RE: [ActiveDir] strange error on logon

[joe]

I think the KBs are the same, just different permissions required to see different things. You have public content, partner level content, and internal content and actually that may be accessed through a different engine I think, not positive, I don't seem to have access. :o)   Honestly though I have had Partner level access in some shape or fashion for about 7 or so years and I can't say I have seen more than maybe 50 articles tops in that time that were partner level with the big banners on it saying this is partner level. The interesting thing, several of those I could actually find the same content to through google on other channels such as technet or msdn.   I have had more issues with KBs just disappearing, there one day, gone the next. Very frustrating. You get to the point where you start archiving your own copies which is silly.   For a while MS had a service where you could email an address and it would send you articles even ones that weren't reachable through the web site, but I think that died a long while back. I found that one out ages ago when learning the evils of multiple default gateways on a machine with multiple NICS. I will always remember that one because I read the article and was swearing for a solid 3 days because it was a problem that had cursed us for a couple of months and no one seemed to know the answer and finally hit one PSS guy after dealing with several who said I should email this certain address with this certain KB number and I would get my info...     joe From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thommes, Michael M. Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 10:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] strange error on logon 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 Thommes -----Original Message----- From: Eric Fleischman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 8:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] strange error on logon We keep tweaking it to make it better. As you’ve probably read, this is a major work item for us. We’re working on it.....     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mulnick, Al Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 8:37 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] strange error on logon   Picasso, would it just be me, or does anyone else think that making KB searching an art vs. a science  is wrong?  I mean, as long as it's public vs. say, utopia, wouldn't it make sense to make it so the intended audience could use it?  Like Joe said, buy google already. That's what gets used for most KB searches anyway.  At least the successful ones.   Al   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 5:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] strange error on logon Yep, too bad so many Windows folks are pushed to the limit with Spirographs Picasso....  :o)   Just buy google already... Petty cash, whip it out. Let people beat on MS for a while for using linux machines to find content at MS while it gets assimilated.     joe       From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Fleischman Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 5:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] strange error on logon Searching KB is an art, so you can call me Picasso. ;)     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mulnick, Al Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 4:01 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] strange error on logon   That support search engine must have missed it :)   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Fleischman Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 4:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] strange error on logon Have you seen:   824204 You receive an "Error at logon: Cannot find the file..." error message http://support.microsoft.com/?id=824204       From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mulnick, Al Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 2:51 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] strange error on logon   Just a guess.   Check the registry on the workstation.  That file error throws some hits on the net referring to shell startup. This maybe the key.  You can search the registry and find a reference to the idlist portion of your error.  I wouldn't rule out GPO just yet either as it could be something that got locked down inadvertently.  Or maybe folder redirection?  Seen some reference to Norton, but...   HKCR\Folder\shell\rootexplore = "Explore From Here"   command = "Explorer.exe /e,/root,/idlist,%I"     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 3:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] strange error on logon I have never seen an error like that so once you nail down what is running that is throwing the error up, then we can go from there.      joe   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Raymond McClinnis Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 12:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] strange error on logon I began receiving calls yesterday about a strange looking error that users were getting at logon.  Here is the message:   Cannot find the file '/idlist,:0:1140,\\DOMAINCONTROLLER\NETLOGON' (or one of its components).   I originally thought that it may be an issue with a script I was pushing through group policy, but that is not the case.  I still need to look at the startup on the machines in question and see if there is anything there.   Thanks, Raymond McClinnis