Remote access to Active Directory 2003 network for non-administrator
We have a user on our 2003 AD network that needs to be able to access their PC remotely using remote desktop. They are not a local administrator. How can I make this work? Is this a safe practice?
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| November 26, 2010 2:25 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Local Administrator Rights, Remote access, Remote Access Privileges, Remote access security, Security in 2010
We have a user on our 2003 AD network that needs to be able to access their PC remotely using remote desktop. They are not a local administrator. How can I make this work? Is this a safe practice?
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| November 26, 2010 2:25 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Local Administrator Rights, Remote access, Remote Access Privileges, Remote access security, Security in 2010
Extracting all users’ passwords from Active Directory 2003
I need to extract all users passwords for our next project. How can I extract them from either their workstations or from Active Directory? We are on AD 2003. We have two domain controllers.
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| September 8, 2010 8:00 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Active Directory security, Security in 2010
I need to extract all users passwords for our next project. How can I extract them from either their workstations or from Active Directory? We are on AD 2003. We have two domain controllers.
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| September 8, 2010 8:00 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Active Directory security, Security in 2010
Who deleted all the files in Windows 2003 Member Server share?
How can I tell who deleted all the files in one of my shares on a windows 2003 member server? We are running Active Directory 2003 as well and do not have auditing enabled.
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| September 4, 2010 2:59 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, File Shares, Member Servers, Windows 2003 Member Server, Windows Server 2003
How can I tell who deleted all the files in one of my shares on a windows 2003 member server? We are running Active Directory 2003 as well and do not have auditing enabled.
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| September 4, 2010 2:59 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, File Shares, Member Servers, Windows 2003 Member Server, Windows Server 2003
Help with perl script to add information to AD user profile
I need to use Perl script to create a script that will add some information to an active directory users profile. The client is on Windows 7 and the AD server is 2003. Where can I find script examples? Can someone help?
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| July 26, 2010 2:07 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Active Directory User Profiles, Perl, Scripting, Scripting languages, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010
I need to use Perl script to create a script that will add some information to an active directory users profile. The client is on Windows 7 and the AD server is 2003. Where can I find script examples? Can someone help?
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| July 26, 2010 2:07 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Active Directory User Profiles, Perl, Scripting, Scripting languages, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010
How do I purge data on a windows 2003 active directory network?
We are on a Windows 2003 Active Directory Network and all of our clients using internal DNS are resolving one server that has been replaced to the old address. How can I purge the old data on all the machines? Can this be done directly from the server?
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| July 23, 2010 5:31 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, windows 2003, Windows Network Administration
We are on a Windows 2003 Active Directory Network and all of our clients using internal DNS are resolving one server that has been replaced to the old address. How can I purge the old data on all the machines? Can this be done directly from the server?
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| July 23, 2010 5:31 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, windows 2003, Windows Network Administration
Assigning home drives in a Windows 2003 Active Directory network
How do you handle assigning home drives in a Windows 2003 AD network? I currently do it manually. Can I have it done automatically based on OU? I see a place for the home directory in the user’s properties: can this be used to create the directory as well?
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| July 22, 2010 2:11 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Home Directory, Windows Server 2003
How do you handle assigning home drives in a Windows 2003 AD network? I currently do it manually. Can I have it done automatically based on OU? I see a place for the home directory in the user’s properties: can this be used to create the directory as well?
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| July 22, 2010 2:11 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Home Directory, Windows Server 2003
Cannot Change Time-Zone or Time on Windows XP Pro, Member of AD2003 Domain
Hello! I run an Active Directory 2003 domain controller that all of our employees use. We have one employee based on the West Coast whereas everyone else (and the domain controller) are on the East Coast. Whenever this employee tries to change the Time Zone to PST, it does nothing. They go to Date & [...]
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| June 24, 2010 3:58 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Group Policy, Windows XP Pro
Hello! I run an Active Directory 2003 domain controller that all of our employees use. We have one employee based on the West Coast whereas everyone else (and the domain controller) are on the East Coast. Whenever this employee tries to change the Time Zone to PST, it does nothing. They go to Date & [...]
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| June 24, 2010 3:58 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Group Policy, Windows XP Pro
ping server resolves different address windows server 2003
i have a windows 2003 Active directory..when i ping using the computer name of the server…it resolves different address such us 216.187…but when i ping using the server ip address it resolves the correct address 128.130.10.3 computer name: Serverpdc my domain: server.com my IP Address: 128.130.10.3 Active Directory & DHCP running… lient: Windows XP Pro [...]
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| April 27, 2010 1:09 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Change IP address, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Pro
i have a windows 2003 Active directory..when i ping using the computer name of the server…it resolves different address such us 216.187…but when i ping using the server ip address it resolves the correct address 128.130.10.3 computer name: Serverpdc my domain: server.com my IP Address: 128.130.10.3 Active Directory & DHCP running… lient: Windows XP Pro [...]
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| April 27, 2010 1:09 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Change IP address, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Pro
Domain Migration 2003 to 2008 route?
Hello Guys, I need some suggestions on the best route to migrate a 2003 AD domain to 2008 with pros and con’s. We have old hardware which is sometime not very stable. I mean these servers still have a floppy disk slot! And on top of that their C drives were not configured with much space [...]
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| November 9, 2012 10:07 PM
Active Directory 2003, Active Directory 2008, Active Directory Domain
Hello Guys, I need some suggestions on the best route to migrate a 2003 AD domain to 2008 with pros and con’s. We have old hardware which is sometime not very stable. I mean these servers still have a floppy disk slot! And on top of that their C drives were not configured with much space [...]
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| November 9, 2012 10:07 PM
Active Directory 2003, Active Directory 2008, Active Directory Domain
Script to post a user’s active directory address & phone number on website
I need a Script to publish (post) a user’s active directory address & phone number on a website.
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| September 29, 2009 5:19 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, IIS 6.0, Windows Server 2003
I need a Script to publish (post) a user’s active directory address & phone number on a website.
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| September 29, 2009 5:19 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, IIS 6.0, Windows Server 2003
dns suffix issue – please help!
Hello, We are currently restructuring our company’s DNS which is all server 2003. Each of our sites are being added into dns so they will have their own zones. What I noticed is that as soon as I put, say, miami.company.local as the primary domain suffix on a client, that machine is no longer allowed [...]
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| February 12, 2009 10:12 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, DNS, DNS Suffix, Windows, Windows Server 2003
Hello, We are currently restructuring our company’s DNS which is all server 2003. Each of our sites are being added into dns so they will have their own zones. What I noticed is that as soon as I put, say, miami.company.local as the primary domain suffix on a client, that machine is no longer allowed [...]
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| February 12, 2009 10:12 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, DNS, DNS Suffix, Windows, Windows Server 2003
Active directory issue
When we originally went to our 2000/2003 AD domain we had 1 DC that had all the FSMO roles. I have since then transferred all the roles to another server. I want to down the original server long enough to convert it to a virtual server but when I down it all of our user’s [...]
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| April 3, 2009 8:46 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2000, Active Directory 2003, Domain Controller, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2003
When we originally went to our 2000/2003 AD domain we had 1 DC that had all the FSMO roles. I have since then transferred all the roles to another server. I want to down the original server long enough to convert it to a virtual server but when I down it all of our user’s [...]
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| April 3, 2009 8:46 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2000, Active Directory 2003, Domain Controller, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2003
secondary external e-mail address to my MS Outlook 2003 inbox?
I have a MS Outlook Exchange e-mail address and want to receive e-mails from a secondary external e-mail address to my MS Outlook inbox? How do I set that up in Active Directory 2003?
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| January 22, 2009 4:35 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Outlook, Outlook 2003, Outlook Administration
I have a MS Outlook Exchange e-mail address and want to receive e-mails from a secondary external e-mail address to my MS Outlook inbox? How do I set that up in Active Directory 2003?
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| January 22, 2009 4:35 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Outlook, Outlook 2003, Outlook Administration
Missing PST files in Outlook 2000
Hi, After trying a restructuring of my entire network, I had to demote my Windows XP computers from and NT Domain to and Active Directory 2003 domain, I lost my PST files in Outlook 2000. Actually, I demoted the XP computers to a workgroup the promoted them to an Active directory domain. Now when I [...]
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| June 10, 2013 7:21 PM
.PST files, Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, AD, Outlook, Outlook 2000
Hi, After trying a restructuring of my entire network, I had to demote my Windows XP computers from and NT Domain to and Active Directory 2003 domain, I lost my PST files in Outlook 2000. Actually, I demoted the XP computers to a workgroup the promoted them to an Active directory domain. Now when I [...]
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| June 10, 2013 7:21 PM
.PST files, Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, AD, Outlook, Outlook 2000
