Windows 7 Technet or MSDN media and Product keys

2009-08-24 Thread HELP_PC
I wonder if we may apply MVLS or other Product keys to ISO downloaded from Technet or MSDN GuidoElia HELPPC ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

File replication query.

2009-08-24 Thread Ian Roche
I have a 2 node MSCS cluster which is a file server. I am looking at the possibility of replicating this to another server in a remote site.The folder strucutre on the remote machine will be the same as the file server. I dont need to the users in the remote site to connect to the source file

Windows server 2008 and Exchange 2010 RTM

2009-08-24 Thread Chipshead
Although I realize this is an extremely broad question, I am planning on building a 2008 R2 member server and bringing Exchange 2010 RTM up on it in a native mode 2003 production domain. My plan is to move my and an associates mailbox to it so I can poke, prod shake and bake to get hands on

RE: OT: Friday Funny

2009-08-24 Thread paul chinnery
A very good friend of mine just got back from triple-bypass last week. It tooks his wife close to 2 years to finally convince him to see a doctor. He had been complaining about being tired. The doc tried a catheter but he had 100% blockage in one vessel and two had 50%. They also found he

RE: OT: Friday Funny

2009-08-24 Thread Eldridge, Dave
Isn't family history the first indicator? Next would come the 3 packs a day, 12 drinks and pound of pork. J From: paul chinnery [mailto:pdw1...@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Friday Funny A very good friend of mine just got

RE: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

2009-08-24 Thread John Aldrich
So you think that just because they are successful, they should be allowed to bully, bribe or fine their resellers into not allowing alternative operating systems to be sold or should be able to make interoperability with competitive software as difficult as possible (up to and including

RE: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

2009-08-24 Thread Maglinger, Paul
-Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 8:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense So you think that just because they are successful, they should be allowed

Re: OT: Friday Funny

2009-08-24 Thread Daniel Rodriguez
I did not think I was immune, either. In fact, several days before I went to the doctor, for the stress test, I had an attack and did not know it was an attack. I was sitting in my chair at home, and my wife wanted me to do the dishes. I said I would. But about 15 minutes later I started to feel

RE: BS: Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

2009-08-24 Thread John Aldrich
I apologize for posting to this thread that was supposed to be dead. I will attempt to refrain from posting to any further dead threads ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~

Open Letter and apology

2009-08-24 Thread Daniel Rodriguez
To all, I just want to say that I owe the list an apology. I did not want to 'hijack' a thread/conversation about my condition. The OT Friday Funny was a good joke, even my wife liked it. And she is in healthcare. For those who don't know, On July 27, I had open heart surgery to remove 5-1/2

RE: Windows 7 Technet or MSDN media and Product keys

2009-08-24 Thread Don Guyer
Guido, Don't know about Win7, but for Vista, I've loaded the o/s using the MSDN disc and applied our MVLS lic key to it with no problem. I've installed Win7 a few times, but it's been using the copy downloaded from MVLS. Don Guyer Systems Engineer -

RE: Open Letter and apology

2009-08-24 Thread Kim Longenbaugh
No apology necessary, Daniel. I'll say a prayer for your speedy and complete recovery. Besides, it was a pretty stinky thread you hijacked anyway. From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:drod...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 8:37 AM To: NT System Admin

RE: Open Letter and apology

2009-08-24 Thread Eldridge, Dave
+1 Nothing needed. If a little laughter came your way all the better. Lord knows these lists make me laugh every day. J Take care. dave From: Kim Longenbaugh [mailto:k...@colonialsavings.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 7:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Open Letter and

RE: Open Letter and apology

2009-08-24 Thread Erik Goldoff
awful stand-up of you to apoligize, but I don't think anyone was bothered by the change of direction on the thread ( especially not like some of the silly personal and political ranting that goes on from time to time ) Your thread drift was not on topic for the thread subject, but as a

RE: Open Letter and apology

2009-08-24 Thread John Cook
Hurry up and get well, the other guys are sick of doing your job while you lounge around! JK Do what the Dr says, �ll pay off in the long run. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352)

Re: Open Letter and apology

2009-08-24 Thread Orland, Kathleen
+ another. It's good for you to keep in touch. Wishing you a very speedy recovery! - Original Message - From: Eldridge, Dave To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 9:47 AM Subject: RE: Open Letter and apology +1 Nothing needed. If a little laughter

RE: Open Letter and apology

2009-08-24 Thread RichardMcClary
+1! It did give me a bit of a jolt, however, to see discussions of your health condition listed as Friday Funny. Prayers for a full recovery, Daniel! -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802

RE: Open Letter and apology

2009-08-24 Thread Maglinger, Paul
I don't think an apology is necessary. The discussion just sorta moved off the track a little like it does on occasion. Glad to hear things are getting better. Hang in there! -Paul From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:drod...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24,

OT: Way, Way, Way, OT: Google News

2009-08-24 Thread Roger Wright
I love Google News and it has become my primary source of information throughout my workday, but sometimes I have to question the selection of images used with certain news headlines. This one, online just a few minutes ago, made me both grimace and laugh out loud. Roger Wright ___ Sent from

RE: Way, Way, Way, OT: Google News

2009-08-24 Thread Christopher Bodnar
Keep in mind that image was not chosen by Google. It's an image from the source article: http://www.dbtechno.com/health/2009/08/24/cdc-proposing-circumcision-to-re duce-rate-of-hiv/ But I agree it's an atrocious choice. Every day I am agreeing more and more with Michael Moore in regards

RE: Way, Way, Way, OT: Google News

2009-08-24 Thread Maglinger, Paul
I can't bring myself to go there. Someone tell me, did Lorena Bobbitt write that article? From: Roger Wright [mailto:rhw...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 9:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Way, Way, Way, OT: Google News I love Google

RE: Way, Way, Way, OT: Google News

2009-08-24 Thread Alex Reiss
Remove from list please. From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 9:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Way, Way, Way, OT: Google News Keep in mind that image was not chosen by Google. It's an image from the source article:

RE: Way, Way, Way, OT: Google News

2009-08-24 Thread RichardMcClary
No, June Cleaver. Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.com wrote on 08/24/2009 09:36:47 AM: I can't bring myself to go there. Someone tell me, did Lorena Bobbitt write that article? From: Roger Wright [mailto:rhw...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 9:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues

Re: Way, Way, Way, OT: Google News

2009-08-24 Thread James Rankin
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/mail/miss-mailers/ 2009/8/24 Alex Reiss a...@spiceworks.com Remove from list please. *From:* Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] *Sent:* Monday, August 24, 2009 9:33 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: Way, Way, Way, OT: Google

Re: Way, Way, Way, OT: Google News

2009-08-24 Thread Roger Wright
I see that now, but it's not uncommon to have apparently non-related images next to some headlines. Like you, I'm dismayed that news in general has taken a track toward entertainment and has become less relevant to actual news. Roger Wright ___ On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Christopher

Re: Right to create share on server?

2009-08-24 Thread James Rankin
Would granting them permissions on the HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer keys and subkeys allow this? I am shooting in the dark here but would be interested to know if it works or not... 2009/8/24 Christopher Bodnar christopher_bod...@glic.com Windows Server 2003: We are

Right to create share on server?

2009-08-24 Thread Christopher Bodnar
Windows Server 2003: We are looking at delegating some administrative tasks. One of these tasks is creating shares on member servers. Is it possible to delegate this task without adding the user to the local administrators group? Thanks, Chris Bodnar, MCSE Sr. Systems Engineer

Still seeing a two-year old domain name

2009-08-24 Thread G.Waleed Kavalec
One of my (2008 R2) AD controllers is reporting a lot of LSASRV Event 32773's, for a domain that has been gone for some time. NTDSUTIL (per http://support.microsoft.com/?id=230306) does NOT see the offending ghost. How do we stop getting slimed? -- -- Gregory Waleed Kavalec

Re: Right to create share on server?

2009-08-24 Thread Jeff Bunting
I'd think you'd still need the ability to modify NTFS permissions... On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:32 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.comwrote: Would granting them permissions on the HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer keys and subkeys allow this? I am shooting in the dark

Detecting virtual machines

2009-08-24 Thread James Rankin
Does anyone know of a good way to detect whether a server is virtual or physical through a script of some kind? I am currently filtering some of my GPOs via security group membership and I have one group for physical servers, another for virtual. I am wondering if there is some way I can run a

Re: Open Letter and apology

2009-08-24 Thread G.Waleed Kavalec
As someone with six cardiac stents, I empathize. Follow the doctor's orders, then get back to it. FYI: I passed my last set of stress tests with flying colors; it DOES get better. God be with you. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 7:37 AM, Daniel Rodriguez drod...@gmail.com wrote: To all, I just

RE: Detecting virtual machines

2009-08-24 Thread Kim Longenbaugh
If you use WMI in your script to show the nic type, you could sort for the nic types that show up for virtual machines. The names will reference VMWare in some fashion, as in VMware Accelerated AMD PCNet Adapter From: James Rankin

RE: Right to create share on server?

2009-08-24 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Give the 'partial-admin' a root folder and share it..full control to them. That would probably get you there assuming all the shares are inside of that.. From: Jeff Bunting [mailto:bunting.j...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Right

RE: Detecting virtual machines

2009-08-24 Thread Sam Cayze
Never done it, but could you WMI Query the manufacturer? iirc, the 'manufacturer' of all my VMs make it obvious it's a VM. http://techsupt.winbatch.com/TS/T01002F11.html From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009

Re: Detecting virtual machines

2009-08-24 Thread James Rankin
That's a good idea...I was leaning towards the same sort of thing by checking for the VMWare Tools service, but I wasn't sure that it would be started when the startup script executed 2009/8/24 Kim Longenbaugh k...@colonialsavings.com If you use WMI in your script to show the nic type, you

RE: Computer going offline need advice

2009-08-24 Thread Miller Bonnie L .
Sorry for the late reply he�awful busy with school about to start, but this one caught my eye. Do you have any sort of quota system in place on the back end, where the my documents (or the location you are saving to) gets redirected to? If so, you are probably going over your quota and

RE: Detecting virtual machines

2009-08-24 Thread Sam Cayze
Or installed... From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 10:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Detecting virtual machines That's a good idea...I was leaning towards the same sort of thing by checking for the

RE: Open Letter and apology

2009-08-24 Thread Evan Brastow
Daniel, For what it's worth, though I'm not a contributor to the group, I'm an avid reader, and yours was most certainly NOT a hijaack. Though this joke list is sometimes littered with talk about Windows or some such thing, I still find it good and informative reading, but in the end, it all

certification advice

2009-08-24 Thread Ben Nordlander
I don't' know who else to ask. I'm a long time lurker here; but have tried to help people out in the past. I trust the people here. I am currently MCSA (2003) as of last year. I only have 2 more tests for MCSE (2003) and one more test after that if i want the +Security. ( i already took one

RE: Windows 7 Technet or MSDN media and Product keys

2009-08-24 Thread Tim Vander Kooi
Yes you can. I have found that Microsoft does not really care what bits you use to load an OS, what they care about is what key you use to Activate the product after it is loaded. Tim From: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 1:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject:

Re: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Ben Nordlander
You usually can't add to the list of trusted CA's on a device like the iPhone. So i find the trick is to find out which SSL cert publishers it does trust and just stick with that. If you could let us know the issue you are trying to solve then we can start to help you out. -BenN On Fri, Aug 21,

Re: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Ben Nordlander
i should mention. We run ISA and have iPhone users that can connect with our Exchange 2007 SP1 server just fine with the iPhone ActiveSync client. So i might be able to help you out? -Ben On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Ben Nordlander bennordlan...@gmail.comwrote: You usually can't add to the

VM cloning advice

2009-08-24 Thread Jeff Bunting
Wanted to run this scenario past the list and see what you all think. We have an MS Project 2007 Server and a separate SQL 2005 backend server being used in production under VMWare. The developers want to create a test environment to troubleshoot problems on the production system. I was

RE: Detecting virtual machines

2009-08-24 Thread Hilderbrand, Doug
I use vbscript/WMI to remotely query server info including BIOS. My server BIOS info reads like VMware Virtual Platform 6.00. I put it into a for loop to query groups of computers. You can probably rewrite it for your purposes. type model.vbs On Error Resume Next set oArgs = wscript.Arguments

Re: Detecting virtual machines

2009-08-24 Thread Steven Peck
You want to use the BIOS check or VMtools installed check. With Server 2008 VMware uses the Intel PRO/1000 MT nic driver. Steven Peck On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Hilderbrand, Dougdoug.hilderbr...@craneaerospace.com wrote: I use vbscript/WMI to remotely query server info including BIOS. My

Re: VM cloning advice

2009-08-24 Thread Steven Peck
It depends on the software you are running. We have a MS project server and if it is renamed, it fails. They now have a script that will change all the name based pointers int he database for when they need to clone it for testing but that script was run created over the course of 2 weeks to get

RE: certification advice

2009-08-24 Thread Richard Stovall
There are many variables to consider, not the least of which are the number and type of exams required to get where you want to go. http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/mcsa.aspx#tab4 lists some upgrade paths from MCSA to MCTS or MCITP. The equivalent page for MCSE is at

RE: VM cloning advice

2009-08-24 Thread Klint Price
Not sure about Project, but for SQL, the syntax to rename the DB and instances are: Rename a SQL Server after Restoring Image --run this first -- get current SQL Server name\instance name SELECT @@SERVERNAME -- get current machine name and instance name SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('MachineName'),

RE: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Maglinger, Paul
We've broken this down into several steps trying to get this to work. We backed away from using the iPhone and used a Windows Mobile device to connect to the Exchange server using our internal wireless network without SSL and was able to get that to work through OWA, but the ActiveSync is still

Weird white grid lines in RDP sessions

2009-08-24 Thread Klint Price
I have a user that logs into 2003/2008 servers via RDP. When moving windows around within the remote session, or when the screen is repainted, he sees these white grid-like lines about 1 square throughout portions of the remote screen. At first I reset his client refresh rate to 75 Hz, and

Re: Detecting virtual machines

2009-08-24 Thread James Rankin
Thanks for all the suggestions, will try some of these pointers out tomorrow 2009/8/24 Steven Peck sep...@gmail.com You want to use the BIOS check or VMtools installed check. With Server 2008 VMware uses the Intel PRO/1000 MT nic driver. Steven Peck On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 9:56 AM,

RE: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Tim Evans
One of my users came in with an iPhone and it just worked with the standard configuration we had for all our WM devices. At the time, we were also using an internal certificate and it just worked. Do you have it working with any WM devices? ActiveSync is not OMA or OWA. In Exchange 2007, it is

RE: Weird white grid lines in RDP sessions

2009-08-24 Thread Erik Goldoff
I saw something similar a few years back on Win2000 TS, and found the TS default desktop color depth at 32 bits ... changed it down to 16 bits and resolved the issue, might be worth trying Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, Security _ From: Klint Price

RE: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Maglinger, Paul
One of my users came in with an iPhone and it just worked with the standard configuration we had for all our WM devices. At the time, we were also using an internal certificate and it just worked. That's right... just twist the knife... :-) Do you have it working with any WM devices? Just

RE: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Maglinger, Paul
Thanks Sherry. We went to Petri's site per your recommendation last (you were at home and didn't have specific links there) and tried several. I know we hit the first link. I don't think we went to the other two, but the mention of 2 virtual directories rings a bell. I think we tried something

RE: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Tim Evans
Yes, that would imply that ActiveSync is on the server. But you said that the error message said that the user's account was not enabled for activesync. You need to make sure that the account is enabled first. ...Tim -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul

RE: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Maglinger, Paul
Would that show up as ActiveSync in ADUC, Exchange Features, or is it referred to as Outlook Mobile Access under Mobile Services? -Original Message- From: Tim Evans [mailto:tev...@sparling.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 1:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Still

Re: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
I highly recommend looking at these links: http://www.petri.co.il/configure_isa_to_publish_owa.htm http://www.petri.co.il/configure_oma.htm http://www.petri.co.il/problems_with_forms_based_authentication_and_ssl_in_activesync.htm Basically what I had to do was in the last link listed, OWA and

Re: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
Exchange features. We disable mobile owa for everyone and only enable it if it is approved by a manager for a user. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.comwrote: Would that show up as ActiveSync in ADUC, Exchange Features, or is it referred to as Outlook Mobile

RE: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Tim Evans
I believe it is under Mobile Services, but it is *NOT* Mobile Access. That is a different feature, essentially a real stripped down version of OWA ...Tim -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:57 AM To: NT System Admin

RE: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Maglinger, Paul
Ah... So if ActiveSync is not showing up under the Exchange Features tab in ADUC, then that's the problem... Okay, now to find out why it's not showing up. From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:saber...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 2:08 PM To: NT System

RE: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Maglinger, Paul
Under Exchange Features, we have User Initiated Synchronization enabled, along with Outlook Mobile Access and Up to Date Notifications. We also have Outlook Web Access enabled for this user too. From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:saber...@gmail.com] Sent:

RE: Still struggling with iPhone, ISA and SSL certs...

2009-08-24 Thread Art DeKneef
I had a similar issue last week. This was with a SBS 2003 server with Exchange Server 2003 SP2. OWA was working fine from outside. Tried to setup an iPhone and I think received the same error message. I checked everything I found on the web and all the settings were correct. It just wouldn't

Re: certification advice

2009-08-24 Thread Brian Richards
Ben, The MCITP comes in two flavors (as you are likely aware) - Server Admin (3 exams) and Enterprise Admin (5 exams). As Richard points out, if you complete the MCSE 2003, then upgrade to the MCITP Server Admin, you will need to take a total of four exams (2 for MCSE, plus the upgrade of MCSE

Re: OT: Friday Funny

2009-08-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Bah... What'll really get ya is if you say Candlejack - AHHH!!! I said Applejacks! I swear! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkGVhmw7x9Q -- ME2 On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Ben Scottmailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Fogarty, Richard R CTR USA USASOC

Semi OT: SMS 2003 collection question

2009-08-24 Thread Christopher Bodnar
SMS 2003: OK, I've got a collection that is working and doing what I want it to do, but I'm curious as to how it's doing it. I've created a collection that has members of an AD OU. It seems that by default this is recursive down the OU hierarchy. It's similar to this: select

Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Jim Majorowicz
I’ve got a tricky situation with disappearing files at one of my clients. The server in questions is a Windows SBS 2003 R2 Std that is currently up to date. Here’s the situation: They’ve got a series of folders for all the projects they work on that are accessed by a number of different

Re: OT: Friday Funny

2009-08-24 Thread Daniel Rodriguez
Lord Bravery was my favorite. I particularly like the comments around 1:35. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9mzhrsmI-Q On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr michealespin...@gmail.com wrote: Bah... What'll really get ya is if you say Candlejack - AHHH!!! I said Applejacks!

RE: certification advice

2009-08-24 Thread Christopher Bodnar
I'll chime in with my worthless 2 cents. I'm in the same boat as Brian. I have my 2003 MCSE cert, and I just took 70-649 which gave me (3) MCTS certs. I now need 70-646 for MCITP Server Administrator and then 2 more for MCIPT Enterprise Administrator. Most likely 70-620 and 70-647. I'm happy

RE: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread David Florea
I really liked the app Undelete (http://www.diskeeper.com/undelete/undelete.aspx) , it will tell you when the files were deleted and under which account. Used at my last permanent gig quite successfully. Snagged the obnoxious boss lady a time or two with it. David From: Jim Majorowicz

RE: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Erik Goldoff
I've run into similar situations before, and in every case, it was someone accidentally click-dragging folders and files from there intended location to some obscure spot ... can you change the attributes on the folders where they can read/execute, list, read, and write, but NOT modify or Full

RE: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Richard Stovall
Why would auditing require a bunch of hard disk space? Just manage your log sizes and you should be OK. I do it all the time. Unless I'm missing something... From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 4:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject:

RE: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Jim Majorowicz
It’s actually already setup like that. There are only 5 users that have full control rights so they can copy the template and create new Project folders. It’s got to be one of the 5, but they all flat refuse to admit doing it. From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday,

Re: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Jon Harris
Then just audit their actions only. I have a user that does this all the time so auditing was turned on for them in an effort to build a termination case for failing to follow orders. Jon On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Jim Majorowicz jmajorow...@gmail.comwrote: It’s actually already setup

RE: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Jim Majorowicz
Do you have a size you’d recommend? There are approximately 40 users overall. I’d probably need it big enough to keep at least 3 or 4 days of data. Right now I just empty them every month to file and burn them to cd and stash them when I do the updates for that month. From: Richard Stovall

RE: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Jim Majorowicz
This would need to be installed before it happens, currect? From: David Florea [mailto:blazer...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 2:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Troubleshooting a file problem I really liked the app Undelete

[OT] Guard tracking system

2009-08-24 Thread Gene Giannamore
We need to employ a guard tracking system on 4 floors of a government building for firewatch duty. Has anyone deployed a system like that? Anything we should look out for ? Something simple would be good (especially since the corridors have no internet access - and we are not going to try and

question on 2008 domain

2009-08-24 Thread andy
A couple of questions on 2008 domains. We have a backward compatible 2003 domain, and we cannot add a 2008 domain controller. I suspect that it is because we are running the 2003 domain in 2000 compatibility mode. If we upgrade to a full 2003 domain ,will we have to readd all of the computers

RE: certification advice

2009-08-24 Thread mse...@ont.com
I think it is personal preference. If you do the Windows 2003 MCSE track then you can take the upgrade exams. If not then you will have to take all of the MCTS /MCITP exams for Windows 2008. I agree with you in diversifying your education. I just passed the VMware VCP 310 cert and see lots of

RE: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread David Florea
Yes, true – it keeps a copy of every file, up to the last nn versions as you specify, everytime a change is made or a delete is ordered. So it has to build its database. From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 2:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

Re: question on 2008 domain

2009-08-24 Thread Andrew S. Baker
*Yes, *You need to be at 2003 Native level... *NO, *you will not need to re-add machines to the domain... and, *YES, * you will be able to add the 2008 server as a DC without making it take over all the roles. Why do you want to add a 2008 server as a DC? -ASB On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:30 PM,

RE: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Richard Stovall
Not really. You could start with something like 128MB and see how many days you get with that. From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 5:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Troubleshooting a file problem Do you have a size you'd

Re: question on 2008 domain

2009-08-24 Thread Jon Harris
Have your run the Adprep and forestprep on your pDCe (primary DC emulator) machine? You must to that first. I have a 2003 domain running at 2000 forest/functional level and I have a 2008 DC. No the clients for all intents and purposes do not know the difference. Jon On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at

RE: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Jim Majorowicz
Now I feel stupid…Where do I set that up? From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 2:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Troubleshooting a file problem Then just audit their actions only. I have a user that does this all the time so auditing

Re: question on 2008 domain

2009-08-24 Thread Jon Harris
Sorry Andrew you do not have to be at 2003 level. I am at the 2000 native mode only and everything is fine and dandy. Jon On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: *Yes, *You need to be at 2003 Native level... *NO, *you will not need to re-add machines to the

Re: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Jon Harris
On the machine, Properties for the drive, Security, Advance, Auditing. Pick and choose users but you will have to watch your logs for them filling but it will not be as bad as if you have all of them on the audit. Jon On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Jim Majorowicz jmajorow...@gmail.comwrote:

Re: OT: Way, Way, Way, OT: Google News

2009-08-24 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Isnt that the image associated with the article? Google News is an aggrigation service. -- ME2 On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Roger Wrightrhw...@gmail.com wrote: I love Google News and it has become my primary source of information throughout my workday, but sometimes I have to question

Re: [OT] Guard tracking system

2009-08-24 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Gene Giannamore gene.giannam...@abideinternational.com wrote: Since our guard force is required to wear badges for building and floor access, we figured one more badge for the tracking system would be best (rather than a key or fob). When you say they have to

RE: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Jim Majorowicz
I’m going to start kicking my own ass here. I just noticed that the Everyone (Full Control) attribute on the root of the drive the folder sits on was never removed, and is propogating all over the place….. From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 2:48 PM

Re: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com wrote: On the machine, Properties for the drive, Security, Advance, Auditing.  Pick and choose users but you will have to watch your logs for them filling but it will not be as bad as if you have all of them on the audit. You

Re: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Erik Goldoff egold...@gmail.com wrote: I've run into similar situations before, and in every case, it was someone accidentally click-dragging folders and files from there intended location to some obscure spot ... Yah, ditto, we see that all the time. The

Re: question on 2008 domain

2009-08-24 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Cool! -ASB On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry Andrew you do not have to be at 2003 level. I am at the 2000 native mode only and everything is fine and dandy. Jon On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.comwrote: *Yes,

Re: Troubleshooting a file problem

2009-08-24 Thread Andrew S. Baker
You really don't want to make your eventlog sizes that big. The eventlogs are memory mapped files and will consume as much RAM as the sum of their max sizes. That's a lot of RAM to eat up for the logs, even if your server has 4GB RAM. -ASB On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Richard Stovall

RE: [OT] Guard tracking system

2009-08-24 Thread Gene Giannamore
More info. We are replacing the fire sprinklers on 4 floors. Each floor is 60,000 square feet and divided by security corridors with locked doors at each end. The badges are ID only, for floor and building access. We are the Prime GC. We can mount stations on the walls. The whole setup will be

Re: question on 2008 domain

2009-08-24 Thread John Cook
And possibly run domainprep John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families Sent to you from my Blackberry in the Cloud From: Jon Harris To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Mon Aug 24 17:42:07 2009 Subject: Re: question on 2008 domain Have your

RE: [OT] Guard tracking system

2009-08-24 Thread Raper, Jonathan
I know you said you wanted to give them a badge, but hear me out... What about using Mobile or QR Codes or barcodes and a smartphone with a built-in camera/app to read them that will time/date stamp the read? Then you upload the data to your logging system...

RE: [OT] Guard tracking system

2009-08-24 Thread Gene Giannamore
Nothing wireless works, unless you have a window. Cell phone service is spotty at best in the outer halls. I will look at these. I guess we can just get more lanyards (I call em loose dog collars). I just worry about all the different stuff these laborers have to remember to bring and do every

Re: [OT] Guard tracking system

2009-08-24 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Gene Giannamore gene.giannam...@abideinternational.com wrote: I am dreaming of badges that use wireless smartcard, RFID, or other similar tech, and each station uses a battery that lasts more than 7 days. The requirement to not have data or power feeding each

Re: OT: Friday Funny

2009-08-24 Thread J Kyo
I would think 45 is young to have heart problems. Goes to show how little I know. With the diabetes, watch out for your kidneys too. Best wishes for a speedy recovery! You've been through enough already Daniel! On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Daniel Rodriguez drod...@gmail.com wrote: I am

RE: Weird white grid lines in RDP sessions

2009-08-24 Thread Carl Houseman
And if not that, try updating the local machine's video drivers. Carl From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 2:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Weird white grid lines in RDP sessions I saw something similar a few years back on Win2000

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