Thanks! FWIW I just tried ADFIND and forced it to fail, but it produced no 
logging in my machine application log (or any other) logs on my local system.

Dave

From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: LDAP authentication failures / logging

No, it's not a DC level error, it's an application level error. The application 
should log the error, not the DC.

You can use netmon or wireshark to monitor ldap traffic.

I think you can turn up LDAP debugging to such a ridiculous level that those 
get logged, but you'll flood your DCs.

And yes, use adfind (www.joeware.net<http://www.joeware.net>) or dsquery 
(already on your windows 2003 servers).

Regards,

Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP
My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael
Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange

From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 5:07 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: LDAP authentication failures / logging

If an application is using LDAP to talk to AD and it tries to reference an OU 
that doesn't exist, will a DC log an error?

Example: We have an application that will remain nameless but rhymes with HP 
Quality Center. LDAP import settings points to our "Portland Users" OU. If U 
rename the OU - which will break the LDAP config - will the DC log any attempt 
to talk to "Portland Users"?

Additionally, does anyone have (or know of) a simple app that I can throw in my 
test environment to test such activity? I can't test the production stuff and 
have no dev environment for this particular scenario...
David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER
NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
(Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764












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