RE: [ActiveDir] Question about DNS SRV registration.

2007-01-23 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Yann, Create a child DNS domain for the site containing DCb, and establish DCb as the authoritative server for that domain. If you have resources in Sitea you'll then need to ensure there is a forwarder set up for resolution, etc. Remember that separate DNS domains can exist within the one

RE: RE : RE: [ActiveDir] Question about DNS SRV registration.

2007-01-23 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Molkentin, Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Yann, Create a child DNS domain for the site containing DCb, and establish DCb as the authoritative server for that domain. If you have resources in Sitea you'll then need to ensure there is a forwarder set

RE: [ActiveDir] File replication setup problem

2007-01-16 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Steve, A little of column A and a little of column B. DFSR is what you'd use if you were running R2. DFS is standard to Win2K3, and uses FRS to do the replication (if used). Don't be afraid - it's easier than FRS alone... although, I can tell you that you'd be 1000% better off replicating using

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error

2007-01-11 Thread Molkentin, Steve
] On Behalf Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:56 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error James, This may sound harsh, but it could be. Humour us all and try deleting the root and rebuilding it and let us know... themolk

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error

2007-01-10 Thread Molkentin, Steve
James, Any specific event log entries around then? Do you have a big forest? How recently was the root setup (i.e. had it had time to replicate this information everywhere)? I'm interested by the phrase look correct - what do you mean? Just so I have it right in my head - you are trying to

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error

2007-01-10 Thread Molkentin, Steve
correct I mean that DA/EA have full rights on the DFS attributes in the domain. You are correct, R1 and existing DFS root. Thanks for the reply, -James -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: Wednesday, January 10

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error

2007-01-10 Thread Molkentin, Steve
] On Behalf Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:58 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error James, I may not be able to help, but I hope at least I don't confuse things. Does your DA/EA account have both share and NTFS permissions

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error

2007-01-10 Thread Molkentin, Steve
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:58 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error James, I may not be able to help, but I hope at least I don't confuse things. Does your DA/EA

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error

2007-01-10 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Architecture and Engineering The Kroger Co. Office: (859) 363-2346 Cell:(859) 653-8644 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:58 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error

2007-01-10 Thread Molkentin, Steve
) 653-8644 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:45 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error James, Where is the link located that you

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error

2007-01-10 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:54 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error James... and one more thing - it might have something to do

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error

2007-01-10 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:19 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error So let me get this straight... You have a root with folders like this: RootFolder --Folder1 --Folder2 You've published the RootFolder

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS Access Denied Error

2007-01-10 Thread Molkentin, Steve
and Engineering The Kroger Co. Office: (859) 363-2346 Cell:(859) 653-8644 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:22 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: DFS

RE: [ActiveDir] DFS-R Issue - 2nd try

2006-12-13 Thread Molkentin, Steve
] On Behalf Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 4:35 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DFS-R Issue - 2nd try Steve, I'll weigh in - I'm no DFSR legend, but I like to think I am learning more about it every day, and things like this only help me

RE: [ActiveDir] Domain Based DFS

2006-12-13 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Todd, It really comes down to what you want to achieve with your Domain-based DFS root and standalone DFS root. Now that I've stated the obvious - organising your data in a logical fashion can have far reaching implications (good and bad) for your staff, but I'm all for making it easier for them

RE: [ActiveDir] DFS-R Issue - 2nd try

2006-12-12 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Steve, I'll weigh in - I'm no DFSR legend, but I like to think I am learning more about it every day, and things like this only help me learn more... You say you have no replication of your DFS topology, except for one folder - what is the replication topology (you know, full mesh, etc)? What

RE: [ActiveDir] Moving an AD 2003 Domain Controller to a new server

2006-12-12 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Dear whoever you are, It's going to depend on the size and scope of your domain - how many DC's, how often replication is set to occur, link speed, etc, etc. What you say sounds plausible, but what of these other environmental factors? themolk.

RE: [ActiveDir] Way OT: Laptop Battery Life

2006-12-12 Thread Molkentin, Steve
I find not using mine gives me almost unlimited hours use. themolk. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jackson Shaw Sent: Wednesday, 13 December 2006 1:57 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject:

RE: [ActiveDir] Quest Recovery Manager

2006-12-07 Thread Molkentin, Steve
I'll see that and raise you... The company I work for makes door furniture, padlocks, etc. We have a competitor in the retail market that has been buying our stock from our customers to gain shelf space in their stores. Now, while we still get the sale, and the stock does initially go on the

RE: [ActiveDir] going further OT: Are governments insane? (WA time change in 11 days)

2006-11-22 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Neil, All, It doesn't benefit us, that's for sure! ;) Daylight saving is great, it's just that we here in Queensland aren't allowed to have it yet (that makes it hard dealing with the other east coast states, let me tell you, and turns a 2 hour difference between us and NZ into 3 hours,

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: TechED 2007

2006-10-20 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Absolutely - somebody send me to Floreda (Oh Homer, you so crazy...) themolk. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn Corbett Sent: Friday, 20 October 2006 8:37 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: TechED

RE: [ActiveDir] Problem with Active Sync

2006-09-28 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Ravi, Was it ever working? What version of ActiveSync are you using, and what of the devices (what OS)? The reason I ask is that we have an issue with ActiveSync v4.2 and Trend OfficeScan where they DO NOT play together with Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. No fix from Trend until later next year!!!

RE: [ActiveDir] Urgent DFS Configuration

2006-09-24 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Steve, Happy to pick up the hijack... Bad news - upgrading to R2 introduces DFSR and the "new" DFS as a whole new ball game. Old and existing DFS/FRS roots will continue as they are. If you wish them to use the new system, the old one should be deleted and created using the new DFS

RE: [ActiveDir] Urgent DFS Configuration

2006-09-21 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Additionally.. there are many catches with DFS when you start replicating files (if you were intending to). As a (R1 speak) root link, it is pretty simple, however you have to ensure you have your NTFS and share permissions set correctly before you create the DFS root and additional links or

RE: [ActiveDir] Drive Map Issue

2006-06-21 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Simple - give the user their old computer back. ;) themolk. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Za Vue Sent: Thursday, 22 June 2006 3:40 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Drive Map Issue If worked

RE: [ActiveDir] OT (kinda): Standard Desktop Build

2006-06-16 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Neil, That's a great idea - the same one we use here. Instead then of the 'SOE' thought that is usual, we call it our 'SAL' - standard application load. The machine is built as an OS, patches and SP's (out of the box), and WSUS looks after all that after the fact, our SAL is (in our case) GPO

RE: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes

2006-06-15 Thread Molkentin, Steve
, view it with no issues on the root target server. If I try to view it on one of the 'receiving' DFS targets, it comes up OK. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 6:30 PM To: ActiveDir

RE: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes

2006-06-14 Thread Molkentin, Steve
. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 5:35 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes Russ, Possibly - what are the permissions of the 3 folders you are trying

RE: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes

2006-06-13 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Russ, Possibly - what are the permissions of the 3 folders you are trying to replicate around? Are they identical? Check the share permissions as well as the folder permissions. Can each machine resolve the FQDN of each of the other two machines from it? I'm making the assumption that all 3

RE: [ActiveDir] UserName Psswd Script

2006-06-13 Thread Molkentin, Steve
What a shame, Tony... his posts were so insightful... ;) themolk. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony MurraySent: Wednesday, 14 June 2006 7:02 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgCc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] UserName

[ActiveDir] AD integration/replication with OS in different languages

2006-06-07 Thread Molkentin, Steve
All, This may seem pretty straight forward, but I haven't been able to track down any definitive info anywhere, not even from Microsoft. We are looking at connecting a number of businesses within our region (Asia Pacific) to the same domain. No stress there - most of the DC's (where they exist)

RE: [ActiveDir] Virtual DCs

2006-06-06 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Title: Virtual DCs Ada, I am intrigued as to why "management" are directing you to do this. What benefits do they percieve? Do they understand the nature of the 2K3 directory and the load 7,000 users puts on it? This is not a criticism - just a curious thinking out loud moment...

RE: [ActiveDir] DC and ADC replication prob.

2006-06-05 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Never miss a chance, do you Susan? ;) For those interested, I am in China at the moment, doing a meet and greet/reccy on our sister companies there and preparing for connecting them to our regional domain - then our region will be migrated to the corporate global domain as a part of the

RE: [ActiveDir] Profile migration to new domain

2006-06-01 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Jerry, I think without the trusts and using ADMT, you are going to be pushing it up a hill as far as the easy portion of this goes. Good luck and let us know what you end up doing... themolk. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

RE: [ActiveDir] AD lag sites and replication

2006-05-30 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Neil asked... I'm looking to implement one or more lag sites, with staggered replication schedules. (i.e. NYC lag replicates tues and thurs, 2-4 am; LON lag replicates mon, wed and fri 2-4 am). We're concerned that admins can still force replication outside of these hours using

RE: [ActiveDir] Windows Defender

2006-05-10 Thread Molkentin, Steve
sarcasm _SO) glad I know this... It means that I can sleep tonight now... /sarcasm themolk. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 11 May 2006 9:41 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject:

RE: [ActiveDir] Asset Inventory (OT)

2006-05-01 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Copy that on SMS2003 - we rolled it out last year and it spanks all over v2.0 Also agreed that it is only as good as the effort you put in, and that said we put in a bit and were able to remotely manage/report on all our clients at the drop of a hat (once the client was rolled out, which in

RE: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related?

2006-03-29 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Diane, ALWAYS double down. ;) themolk. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ayers, DianeSent: Thursday, 30 March 2006 6:23 AMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related? Maybe we should ask a question on

RE: [ActiveDir] Quiet? DEC? Related?

2006-03-29 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Interesting... an employee of Texas Christian University giving gambling advice... Next you'll be offering advice on (ahem) "adult" situations... ;) themolk. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lucas, BryanSent: Thursday, 30 March 2006 6:41 AMTo:

RE: [ActiveDir] OT Monitoring users

2006-03-20 Thread Molkentin, Steve
"Required" is such a strong and inflammatory word... so is "monitor" (if you talk to the right people)... We use Trend here, however, I've always loved (previous jobs) WebMarshal/MailMarshal from NetIQ. themolk. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

RE: [ActiveDir] How Secure is a Domain Controller?

2006-03-05 Thread Molkentin, Steve
I always find locking the server in a box with the network cable pulled out makes it most secure (as long as I don't lose my keys)... ;) themolk. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of EdwinSent: Sunday, 5 March 2006 1:17 PMTo:

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Roaming Profiles

2006-02-04 Thread Molkentin, Steve
As a wise man continues to say... "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioural problems" ;) Enjoy... themolk. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank AbagnaleSent: Saturday, 4 February 2006 8:28 AMTo:

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Roaming Profiles

2006-02-03 Thread Molkentin, Steve
I too am a fan of local profile, but I do not think that directly addresses Frank's issues... A couple of jobs ago at a school we used roaming profiles exclusively - made sense in our scenario. There was still at least 3-4 staff on a bad day that needed their profile reconfig-ed (all

RE: [ActiveDir] distributing large service pack files

2006-02-02 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Title: distributing large service pack files Mark, WSUS (and SMS for that matter) uses the "Background Intelligent Transfer Service" (that's what it's called) to do just this on large files, in that it is smart enough to recognise downtime on your network to send files, and manages the

RE: [ActiveDir] PcAnywhere vs. Terminal servcies

2006-01-31 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Just to clarify though, if you connect to the console using RDP, it locks out the user at the other end, so they can't do anything or even watch... you can then disconnect, but it leaves the machine locked. Just to add to the mix... We use RDP for our servers and DameWare for our clients

RE: [ActiveDir] OT - Deployment of Office SP2

2006-01-24 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Susan, that's definitely a mental image to have to shake... ;) Steve - I may be off track here, but I thought that when WSUS installed something, it meant that you COULDN'T open things... It may download in the background while people are using the machine, but not install until agreed time

[ActiveDir] 2005... Still?!?!...

2005-12-28 Thread Molkentin, Steve
So, this year, due to normal adjustments in keeping our calendar in sync with the moon (and no doubt the sun too), 2005 will exist for an extra second this year. See: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8476418/ The clocks will read 11:59:60 before ticking over to 12:00:00 So... How will that affect us? If

RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Volume Shadow Services..

2005-12-18 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Susan, you may be the annoying SBSer around here - your comments are often the clear reminder of the limitations of some of our customers, and the things we can and need to do to make their IT world exist... Using SBS or not. While there are a lot of best practice benfits and processes, how many

RE: [ActiveDir] Server Disappeared

2005-11-24 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Harald, Am I reading this right, that you changed the MAC addresses on both NIC's (swapped 'em) or just changed the TCP/IP settings? Also to clarify, the server is resolving the internal IP via DNS correctly, and you can access the box via the internet on the external IP... But internally you

RE: [ActiveDir] Server Disappeared

2005-11-24 Thread Molkentin, Steve
] Server Disappeared Molkentin, Steve burped the following on 24/11/2005 1:00 PM: Harald, Am I reading this right, that you changed the MAC addresses on both NIC's (swapped 'em) or just changed the TCP/IP settings? Yes, I switched the cables to the NICs, and then reversed the TCP

RE: [ActiveDir] Outlook installed on a DC

2005-11-24 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Ask the manager if he'd like to turn his pc into a DC, complete with the limitations therein, and see if he likes it! ;) The view is always better from the cheaper seats... themolk. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,

RE: [ActiveDir] Internet Explorer Home Page Question

2005-11-17 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Michael, I was about to offer the same solution as James - it has worked for us! themolk. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Blair, JamesSent: Friday, 18 November 2005 12:48 PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] Internet

RE: [ActiveDir] Recommendations for a DOD wipe of a RAID Array?

2005-11-15 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Don't the Department of Defence recommend that a bullet through the hard drive is the only way to ensure the data cannot be compromised after the fact (or was that the FBI)? themolk. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Crowley

RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on NTFS volumes

2005-11-07 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Rick added, to Ed: Who ARE you, anyway? See, this thread has just got REAL interesting... [takes out chips and coke, settles back into recliner chair to take in the show that may begin] Personalising posts makes technical lists just that more enjoyable. themolk. -Original

RE: [ActiveDir] salary(OT)

2005-10-12 Thread Molkentin, Steve
Gee Tom - I am not sure you can add enough zero's to the end of the number you create... Try thinking of a number, halve it (opportunity), multiply it by 3.2 (business), subtract the number you fist thought of (size) and then add 20% (location). Any help? themolk. ;) From: [EMAIL