleman, HunterSent:

[ActiveDir] Automagic Security groups.

2006-02-07 Thread Kennedy, Jim
I am almost looking for a query based Security Group, similar to Distribution Groups. It would save me a ton of time if when I moved a user from OUone to OUtwo if it would/could strip that user of all their old groups and drop them into the new groups, based upon what OU the user account

RE: [ActiveDir] Wireless and logon script

2006-02-06 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Title: Wireless and logon script What about disabling fastlogon. Just a thought. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim HinesSent: Monday, February 06, 2006 2:06 PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: Re: [ActiveDir] Wireless and logon

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Roaming Profiles

2006-02-06 Thread Kennedy, Jim
I think MS is consistent here. PST are not supposed to be used over a lan, they corrupt very easily. The Outlook plug in backs up your local PST's to a network drive, so you are not using them over the network, just copying them over the network. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [ActiveDir] ADUC updates - Was Expired Accounts

2006-01-13 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Title: RE: [ActiveDir] ADUC updates - Was Expired Accounts Consistently remember the last domain controller I connected to, and reconnect to it when I start it back up.

RE: [ActiveDir] DC

2006-01-11 Thread Kennedy, Jim
I would place it on server 8. I would rather have a 'pure' dc somewhere, even if I had to resort to using a beefed up desktop. In fact at my last job, a shop similar in sizeto yours that is exactly what I did. If that is not possible, it goes on Server 7 from what I see below.

RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Demotion (Removal) Best Practices

2006-01-09 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Title: Domain Demotion (Removal) Best Practices The below is exactly what I did, with one addition. When I demoted the last DC I also turned off one DC from the remaining domain. I too was worried about the process and asked many questions here and elsewhere. The whole thing turned out to

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Patch Management

2006-01-06 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Title: OT: Patch Management The specs requirements listed seem to be overkill to me. Also, you can work around that by approving the updates in groups, or applying them to computers in phases. The integration with GPO and the fact you can set it up and roll the whole thing out from your

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: WMF issue - patch on the 10th

2006-01-03 Thread Kennedy, Jim
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx January 10th...is the target. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Navroz Shariff Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 3:17 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE:

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: WMF issue - patch on the 10th

2006-01-03 Thread Kennedy, Jim
available in MSI installer format. Jeff -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Jim Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 12:33 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: WMF issue - patch on the 10th

RE: [ActiveDir] Persistent Drives

2005-12-12 Thread Kennedy, Jim
The persistent command you are using does not keep the drive connected when logged onit makes the mapping stick the next time the user logs on. Same as the 'reconnect at logon' box if you do the mapping manually via my computer. I would advise against that setting in your logon script.

RE: [ActiveDir] Persistent Drives

2005-12-12 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Sorry, I missed this part: net config server /autodisconnect:65535 On the workstation you want net config workstation /autodisconnect:65535 I think. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kennedy, JimSent: Monday, December 12, 2005 10:53 AMTo:

[ActiveDir] Decomission a domain

2005-11-16 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Two domains in a forest, not a child/parent. Keeping the root of course, and want to 'un'-dcpromo the last two DC's in the other. All the computers and accounts and groups were moved over. The domain going away was the domain that had Exchange. Exchange was also moved over to the root domain.

[ActiveDir] OT? Remote Assistance.

2005-10-18 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Trouble getting Remote Assistance going. XP w/ SP2 in a 2K3 domain. XP firewall disabled on both boxes. Two computers for test. Both in the same OU. GPO forces offer and invite enabled with a group having the permissions. RSOP on both machines shows it is all taking effect. Both logged on users