Active Directory Copy to a test environment
I’ve copied an AD from production environment to a test environment. Now I must modify it to prevent conflict with the production environment. Please help. The IP of the physical server has been changed.
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| April 19, 2008 1:39 PM
Active Directory
I’ve copied an AD from production environment to a test environment. Now I must modify it to prevent conflict with the production environment. Please help. The IP of the physical server has been changed.
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| April 19, 2008 1:39 PM
Active Directory
Internet Explorer 7: How can I stop specific file types/extensions from being downloaded
Im trying to stop the downloading of executable and compressed files and cannot find a feature for giving a list of mime type or file extensions. I know file downloading can be turned off but this is a little too much security, I just need to be able to block only the files I tell [...]
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| May 31, 2008 11:36 AM
Active Directory, Block File Downloads, Browser security, IE7, Internet Explorer, Web security
Im trying to stop the downloading of executable and compressed files and cannot find a feature for giving a list of mime type or file extensions. I know file downloading can be turned off but this is a little too much security, I just need to be able to block only the files I tell [...]
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| May 31, 2008 11:36 AM
Active Directory, Block File Downloads, Browser security, IE7, Internet Explorer, Web security
active directory tool
is there any kind software or tool that allow users to input their details (Title, Company, Department, Phone etc) through their website , which in turn needs to be get updated in the Active Directory.
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| July 7, 2009 12:55 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory tools, Windows Server 2003
is there any kind software or tool that allow users to input their details (Title, Company, Department, Phone etc) through their website , which in turn needs to be get updated in the Active Directory.
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| July 7, 2009 12:55 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory tools, Windows Server 2003
Redirect mapped drives
I would like to know if anyone knows of a login batch file that could be used to redirect users mapped drives. I currently have 500+ users that have various mapped drives on each of their PC’s to 3 different file servers. I would like to redirect these mapped drives to a new single file [...]
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| April 10, 2008 12:37 PM
Active Directory, Login scripts, Mapped drives, Redirect
I would like to know if anyone knows of a login batch file that could be used to redirect users mapped drives. I currently have 500+ users that have various mapped drives on each of their PC’s to 3 different file servers. I would like to redirect these mapped drives to a new single file [...]
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| April 10, 2008 12:37 PM
Active Directory, Login scripts, Mapped drives, Redirect
Migration of child domains from one Active Directory forest to a different Active Directory forest
I have been given a project to migrate one child domain abc in a forest called group.local (abc.group.local) to another child domain in completely different forest call xyz.group.local. Since the forest roots of both forests are the same I cannot easily get DNS to resolve in order to create a trust. I have established a [...]
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| May 12, 2008 1:58 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory migration, Child Domain, DNS
I have been given a project to migrate one child domain abc in a forest called group.local (abc.group.local) to another child domain in completely different forest call xyz.group.local. Since the forest roots of both forests are the same I cannot easily get DNS to resolve in order to create a trust. I have established a [...]
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| May 12, 2008 1:58 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory migration, Child Domain, DNS
Windows 2003 enterprise server for one site in different Active Directory forests. Need to migrate users from one forest to another forest
Windows 2003 enterprise server for one site in different forests. I would like to migrate users from one forest to another forest I have two . I HAVE DONE Following step. 1.Created secondary zone in both the domains for either forest. 2.established external trust with no transitive. but when i am transferring users through admt [...]
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| March 25, 2008 1:51 PM
Active Directory, Windows Server 2003
Windows 2003 enterprise server for one site in different forests. I would like to migrate users from one forest to another forest I have two . I HAVE DONE Following step. 1.Created secondary zone in both the domains for either forest. 2.established external trust with no transitive. but when i am transferring users through admt [...]
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| March 25, 2008 1:51 PM
Active Directory, Windows Server 2003
Weird Password/New account issue in Exchange
Ok when we create a new account for someone and have to where they have to change their password upon log on they get an error after they try to put in new password saying “the “domain” is not available”. But if we just have the user put in the password at our stations as [...]
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| March 24, 2008 3:46 AM
Active Directory, Exchange, Password
Ok when we create a new account for someone and have to where they have to change their password upon log on they get an error after they try to put in new password saying “the “domain” is not available”. But if we just have the user put in the password at our stations as [...]
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| March 24, 2008 3:46 AM
Active Directory, Exchange, Password
I have an existing domain controller with Active Directory integrated DNS installed but in has to be decommissioned as the hardware is not supported.
I have an existing domain controller with active directory integrated dns installed but in has to be decommissioned as the hardware is not supported.. All workstations and servers have the ip of this server as the primary dns. I have built another dc with ad integrated dns on it. As I don’t want to manually [...]
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| March 22, 2008 3:48 PM
Active Directory, DNS, Domain Controller
I have an existing domain controller with active directory integrated dns installed but in has to be decommissioned as the hardware is not supported.. All workstations and servers have the ip of this server as the primary dns. I have built another dc with ad integrated dns on it. As I don’t want to manually [...]
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| March 22, 2008 3:48 PM
Active Directory, DNS, Domain Controller
The IIS service on our ADs deployed in different countries occasionally fails but the main AD in our main office is stable.
The IIS service on our ADs deployed in different countries occasionally fails but the main AD in our main office is stable. Can you help me solve this? Thank you.
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| March 24, 2008 3:43 PM
Active Directory, IIS, Microsoft Internet Information Server
The IIS service on our ADs deployed in different countries occasionally fails but the main AD in our main office is stable. Can you help me solve this? Thank you.
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| March 24, 2008 3:43 PM
Active Directory, IIS, Microsoft Internet Information Server
Active Directory domain controller running DNS server on Windows Server 2003 question
I have an active directory domain controller running DNS server on win 2003 server. I want to change my address schema so i need to change ip address for this server. What do i need to do with DNS SOA and NS records and A records. Can i just change server ip address or what
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| March 22, 2008 3:41 PM
Active Directory, DNS, Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003
I have an active directory domain controller running DNS server on win 2003 server. I want to change my address schema so i need to change ip address for this server. What do i need to do with DNS SOA and NS records and A records. Can i just change server ip address or what
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| March 22, 2008 3:41 PM
Active Directory, DNS, Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003
I want to write a utility which will read domain users details from the Active Directory and dump it in a database?
I want to write a utility which will read domain users details from the Active Directory and dump it in a database which will be used by other applications. How do I do this ?
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| March 24, 2008 3:39 PM
Active Directory, Domain management
I want to write a utility which will read domain users details from the Active Directory and dump it in a database which will be used by other applications. How do I do this ?
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| March 24, 2008 3:39 PM
Active Directory, Domain management
What are the requirements for an Active Directory Client? How can a client PC retrieve the GPO setting from Active Directory Server.
What are the requirement for Active Directory Client. How an client PC retrieve the GPO setting from Active Directory Server. Can a Linux PC retrieve GPO setting from Active Directory Server? Can a Linux PC retrieve Network and Security setting from GPO? what are the steps when a when a windows client retrieve the network [...]
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| March 22, 2008 3:25 PM
Active Directory, GPO, Group Policy
What are the requirement for Active Directory Client. How an client PC retrieve the GPO setting from Active Directory Server. Can a Linux PC retrieve GPO setting from Active Directory Server? Can a Linux PC retrieve Network and Security setting from GPO? what are the steps when a when a windows client retrieve the network [...]
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| March 22, 2008 3:25 PM
Active Directory, GPO, Group Policy
Multilple users using a Shared Mailbox.
I have a question about Multiple Users using a Shared Mailbox. I have a Shared Mailbox setup that multiple users use. Each of those users do not have a mailbox of their own, but if you look in AD on each of their accounts we have the Shared Mailbox email address set on the General [...]
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| March 25, 2008 6:54 PM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Exchange mailbox management
I have a question about Multiple Users using a Shared Mailbox. I have a Shared Mailbox setup that multiple users use. Each of those users do not have a mailbox of their own, but if you look in AD on each of their accounts we have the Shared Mailbox email address set on the General [...]
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| March 25, 2008 6:54 PM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Exchange mailbox management
Scheduling for on-site consultants
We have an Exchange 2003 environment. We have many on site consultants, contractors and vendors that are actively working on projects for us. We create an AD account for each vendor, but not a mailbox as a rule. We do not want any vendors sending email as if they worked for my co. I am [...]
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| March 19, 2008 8:17 PM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook calendar
We have an Exchange 2003 environment. We have many on site consultants, contractors and vendors that are actively working on projects for us. We create an AD account for each vendor, but not a mailbox as a rule. We do not want any vendors sending email as if they worked for my co. I am [...]
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| March 19, 2008 8:17 PM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook calendar
Account access through VPN
I have a single Active Directory Domain. I have one domain account that I want a consultant to use through VPN. I want this consultant to only login to just one server in the domain. How I can accomplish that in my Active Directory domain?
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| March 14, 2008 4:03 PM
Active Directory, VPN, Windows Security
I have a single Active Directory Domain. I have one domain account that I want a consultant to use through VPN. I want this consultant to only login to just one server in the domain. How I can accomplish that in my Active Directory domain?
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| March 14, 2008 4:03 PM
Active Directory, VPN, Windows Security
Resolving Mailbox Names
Our Windows 2000 SP4 Global Catalogue servers cannot resolve mailbox names for AD accounts on our child domains when we type in the Exchange 2003 server name. We keep getting the error message “The name could not be reolved. The name could not be matched to a name in the address list. However, if we [...]
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| March 14, 2008 11:42 AM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Resolving mailbox names, Windows 2000 Server
Our Windows 2000 SP4 Global Catalogue servers cannot resolve mailbox names for AD accounts on our child domains when we type in the Exchange 2003 server name. We keep getting the error message “The name could not be reolved. The name could not be matched to a name in the address list. However, if we [...]
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| March 14, 2008 11:42 AM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Resolving mailbox names, Windows 2000 Server
General Access Error using Script on Domain PCs
I am running a VBscript through a GPO to change the Local Administrator password on all workstations in my domain. In order to test this, I did the following: I created a Test OU, and applied the GPO solely to that. I took a test box and moved it into the Test OU. Then I [...]
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| July 16, 2009 7:38 PM
Active Directory, changing local admin password, GPO, Group Policy, OU, VBScript
I am running a VBscript through a GPO to change the Local Administrator password on all workstations in my domain. In order to test this, I did the following: I created a Test OU, and applied the GPO solely to that. I took a test box and moved it into the Test OU. Then I [...]
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| July 16, 2009 7:38 PM
Active Directory, changing local admin password, GPO, Group Policy, OU, VBScript
How can I share a folder in a Domain with AD for two users to be able to use?
I have two users with their respective login credentials that are using the same computer at different hours of the day and need to be able to use the same files as they both have the same responsabilities. These are roamin profiles but I’m not sure how to set up a share so that they [...]
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| March 12, 2008 4:55 PM
Active Directory, Domain, Shared folders
I have two users with their respective login credentials that are using the same computer at different hours of the day and need to be able to use the same files as they both have the same responsabilities. These are roamin profiles but I’m not sure how to set up a share so that they [...]
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| March 12, 2008 4:55 PM
Active Directory, Domain, Shared folders
Assigning new user default password with php
I’ve written some php codes (see codes below) to add a new user in our Active Directory. I’ve attached the php codes below. It does actually add a new user and put in all the settings in attributes correctly. However, even though I’ve set the userpassword (I can see the attribute set in ldap), the [...]
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| April 4, 2008 11:42 AM
Active Directory, Default password, PHP, unicodePwd, userPassword
I’ve written some php codes (see codes below) to add a new user in our Active Directory. I’ve attached the php codes below. It does actually add a new user and put in all the settings in attributes correctly. However, even though I’ve set the userpassword (I can see the attribute set in ldap), the [...]
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| April 4, 2008 11:42 AM
Active Directory, Default password, PHP, unicodePwd, userPassword
how to obtain a list of all mailboxes in distribution lists and sub-lists or sub-sub
We are using Exchange Server 2003 and have an “All” universal distribution list named “Community” but individuals want the ability to unsubscribe. To prepare for this, the administration requests that I provide a list of every mailbox in “Community” but I am not aware of any Exchange or Active Directory report program to do this.
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| March 12, 2008 4:45 PM
Active Directory, Distribution Lists, Exchange 2003, Mailbox
We are using Exchange Server 2003 and have an “All” universal distribution list named “Community” but individuals want the ability to unsubscribe. To prepare for this, the administration requests that I provide a list of every mailbox in “Community” but I am not aware of any Exchange or Active Directory report program to do this.
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| March 12, 2008 4:45 PM
Active Directory, Distribution Lists, Exchange 2003, Mailbox
