I was very very close to adding that (CSV of event log) to repadmin ... after /csv for /showrepl we were pretty much sold ...
It's funny, when I read CSV, I think excel? Cheers, Brett Shirley posting "AS IS" ... On Tue, 7 Jun 2005, joe wrote: > LOL. > > I'll work on tools you can pay for. :o) > > At the moment I am working on a tool to dump all registered event log IDs > and messages of a given machine. Trying to decide if it should be a freebie > or a for pay. As you may guess I have been working on some monitoring type > apps and when I decided I wanted a nice CSV listing of all messageids and > severity levels I found a dearth of tools to do it. At the moment I can dump > all event messages on a local machine in about 1.5 seconds, remote machines > are slower depending on network speeds and number of messages. > > Output looks something like this (Tab delimited) at the moment > > Internal_ID Event_ID Severity Message Resource_File > Source(s) > "2147811364" "36" "WARN" "An inconsistency in the state information > for disk set %2 was fixed." "e:\windows\system32\drivers\ftdisk.sys" > "System\ftdisk" > "2147811367" "39" "WARN" "Disk %2 has FT disk information that is > being superseded by FT registry information." > "e:\windows\system32\drivers\ftdisk.sys" "System\ftdisk" > "3221553153" "1" "ERROR" "An unrecoverable bad sector failure > occurred on disk set %2.\nData is still readable on the redundant copy." > "e:\windows\system32\drivers\ftdisk.sys" "System\ftdisk" > "3221553158" "6" "ERROR" "One of the devices that is part of disk set > %2 has failed and will no\nlonger be used." > "e:\windows\system32\drivers\ftdisk.sys" "System\ftdisk" > "3221553159" "7" "ERROR" "Disk set %2 is disabled because one or more > of its members are missing\nor invalid." > "e:\windows\system32\drivers\ftdisk.sys" "System\ftdisk" > "3221553162" "10" "ERROR" "An unrecoverable sector failure occurred on > accesses to both copies of the\ndata on disk set %2." > "e:\windows\system32\drivers\ftdisk.sys" "System\ftdisk" > > It has been a hoot, been finding silly "mistakes" all over, have a blog > entry on it in fact. > > Also I am finalizing work on a tool for safely managing the ACL on the > deleted objects container. > > Anyway, I will look at building an update monitoring tool for the joeware > site. > > I am trying to figure out what it will take for Quest to buy me out for 10+ > million, they are buying everything else. :o) > > joe > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 8:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Q about Site Link Bridging > > Sooooo.... The real question is when are you going to have the > functionality available as a joeware tool? > > Remember - I've offered money before for your utils - offer still stands > [1]. But, I'm not quite equipped to be the sole benefactor of your first > 7-digit accumulation, old buddy. ;o) > > Rick > > [1] In other words - Get Crackin'! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 5:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Q about Site Link Bridging > > Yep, I like it myself. Starting writing the first version of it about 2 > weeks after I loaded my first domain controller back in like 1999/2000. I > got sick of doing windiff of two manual dumps right quick. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 5:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Q about Site Link Bridging > > Sorry I wasn't more clear, joe. Yep, I meant the tool. I knew what you > were changing - that wasn't a real mystery. But the tool that showed the > cause and effect is really quite cool. > > Nice little bit of a 'before and after'. > > Rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 3:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Q about Site Link Bridging > > Err for what in particular? > > If you mean the little process below that watched the changes to the > directory and dumped them to the screen. That version of the tool I can't > share, I actually wrote that specific version on the corporate dime. It is a > a nicely cleaned up version of something else I wrote to do this stuff > previously though. I will think about writing up another tool on my dime to > do it that can be publicly available. I won't release the original tool as > it is a train wreck for usability, I found myself looking at the source more > often than not trying to remember how to do things with it and I don't need > those email headache questions for a tool that isn't designed to be user > friendly. :o) > > Overall though, it is extremely useful functionality and I have used that > functionality multiple times the last 5 years to find issues and bugs with > AD based programs. :o) Basically it simply implements > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ad/ad/polli > ng_for_changes_using_usnchanged.asp > > For those that work for the same company that I work work for that are > interested, there will be a KB available shortly concerning this tool. > > > If you mean, how do you set that value from the command line, you can use > admod with a simple update command but the tricky part is the fact that it > isn't an absolute value, it is a bit flag and you should be aware of what is > already set before overwriting it. I have a change I am working on for a > future version of admod that will help with that, but it is a ways out > still. > > joe > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 2:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Q about Site Link Bridging > > joe, > > Toss a command line out there for this. Some might be interested in how you > collected this - now that we kno what flags we're looking for! > > Thx! > > Rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 11:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Q about Site Link Bridging > > When you right click IP and select Properties and UNCHECK "Bridge all site > links", the attribute options gets bit 1 (value=2^1=2) set on the object > CN=IP,CN=Inter-Site Transports,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,<root DN>. > > If you CHECK that checkbox, bit 1 gets cleared. > > Basically Bit 1 is for bridge all site links. Default is cleared bit 1 > meaning Bridge all. Set bit 1 means don't bridge. > > > Bit 0 (2^0=1) is for Ignore schedules. Default is cleared bit 0 meaning > don't ignore. Set bit 0 to ignore. > > > > Clearing checkbox > ================== > > Updates between Tue Jun 7 00:45:00 2005 - Tue Jun 7 00:45:02 2005 > Retrieving CN=IP,CN=Inter-Site > Transports,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=joe,DC=com...OK... > > UPDATE: CN=IP,CN=Inter-Site > Transports,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=joe,DC=com > <GUID=65c6193a130e4245ad7d09b0a2fbb11c> > UPD options: (0) -> (2) > UPD uSNChanged: (2501219) -> (2501221) > UPD whenChanged: (20050607044358.0Z) -> (20050607044501.0Z) > > ------------------------------------------------- > > > > Setting checkbox > ================ > > Searching for Updates: 2501222/2501222...OK... > Pushing DN (<GUID=65c6193a130e4245ad7d09b0a2fbb11c>) into list to retrieve > updates... > Retrieving 1 updated DN(s)... > ------------------------------------------------- > Updates between Tue Jun 7 00:45:08 2005 - Tue Jun 7 00:45:09 2005 > Retrieving CN=IP,CN=Inter-Site > Transports,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=joe,DC=com...OK... > > UPDATE: CN=IP,CN=Inter-Site > Transports,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=joe,DC=com > <GUID=65c6193a130e4245ad7d09b0a2fbb11c> > UPD options: (2) -> (0) > UPD uSNChanged: (2501221) -> (2501222) > UPD whenChanged: (20050607044501.0Z) -> (20050607044509.0Z) > > ------------------------------------------------- > Get highestCommittedUSN...OK...(2501222)...Sleeping 1..(Tue Jun 7 00:45:12 > 2005).. > > > joe > > > > > Copyright 2005 joe :o) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 12:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ActiveDir] Q about Site Link Bridging > > Hi guys, > > When, in AD Sites and Services MMC Snapin, one unchecks the "bridge all site > links" checkbox, what gets updated in the directory? > > >>From what I can tell, this is stored in the Options attribute of: > cn=NTDS Settings,cn=<site name>,cn=sites,cn=configuration,dc=<domain name> > and we do an: <existing options> OR &H10 to disable automatic generation of > inter-site links. We'd need to do this for each site. Is this correct? Or is > there some global attribute that gets set instead that I'm missing in my > research? > > TIA! > > Cheers > Ken > > -- > IIS Stuff: www.adOpenStatic.com/cs/blogs/ken/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
