On 2/10/07 11:04 AM, "Bob Boucher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm running Adobe CS2 daily and it seems that my account credentials to log > into our network (which I have to do to get email) got corrupted and I had to > get my Mac guy out here to get me set back up. I use Adobe CS 2 daily also and have no problems. I would venture to guess it¹s on your server and not the applications that are causing the problems. I have limited knowledge about exchange and recently asked fellow MVP William M. Smith: > What is SAM? Maybe this will shed some light on your problem. Hi Diane! More than you ever wanted to know below... When referring to a Windows Server it means "security accounts manager" database. In older versions of Windows Server such as NT 4.0 this was an encrypted file on a server that stored every user name and password. It was not very complex and could easily be cracked. It worked on multiple servers by storing a master (writable) copy on a server called a Primary Domain Controller (PDC). It replicated a backup copy (read only) to other servers called Backup Domain Controllers (BDC). This allowed multiple servers within a company and across wide area networks to authenticate users quickly because they could always contact the server closest to them to be allowed access to the network for file servers and printers. Any time a user's password is changed, it's actually changed on the PDC and then replicated out to the BDCs. Corruption to the SAM on the PDC could cause lots of problems. With the introduction of Windows Server 2000, the SAM was replaced by Active Directory. AD contains more than just the name and passwords of users; it also contains addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, office locations, printers, names of different sites... literally hundreds or thousands of details about an organization. AD eliminated the need for PDCs and BDCs by allowing all domain controllers to be equal and replicate changes with each other. If one fails the others can take over and keep users working. Some folks (and sadly old error messages still in Windows Server) may refer to the AD database as the SAM database. They're really not the same but they're akin to each other. So where do today's Exchange Servers store their information about user email accounts? In Active Directory. In the case of the OP with the problem who posted an error message about "a resource error, such as a hard disk write failure" this tells me the server is having problems. It may be failing hardware causing corruption in the AD database. Possibly, he could shut down that one server forcing the Entourage user to authenticate to another domain controller and he might see the problem not occur. That's a drastic step for troubleshooting but I may mention this after his reply. Clear as mud? ;-) Let me know if I need to clarify anything or if you have more questions. bill -- William M. Smith, MCSE, MVP -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
