Active directory FSMO roles
Hi friends, Can any one solve my question that came to my mind. Is all the domain controllers had the NTDS.DIT database file or only FSMO role holders DCs had these file in a forest? If only FSMO DCs having ntds.dit file, why other DCs doesnot having? Thanks.

Answer Question   |  April 12, 2011  5:51 AM
Active Directory, FSMO, FSMO Role, NTDS, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP2

ntds.dit not backing up with Windows 2003 Backup Utility
active directory databaes files ntds.dit not backing up using windows 2003 backup utility

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2010  8:27 AM
Active Directory Administration, Active Directory backup, Active Directory Backup and Restore, Backup, NTDS, Windows Backup Utility, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Backup

Inter-site replication generation
Say I have 2 sites A and B. -In site A DC1 -In site B DC2 Active directory has automatically generated NTDS KCC between DC2 and DC1. After installing DC3 in site B, there is no inter-site replication connection that is automatically generated with DC1. There is only an intra-connection that gets created automatically with [...]

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2010  2:21 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory replication, NTDS

NTDS Replication
We had a 2000 server sp4 and have upgraded to a 2003 server sp2 by forest preping the 2000 domain and transferring the ad across to the 2003 server and then dcpromoing the 2000 server (obviously a little more involved that that) We renamed the 2003 server to the same as the old server. Since [...]

Answer Question   |  January 12, 2010  4:59 PM
Active Directory, NTDS, Replication, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003 SP2