Can you elaborate as to the NC-repl-locations update issue? -- Dean Wells MSEtechnology t Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://msetechnology.com
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Williams > Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 3:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Setting FFL=2 automatically when building > first DC in forest > > This is a real problem for me. I've got no qualms about doing things > in an unsupported fashion, as I feel I know what I'm doing. However, > our customers won't have any of it. Especially as we won't be around > to help support it, etc. > > Another example is replicating NDNCs. Apparently, I can't script the > population of mSDS-NC-Replica-Locations, I can only get bridgeheads > that don't, for example, run DNS to replicate the DNS NDNCs by using > the applicable NTDSUTIL options. I doubt NTDSUTIL is doing anything > different to my script (in this one instance of course) but the DSE > said that my script was unsupported. > > I'd be interested in knowing why some of these switches in the answer > file only work under select circumstances. As it seems that doing so > is going to force some people to do one of two things: > -- Perform "unsupported" tasks to automate their DC promotions > -- Write a number of pre- and post-promotion scripts, which can be a > pain as it adds additional complexity to the automation environment, > etc. > > [I hope] Longhorn should have better support for these options as the > new DCPROMO UI alows you to select GC, etc. > > > --Paul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dean Wells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Send - AD mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 2:32 AM > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Setting FFL=2 automatically when building > first DC > in forest > > > > Granted ... though perhaps a moot point to those (on the consumer > side of > > the fence) capable of using such a tweak since proving such usage is > > challenging to say the least. > > > > Aside, since its purpose has been well served twice in as many days > and on > > 2 > > unrelated topics, maybe it could be considered a feature suggestion > ... > > > > -- > > Dean Wells > > MSEtechnology > > t Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://msetechnology.com > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brett Shirley > >> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 8:34 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Setting FFL=2 automatically when building > >> first DC in forest > >> > >> Touching schema.ini would qualify as very not supported ... > >> > >> -B > >> > >> On Thu, 3 Aug 2006, Paul Williams wrote: > >> > >> > Setting FFL=2 automatically when building first DC in forestIt > might > >> be worth looking at the %systemroot%\system32\schema.ini file again. > I > >> just had a poke around in there after reading Dean's answer to your > >> question yesterday and the first section, the [DEFAULTROOTDOMAIN] > >> section is setting nTMixedMode. You can change that to 0 (for > native) > >> and try adding mSDS-Behavior-Version and setting it to 2. > >> > > >> > I don't know if that will work, but you're probably in a position > to > >> test this... > >> > > >> > > >> > --Paul > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > To: [email protected] > >> > Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 9:39 AM > >> > Subject: [ActiveDir] Setting FFL=2 automatically when building > >> first DC in forest > >> > > >> > > >> > According to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223757/en-us the > >> SetForestVersion entry in the dcpromo answer file can only be used > to > >> set FFL to 1 or 0 when building a new forest. > >> > > >> > Is this correct? I'd like to automate the transition to FFL=2 > when > >> building the first DC in a forest (without a script). > >> > > >> > Perhaps another change request for Longhorn? :) > >> > > >> > neil > >> > > >> > PLEASE READ: The information contained in this email is > >> confidential and > >> > intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you are not an > >> intended > >> > recipient of this email please notify the sender immediately and > >> delete your > >> > copy from your system. You must not copy, distribute or take any > >> further > >> > action in reliance on it. Email is not a secure method of > >> communication and > >> > Nomura International plc ('NIplc') will not, to the extent > >> permitted by law, > >> > accept responsibility or liability for (a) the accuracy or > >> completeness of, > >> > or (b) the presence of any virus, worm or similar malicious or > >> disabling > >> > code in, this message or any attachment(s) to it. 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