[ActiveDir] creating sites to avoid random AD replication partners?

2002-07-10 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi, As is true with most companies today, we are deploying lots of firewall rules even down to the division level with their own LANs. We've seen with our root domain/child domain domain controllers they pick random replication partners. To avoid putting in a whole lot of n x n conduits in

[ActiveDir] which W2K groups does the 5000 limit apply to?

2002-12-03 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
I have seen two references (.NET Magazine, Dec 2002, p19; Technet, Nov 2002, Planning Your Commerce Server Installation) that indicate that Windows 2000 groups have a limit of 5000 users. Can anyone tell me what groups this limit is applied to? Is it just those groups created by an administrator

RE: [ActiveDir] Looking up a user or group SID

2003-01-03 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
You can find Evgenii Rudnyi's tools at http://www.chem.msu.su/~rudnyi/NT/sid.zip Mike Thommes Argonne National Laboratory -Original Message-From: Brad Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 3:09 PMTo: Active Directory Mailing ListSubject:

[ActiveDir] site replication, bridgehead server problem

2003-01-07 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi All! We have a single master domain spread over two sites. Site1 has 3 DCs (DC1, DC2, DC3). DC1 holds the FSMO roles. DC2 is a GC. Site2 has only 1 DC (DC4). It is also a GC. Because of the slow link between Site1 and Site2 and with firewalls on each end (what fun!), we are trying to

[ActiveDir] password checking software recommendation?

2003-01-31 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi All: This is outside this mailing lists realm but you guys have been so helpful in the past. While Windows 2000 security has the complex password option, it still doesn't check against dictionaries, names, etc. Is there any password filtering software that would plug into a Windows 2000

RE: [ActiveDir] Group Policy Legal Notice Caption

2003-02-04 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Title: Group Policy Legal Notice Caption Hi Shawn, We had a similar problem. See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q258267for details. There is currently a 512 character limit on the caption. Mike Thommes Systems Administrator Argonne National Laboratory

RE: [ActiveDir] can't delete a profile

2003-02-10 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
) MVP - Active Directory - Original Message - From: Thommes, Michael M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Active Directory mailing list (E-mail) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 11:01 AM Subject: [ActiveDir] can't delete a profile Hi All: I know this is outside the scope

RE: [ActiveDir] Expiring passwords?

2003-02-12 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
The inability to change their passwords might be caused by HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA\RestrictAnonymous value being set to 2. How is yours set? Mike Thommes Argonne National Laboratory -Original Message- From: Fugleberg, David A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday,

RE: [ActiveDir] security templates

2003-02-23 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Rick, The URL you posted is available to MVP accounts only. However, an open reference can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;243330 Mike Thommes Argonne National Laboratory -Original Message- From: Rick Kingslan To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

FW: [ActiveDir] AD Design Guidance

2003-03-03 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
All: You might be interested in a network performance tester that one of our staff members put together. It has come in handy plenty of times when trying to determine the cause of poor network performance. Try it out at: http://miranda.ctd.anl.gov:7123 Mike Thommes Systems Administrator

RE: [ActiveDir] AD Design Guidance

2003-03-07 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Title: Message Based on the recent discussions about networking problems, I would like to reiterate a posting I made afew daysago: All: You might be interested in a network performance tester that one of our staff members put together. It has come in handy plenty of times when trying to

RE: [ActiveDir] Remove a Local Security Template

2003-03-07 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Just finishing up on a similar problem with Microsoft, I found that it is critical to also remove/rename any ".log" files in \\winnt\security\logs\ . Mike Thommes Argonne National Laboratory -Original Message-From: John Hicks/MIS/HQ/KEMET/US [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent:

[ActiveDir] Account enumeration slowness

2003-03-26 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi All: Since the hot topic lately has concerned GCs, I thought I would throw this nagging problem out to see if anyone has any thoughts. The problem concerns the slow enumeration of user accounts, such as what you would see if you were going to add a user to a group. It takes a minute,

RE: [ActiveDir] Remote Connection

2003-04-01 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Title: Message How about TS'ing to a server you CAN get at, and then using the TS Manager software on that server to kill the connections on your other server? Mike Thommes Argonne National Laboratory -Original Message-From: Juan Ibarra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Tuesday,

RE: [ActiveDir] windows 2000 / NT4 trust

2003-05-29 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
One thing to keep in mind is the value you have set for RestrictAnonymous. See Technet articles 178640 and 296403 for details. Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: Graham Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 7:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir]

RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool

2003-06-03 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
I would certainly encourage you to look at Servers Alive (www.woodstone.nu). It's a robust monitoring tool, has lots of checks (including services), and is a *real* value at $99 to monitor up to 1000 servers. Mike Thommes Argonne National Laboratory -Original Message-

[ActiveDir] suggestions for OU delegation information sources

2003-06-19 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi All! As we continue to flesh out our AD structure, we are trying to give delegation authority for various objects in OUs to the appropriate groups. Being a control freak, I don't want to give these groups full control over all of the objects in the OU since this is also where our user

RE: [ActiveDir] Identity Management using AD

2003-07-08 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Title: Message I've been told that MIIS is really just MMS 3.0 renamed. The description of the software would seem to indicate so. Is this true? Mike Thommes Argonne National Laboratory -Original Message-From: Myrick, Todd (NIH/CIT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Tuesday, July

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: A utility to read SID's

2003-07-10 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Yep, the tools return user accounts, computer accounts and groups (even on a native W2K domain). I use them every day in a batch job. Mike Thommes Argonne National Laboratory -Original Message- From: Free, Bob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 12:47 PM To: [EMAIL

[ActiveDir] question about dns.exe in w2k/sp4

2003-07-14 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi All: Our DNS guy has a concern (minor?) about a previous fix being in the latest dns.exe rolled into W2K/SP4. I don't want to take the chance of using an expensive trouble ticket to allay his concern. Is there a specific discussion group he might ask his question or is this one

RE: [ActiveDir] Computer Management Snap in?

2003-07-23 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Computer Management Snap in? dumb question but can you ping it by name ?? If not, does it resolve to the correct IP ?? -Original Message- From: Thommes, Michael M. [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [ActiveDir] Users Logged In

2003-07-29 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
One way to do this is to go to the Computer Management mmc, go to System Tools/Shared Folders/Sessions. You can export the data. You will have to do this on each of your domain controllers to get a complete picture. Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: Richard

RE: [ActiveDir] Users Logged In

2003-07-29 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Not too late...I believe it is only available under NT 4. Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: Free, Bob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 1:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Users Logged In Not to sound like an absolute n00b or anything, Too

[ActiveDir] how to re-establish a w2k trust after offline for more than 60 days?

2003-07-30 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi all, We have a Windows 2000 test network where one of the child domain DCs (the only one in that domain) was shutdown. That was back in April (more than 60 days). Is there a tool (nltest?) I can use to reestablish the trust? Just trying to hit the road running tomorrow when I get back

RE: [ActiveDir] how to identify what got changed in a user's account?

2003-08-11 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
at repadmin /showmeta. Also if you are nice Robbie might post a code snippet utilizing the IADSTOOLS DLL. joe -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thommes, Michael M. Sent: Monday

RE: [ActiveDir] how to identify what got changed in a user's account?

2003-08-12 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
generic. How would I find out the specifics - specifically when the password never expires bit (part of the userAccountControl attribute) got changed? Thanks for any info! Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: Thommes, Michael M. Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 8:01 PM To: [EMAIL

[ActiveDir] how to identify what got changed in a user's account?

2003-08-14 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi, I am trying to identify exactly what got changed in a user's account (W2K domain). I know that a change will create a Security log record, EventID 642, category Account Management, type Success. It will identify the account that got changed (Target Account ID) and who made the change

RE: [ActiveDir] Who's online

2003-08-14 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
the server it self? Best regards, Agung -Original Message- From: Thommes, Michael M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Who's online What

RE: [ActiveDir] os version

2003-08-14 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
A ver command? -Original Message- From: Graham Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 8/14/2003 6:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: [ActiveDir] os version i know this one has probably been done

RE: [ActiveDir] Password Lookup

2003-08-14 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Title: Message Hi Robbie, I'm not aware that Windows 2000 password complexity switch prevents the use of dictionary words. That certainly has not been the case here. Please let me know if there is some "special" switch to prevent dictionary words and what dictionary it uses. Thanks! Mike

RE: [ActiveDir] Max Connections?

2003-08-14 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
maybe a wayward browse master? Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: Richard Sumilang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 12:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Max Connections? I'm using a Windows 2000 Server computer as a File Server but sometimes

RE: [ActiveDir] Max Connections?

2003-08-14 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
It's different on different computers but a starting point would be Network Neighborhood\Properties, identify your NIC then right click to \Properties\Configure\, then look at media type. We have a public network performance tester at: http://miranda.ctd.anl.gov:7123/ that

RE: [ActiveDir] Password Lookup

2003-08-14 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
August 05, 2003 10:00 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Password LookupWhere can I find the scripts and where can you set the password complexity? ThanksRyan McDonaldSystems AdministratorThe Bankers Bank "Thommes, Michael M." [E

[ActiveDir] overlapping IP space in AD sites?

2003-08-27 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi, We have a pretty complex IP structure with various types of access. As we develop AD sites for low bandwidth connected remote offices, I was wondering how AD handles site subnet definitions that might overlap one another. For example: 10.10.0.0/16 = Site 1 10.10.88.0/25 = Site 2 The

[ActiveDir] does password expired toggle user must change password at next logon?

2003-09-08 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi, When a user's password expires, does it automatically toggle the setting for the account User must change password at next logon? It seems to me it used to do this, but that is not what we are seeing now. Our DCs are at W2K/SP3 plus post SP3 patches. Would there be any connection

RE: [ActiveDir] Server Reboot problem after SP4 installation

2003-09-17 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Jim, I've got the same problem with a Compaq 1850R and a Compaq 3000R. Only my failure to be able to reboot without manual intervention occurred sometime after SP3 with a patch. The computers seem to start the reboot process but then just end up with a blinking cursor in the upper left

[ActiveDir] problem running 2003 Server adprep /forestprep

2003-09-18 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Tonight I tried running adprep /forestprep from the Server 2003 CD on my W2K/SP3 schema master to get ready to put up a 2003 server. The process stopped saying that the logged in account was not a member of the Enterprise Admins, the Schema Admins and the Domain Admins. Not true! I was

RE: [ActiveDir] problem running 2003 Server adprep /forestprep

2003-09-19 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
have those groups in your token. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thommes, Michael M. Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 6:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I only have a c:\Exchange Server

[ActiveDir] does password expired toggle user must change password at next logon?

2003-10-06 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi All: I don't recall ever getting any response from the message below that I sent out about a month ago. Hopefully, there's no harm in trying again. Thanks! Mike Thommes Hi, When a user's password expires, does it automatically toggle the setting for the account User must change

[ActiveDir] OU Delegation question

2003-10-07 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi All: At least around here, Robbie's Tuna book has yet to hit the shelves. And Microsoft's whitepaper on delegation is still a month away. Other references on delegation appear scant at best. So here's the problem that I have been tearing my hair out on (and I didn't have much to

RE: [ActiveDir] OU Delegation question

2003-10-08 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
: [ActiveDir] OU Delegation question Just so we have it straight, once you set the deny permission, they're still able to delete an account but not create one? Is that about it? Is that the last of what you need to accomplish as well? -Original Message- From: Thommes, Michael M. [mailto

RE: [ActiveDir] account lockout troubleshooting

2003-10-08 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Maybe persistent mapped drives, mapped with the old userid/password? Mike Thommes -Original Message-From: Creamer, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 2:19 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] account lockout troubleshooting

RE: [ActiveDir] Windows 2003 and Windows 98 clients

2003-10-09 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
I believe you're going to have to install the AD Client Extensions on those PCs. You can find the software on the Windows 2000CD. Mike Thommes -Original Message-From: Steve Shaff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 11:19 AMTo: [EMAIL

[ActiveDir] auto password reset

2003-10-25 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi All, Since Joe mentioned those magic words auto password reset, I wonder what kind of recommendations are out there. This was an idea I presented 6 months ago to management and was abruptly shot down. Now it has come back up again as maybe a worthwhile tool. I'd like to hear your

[ActiveDir] sites, site links, site link bridges

2003-10-29 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi All, I have been struggling with a problem concerning sites. Hopefully someone out there will point out where I am going wrong. I have 3 sites: West, Central and East. West/Central are connected via T1; Central/East are also connected via T1. One DC (A) in West, one DC (Z) in East,

RE: [ActiveDir] User processes

2003-11-03 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
For processes, go to the Task Manager, view/select columns/check User Name. On the Processes tab Of the Task Manager, make sure to check the checkbox labelled Show processes for all users. Click on the column header Username to sort by this variable. For Open Files, right click on My

RE: [ActiveDir] Server Reboot problem after SP4 installation

2003-11-07 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Jim, I came across that same solution a couple of days ago! (see http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/260097.htm http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/260097.htm for details) Like you, I was stumped for quite a while. I think a real roadblock in my analysis of the problem is that

RE: [ActiveDir] Bindview and ADMT

2003-11-07 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
re: migration -- One other issue that you might have to worry about is scheduled jobs where the user is not actually logged in but the profile is still open. Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: Jef Kazimer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 12:50 PM To: [EMAIL

RE: [ActiveDir] Delegation best practices whitepaper

2003-11-21 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Thanks, Hunter. I just got them. Be aware that the Best Practices whitepaper is 206 pages and the Appendix (with all the task/permissions tables) is 223 pages. (Printer is still smokin'.) Guess I know what I will be doing this weekend! Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: Coleman,

RE: [ActiveDir] Managing Sites in Forest with Empty Root

2003-11-21 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
thought you might be interested in this -Original Message-From: GRILLENMEIER,GUIDO (HP-Germany,ex1) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:06 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Ravdal, Stig 'Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Managing Sites in Forest with Empty Root

RE: [ActiveDir] Event Log monitoring tools

2003-12-17 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
The current Windows .NET Magazine (December 2003) has an article OS Event-Log Monitoring that lists many of the products out there. I was disappointed, however, to find they did not list the inexpensive product I have been using for years quite successfully - EventReport by Adiscon

RE: [ActiveDir] 5,000 direct member limit

2004-01-04 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
More good stuff for you. See the last part of this email under "WARNING". -Original Message- From: GRILLENMEIER,GUIDO (HP-Germany,ex1) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun 1/4/2004 1:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] 5,000 direct member limit

[ActiveDir] Eventid 40961 on W2K DC upgraded to Server 2003

2004-01-05 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi All, We are seeing Eventid 40961 generated every hour on Windows 2000 DCs that have been upgraded to Server 2003 and every two hours on fresh Server 2003 DCs. The contents look like the following: Event Type:Warning Event Source: LSASRV Event Category:SPNEGO

RE: [ActiveDir] Eventid 40961 on W2K DC upgraded to Server 2003

2004-01-06 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
/display.asp?eventid=40961source= -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thommes, Michael M. Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 3:47 PM To: Active Directory Mailing List (E-mail) Subject: [ActiveDir] Eventid 40961 on W2K DC upgraded to Server 2003 Hi All

[ActiveDir] Where did Additional Acct Info tab go to?

2004-02-09 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi, This morning I noticed that the "Additional Acct Info" (sp?) tab in ADUC on my Windows 2000 DCs (withextra "acctinfo.dll" installed) and on my Windows 2003 DC (additional info by default) is no longer there. While I don't use this feature on a daily basis, I am sure I have used it in

RE: [ActiveDir] Where did Additional Acct Info tab go to?

2004-02-09 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Deji, Duh on me! I knew that. My brain in still catching up from a week's vacation! Thanks! Mike Thommes -Original Message-From: deji Agba [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 9:21 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Where did

RE: [ActiveDir] MS04-004

2004-02-11 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Regarding MS04-004, you all should be aware of the following: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;831167 This issue is affecting us significantly. Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:15

RE: [ActiveDir] AD Protected groups

2004-02-13 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Joe, I've seen your DC numbers in the past (~400) and wonder how just two guys can keep all that hardware going!? While we have many fewer DCs and servers (dozens), the two of us that work on them seem to have our hands full. 'Course we're also involved with other things besides

[ActiveDir] Why new forest can't be browsed?

2004-02-16 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
We have put up a new forest that has a one way trust (trusting) with our original forest. The DC (W2K3) for this new forest is on the same LAN as computers in the original forest. Yet, the new forest or its computers do not show up My Network Places\Entire Network\Microsoft Windows Network as

RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool

2004-02-16 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
I second this recommendation. ServersAlive rocks. And even for the non-free versions, the price is dirt cheap! Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: England, Christopher M [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir]

RE: [ActiveDir] User properties in ADUC

2004-02-18 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
The Additional Account Info tab was available on W2K systems if you installed the acctinfo.dll file from Microsoft. It is there by default in W2K3. You will not see this tab if you first do a search on the object and then click on properties. If you go directly to the object in ADUC and

RE: [ActiveDir] Program Data container

2004-03-02 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
From http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/directory/activedirectory/upgadc14.mspx Unlike the ForestPrep command, which was fairly resource-intensive, DomainPrep completes quickly. The changes in comparison to ForestPrep are relatively minor. Two new

[ActiveDir] recommendation for bridgehead server?

2004-03-04 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi, Because of firewall issues, I am creating a new site that is well connected to the rest of my AD topology. This new site will contain workstations and a domain controller for an already existingchild domain. This child domain DCwill also be the bridgehead serverin this new site. User

RE: [ActiveDir] recommendation for bridgehead server?

2004-03-05 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Microsoft MVP - Active Directory Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone WebLog - www.msmvps.com/willhack4food _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thommes, Michael M

[ActiveDir] OT?: 2003 FSMO role holder doesn't show up in Terminal Services Manager GUI

2004-03-10 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
I noticed today that my W2K3 FSMO DC doesn't show up in the Terminal Services Manager GUI. I've tried this on both W2K and W2K3 servers and it doesn't show up! A terminal service client connection works fine to it. And in the default administrative mode, I get a maximum of two connections,

[ActiveDir] Active Directory Mailing List links missing at the bottom of mailings

2004-03-10 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
I've notice that the last few mailings don't include the usual: List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ Did something change? Mike Thommes

RE: [ActiveDir] Networks are great when they work

2004-03-12 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Seems to me if the device is "failed", the best you're gonna do is a "tracert" command where the failed device is in the path. From another viewpoint, you may want to make use of a tool like ServersAlive (http://www.woodstone.nu/salive/) to check on whatever devices you're interested in.

[ActiveDir] DCDiag output question

2004-03-13 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi All! Below is part of a daily dcdiag report run from my FSMO role holder (a W2K3 DC). A few (but not all) of the sections for the various domain controllers show the following (names changed to protect the innocent). Can someone tell me in layman's terms what this means? I can't find

RE: [ActiveDir] Problems with dcdiag showing replication latency between Windows 2000 and Windows 2003

2004-03-17 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Steven, There is a new dcdiag.exe available (but not publicly yet). If you have a Premier account, you can reference KB832628. I had a different issue than the one you are reporting. The new executable solved my problem (truncated output when run with the /e switch. I believe MS is

[ActiveDir] Exchange/AD bug or poor design?

2004-03-18 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi All, I know that some of you think the Exchange/AD is the best thing since "sliced bread" wink based on past exchanges/rants on this mailing list,and I wonder about the following: In multi-domain environments, the global catalog server that you select may not be in the same domain as

RE: [ActiveDir] Linking other GPO objects to Domain Controllers

2004-03-24 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
such that the DC in question is the only machine that has Read and Apply GPO rights to it. You'll have to remove the default Authentiated Users ACE as well. Darren -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thommes, Michael M. Sent: Wednesday, March 24

[ActiveDir] permissions to only disable an AD user account

2004-03-26 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
I hope there is an easy answer to the following question: I would like to delegate authority to a group to be able to disable user accounts down in an OU. But I don't want to have to also give them the ability to create/delete user accounts. I've looked around the Delegation Wizard custom

RE: [ActiveDir] permissions to only disable an AD user account

2004-03-27 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
_ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thommes, Michael M. Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 4:00 PM To: Active Directory Mailing List (E-mail) Subject: [ActiveDir] permissions to only disable an AD user account

RE: [ActiveDir] Linking other GPO objects to Domain Controllers

2004-03-28 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thommes, Michael M. Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 9:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Linking other GPO objects

RE: [ActiveDir] Vice pres Account Lockout ?

2004-04-02 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
persistent drive mappings made under the old account/password? -Original Message- From: Mike Hogenauer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 4/2/2004 4:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Vice pres Account Lockout ?

RE: [ActiveDir] Vice pres Account Lockout ?

2004-04-03 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Mike, If you haven't done this already, check the security event log on your DCs and look for eventid 529 associated with this user. At the very least, it will indicate which workstation the failures are coming from. If your vice pres logs into different computers, at least this

RE: [ActiveDir] Verifying DNS records of many DC's

2004-04-11 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi David, It seems to me the best way to check these would be part of a dcdiag execution. If these DCs are all part of a root/child domain structure, you could run dcdiag /e /v on your FSMO role holder. Enter dcdiag /? for details. Mike Thommes -Original Message-

RE: [ActiveDir] Default printer logon script OT

2004-04-20 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Tom, See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q252/3/88.aspNoWebContent=1 Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: Kern, Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 3:19 PM To: ActiveDir (E-mail) Subject:

RE: [ActiveDir] Default printer logon script OT

2004-04-20 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
I should've added this reference also: http://www.winnetmag.com/Windows/Article/ArticleID/39421/39421.html Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: Kern, Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 3:19 PM To: ActiveDir (E-mail) Subject: [ActiveDir] Default printer logon

RE: [ActiveDir] Enumerating DCs from a workstation that is not member of domain.

2004-05-13 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Couldn't you just query DNS (ie, nslookup aa.bb.cc) and look at the IPs returned? Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: AD [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 8:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Enumerating DCs from a workstation that is not member of

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Research Question

2004-05-13 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
drool, especially the part about the trout stream! 8-P Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: Fuller, Stuart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 5/13/2004 6:37 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Cc: Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Research

RE: [ActiveDir] Potential DNS issues after applying MS04-011

2004-05-14 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Wook, Thanks for the additional details! I've been chasing my tail on this issue for about about a week now. Is it too simplistic to think these problems could be avoided if service dependencies were used? Mike Thommes -Original Message-From: Lee, Wook [mailto:[EMAIL

[ActiveDir] consequences of setting password expiration length

2004-05-14 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Folks, I apologize for the question since I think it has been battered around in one form or another but I can't seem to find the answer. The question: a related company root admin wants to see a password expiration length time on a W2K domain. He is worried that everyone's password

RE: [ActiveDir] consequences of setting password expiration lengt h

2004-05-14 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
case, they will all expire at the same time *interval* vs. the same exact moment in time. Not that it matters for most domains, but... Al From: Thommes, Michael M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 11:04 AMTo: Active Directory Mailing List (E-mail)Subject

[ActiveDir] OT? Archiving DNS debugging logs?

2004-05-14 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
My DNS guy would like to be able to archive the DNS debugging logs (eg, c:\winnt\system32\dns.log) . Currently, you can indicate what size you like the log to be, and when it gets to that size, it just writes over itself. Has anyone found a way to automatically cut a new a log file? TIA!

RE: [ActiveDir] GPO's

2004-05-07 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Todd, Check out http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/351/ -Original Message- From: Myrick, Todd (NIH/CIT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 2:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] GPO's Does anyone have a ADM script or know how to set the

RE: [ActiveDir] strange error on logon

2004-05-28 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Eric, Improvements in this area would be great! I'd like to suggest that MS thinks about moving KB articles from the Premier site to the Public site a little faster also. Keeping known problems from the public is not a good policy. (Yes, there are at least two KB databases!) Mike

RE: [ActiveDir] AD Account question

2004-06-03 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Yep. In ADUC go to your User Account/Properties...Account tab..."Log On To" button...add computer name. Mike Thommes -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 3:11 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [ActiveDir] AD

[ActiveDir] creating a new site in AD (Server 2003)

2004-06-07 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
I want to create a new site within my AD (Server 2003)to help guide particular subnet clients to closeby servers. While I have done this before when our forest was Windows 2000, the current Active Directory Sites and Services GUI seems to be throwing me for a "chicken and egg" loop: 1)

RE: [ActiveDir] creating a new site in AD (Server 2003)

2004-06-07 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi David, That's what I ended up doing. The new site is now created, subnetted, DCs moved to it, and replication is humming along great! 8-) Thanks! Mike Thommes -Original Message-From: Fugleberg, David A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 4:30 PMTo:

[ActiveDir] displaying multiple preferred bridgehead servers?

2004-06-26 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Yesterday I made one of my root domain controllers a bridgehead server. It joins the first bridgehead server that I createdearly on with another root domain controller. The enterprise dcdiag report I run each morning shows no indication of the new bridgehead server. I read

RE: [ActiveDir] Help needed for ADR

2004-07-09 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
How about robocopy from the resource kit? While it is not automatic, you could run it with a scheduled job. Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: Sumit Kumar Laad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 7/9/2004 2:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc:

RE: [ActiveDir] displaying multiple preferred bridgehead servers?

2004-07-09 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Joe, The bridgehead servers are designated to satisfy my security guys so that a minimum number of firewall conduits need to be defined for DCs in separate sites. The recent addition of a second bridgehead server was at the suggestion of my co-worker who likes redundancy. 8-) Mike

[ActiveDir] domain suffix rename of DC possible?

2004-07-09 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
I have a domain controller that I need to rename (I think). This DC sits in a separate site. Recently, networking redid the forward lookup record in the Unix DNS server for this DC from spock.dis.anl.gov to spock.dc.anl.gov when they rebadged the entire subnet. Now I have a child DC that

RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Question

2004-07-12 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi Joe, A related question - we got to talking about what access is required to run srvinfo.exe (from the resource kit) against a domain controller. It seems like authenticated users membership is all that is needed. Now I know there are ways to restrict access to other things like the

[ActiveDir] help finding proxyAddresses

2004-07-16 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
After lots of iterations using dsquery, dsget, and/or adfind, I still can't seem to produce "proxyAddresses" usinga given UPN. It's Friday afternoon, my brain hurts, and I sure would like to finish the week ona high note. Any help is REALLY appreciated! Thanks. Mike Thommes

RE: [ActiveDir] help finding proxyAddresses

2004-07-16 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Michael, Thank you! I kept beating on the commands using "upn" instead of "userprincipalname". I owe you a beer! Thanks again! Mike Thommes -Original Message-From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 2:25 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject:

FW: FW: [ActiveDir] Kerberos interoperability question

2004-07-27 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Chris, Here is a response from our Kerberos guy regarding your question: Mike Thommes Argonne National Laboratory -Original Message-From: Engert, Douglas E. Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:46 PMTo: Thommes, Michael M.Subject: Re: FW: [ActiveDir] Kerberos interoperability question

[ActiveDir] OT? - showacls usage?

2004-08-05 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Hi, In trying to diagnose an issue that came up yesterday, I am trying to use the showacls.exe from the 2003 server reskit. It seems that it will only produce output for directories, not individual files. Has anyone else experienced this behavior? (Any other recommended tools to capture

RE: [ActiveDir] [Active Dir] Print Screen Policy

2004-08-25 Thread Thommes, Michael M.
Title: Message Check out http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1126/ Mike Thommes -Original Message-From: Rick Kingslan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 8:02 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] [Active Dir] Print Screen

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