>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 top-level containers are created, one called NTDS Quotas, just like what
ForestPrep added in the Configuration container, and another container called Program
Data. This is intended to be a starting point for applications to store their data
instead of each vendor coming up with their own top-level OU structure."
Mike Thommes
Argonne National Laboratory
-----Original Message-----
From: Alice Joseph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tue 3/2/2004 1:34 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Cc:
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] "Program Data" container
Al:
Do you have any link to an MSDN page that talks about the Program Data
container? If you have, let me know (I couldn't find anything, even a Google search
didn't help).
Technically, yes, you can put data anywhere in Active Directory. But each of
those partitions and containers are there to serve some purpose (otherwise you
wouldn't need a config partition, schema partition, domain parttion and a place for
LostAndFound, NTDS Quotas...etc in domain partiton - technically you could put
everything under one single node in there).
And why would I want to create an OU structure for an application, if the
application hasn't got anything to do with it? And how does it relate to the existence
of a "Program Data" container? I just wanted to know what goes in there.
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From: Mulnick, Al [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 1:31 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] "Program Data" container
Technically, you can put data anywhere you want in Active Directory. However,
is there any reason you wouldn't create your own OU structure for an application?
Have you checked MSDN for information on the program data container to see
what uses it?
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From: Alice Joseph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:55 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: [ActiveDir] "Program Data" container
What is the purpose of "Program Data" container in the domain naming context
of Active Directory? Is it a general purpose container where I can store any type of
data or is it meant for specific purpose?
Thanks
Alice Joseph
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