WinBind authentication with VMware host
I need to allow Active Directory users to authenticate to our VMware host running on Ubuntu. Would someone using Samba/WinBind share an example vmware-authd file or point me in the right direction? Thanks much. Moderator Note: This is a submitted question

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2009  6:41 PM
Active Directory, Authentication, Samba WinBind, Ubuntu Linux, VMware, Windows Server 2003

Wan design for 6 sites
In this project i need to design a network for (SMG) that needs to set up 6 clinics on one WAN, allowing them to share same server for email, talk directly with doctors at other locations, on central network to access client information, they have a data exchange of 1.5MB/second at any given time, the [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2009  11:49 PM
Branch Office networks, Fiber optic networking, Firewalls, Network design, Routers, Video conferencing, WAN design, Windows Server 2003

SAP Data Archiving
GoodMorning to everybody.What is SAP DATA Archiving ? What is the Role/Activity of BASIS Consultant in SAP DATA Archiving?What i heard is, this activty Functional Consultants will do by using SARA Tcode.Please send detailed Information on these keeping the view from BASIS Consultant & Functional Consultant side.One more doubt Daily we will take Archive logs [...]

Answer Question   |  March 30, 2009  6:51 AM
ECC6, SAP backup, SAP Basis, SAP data archiving, Windows Server 2003

Hyperion Planning running on Windows Server 2003 64bit
I have a customer who has a Windows Server 2003 SP 1 with 64bit who is willing to install Hyperion Planning on it. Is there a compatibility problem between Hyperion modules (essbase, etc.) and Windows Server 2003 SP 1 64 bits?

Answer Question   |  March 27, 2009  1:23 PM
Hyperion Planning, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 64 bit

Exchange 2003 background cleanup
I have an exchange 2003 service pack 2 on a windows server 2003. My problem is with the Background Cleanup. Best practice analyizer says that background cleanup isnt running. I checked the registry and dthe correct registry values are set. There are some mailboxes where the size increases even though the messages are moved to [...]

Answer Question   |  March 27, 2009  1:40 AM
Background Cleanup, Exchange 2003, Exchange Server Analyzer Tool, Windows Server 2003

Active Directory: How to identify inactive computer accounts
Hello, I have a lot of computers in my Active Directory that are inactive and/or obsolete. I am searching for a very safe and fool proof procedure which I can use to identify these computer accounts in active directory and move them to a separate OU. I will keep them in this OU temporarily and [...]

Answer Question   |  April 18, 2013  5:15 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory query, Systems administration, Windows, Windows client administration and maintenance, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

How to Create Custom application directory partition to replicate zone data in selected domain controllers in forest
I am trying to create a custom application directory partition to replicate zone data to specified domain controllers in a forest. For that I create a first domain name domain.net in a new forest using dcpromo on standalone computer name Server2003 . The default zone replication scope is To All Dns Servers in the Active [...]

Answer Question   |  March 26, 2009  9:07 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Forest, Application Directory Partition, DCPROMO, DNS, Domain Controller, Domain management, Network administration, Networking, Windows Server 2003

Create a child domain and then delegate the DNS namespace to a domain controller in child domain
am trying dns delegation, I have installed active directory domain name “parent.local” on windows server 2003 server name SERVER1. Ip address is 192.168.0.3. Preferred dns set it itself. The active directory integrated dns zone name is “parent.local”. Then I create a child domain child.parent.local on another windows server 2003 computer name SERVER2 using dcpromo. The [...]

Answer Question   |  March 26, 2009  8:50 AM
Active Directory, Child Domain, DCPROMO, DNS, Domain Controller, Networking hardware, Windows Server 2003, Zone delegation

Ghost Clients not reporting to Ghost Console
We have a few Ghost clients that are not reporting to the Console. The Ghost Console has the firewall disabled and is registered for more than enough. What could be the problem? Moderator Note: This is a user submitted question

Answer Question   |  March 25, 2009  5:15 PM
Ghost client, Norton Ghost, Symantec Ghost, Symantec Ghost Console, Windows Server 2003

Terminal Service printing
Windows 2003, clients print job leaves the printer from the ts session and sits on queue on local computer printer. Can not be deleted. This happens on all computers and sessions. Set up has been working for 3 years, no new hdwe ot sftwe has been installed

Answer Question   |  March 26, 2009  5:13 PM
Terminal Service printing, Terminal Services, Windows Server 2003

Office 2007
I have an exchange 2003 server with sp2 running on server 2003. When people running vista send a word or excel docx to someone running xp on the domain, owa wants to open the docx as a zip file. Everyone is running office 2007 and I have updated the mime on the exchange server. how [...]

Answer Question   |  March 24, 2009  8:00 PM
Exchange 2003, Microsoft Office, Office 2007, Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Cheaper then Windows Server
So here is the story. I am the IT person for a small vehicle dealership chain that is spread across 4 locations in the city. Each location is presently setup with a VPN connection to the main site which houses a database server hosting all the programs needed to run the dealership like, customer tracking [...]

Answer Question   |  April 3, 2009  6:20 PM
Active Directory, Desktop management applications, Domain management, File sharing protocols, FOSS, LDAP, Novell, OpenLDAP, Remote monitoring hardware, Roaming Profiles, SME Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Xserve

What is the SRC IS?
Hi, I am new to the windows 2003 administration, i would like to know the what is the SRC IS If any body known please write answer..

Answer Question   |  March 24, 2009  11:16 AM
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration

Impact on Exchange 2007 SP1 when you run ForestPrep and Domain Prep to install additional Windows 2008 DC
I work for an organization ,where active directory is windows 2003 with windows 2003 forest functional level and windows 2003 domain functional level . I have exchange 2007 sp1 running on windows 2003 R2 Enterprise edition with SP2. I’m in the process of introducing 2008 domain controller to windows 2003 domain as TRANSITION Method.I have [...]

Answer Question   |  March 23, 2009  10:27 AM
Active Directory, Domain Controller, Domain Functional Levels, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2007 SP1, Forest Functional Levels, ForestPrep, FSMO Roles, Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Group Policy
I am using windows 2003 Active directory to mange approx 50 users in my organization. it ans ad agency and all the users required full time internet access. All the users are login to the domain as normal user( and locally they are limited user). In this case the users don’t have the right to [...]

Answer Question   |  March 23, 2009  8:49 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Users and Computers, Group Policy, Group Policy Editor, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy

IBM System x3400 connectivity
We have brought IBM server x3400(7975PAT) which is running on windows server 2003 with SQL sewrver 2005 which is connected to 15 kiosks. I want to connect it to the one more server 2003 installed system to transfer data from the ibm server. How to connect ?

Answer Question   |  March 23, 2009  6:33 AM
IBM System x3400, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 connectivity, SQL Server interoperability, Windows interoperability, Windows Server 2003

VPN
I would like to set up a VPN on a Windows 2003 sever. My problem is that we have a Cisco 2611xm router that our internet comes through. Is there a way to port forward through the router to the Server ? Being new at this I take any advise. Have looked over the internet [...]

Answer Question   |  March 19, 2009  4:18 PM
Cisco Routers, VPN, VPN design, Windows Server 2003

Migrating from Win2003 DC to Win2008 DC
I am putting together a migration plan for moving data and users from Windows 2003 Domain Controller to the a new win2008 read only domain controller. DNS, DHCP, User data, shares needs to be migrated. What are the step I need to take to migrate DHCP, Users and Data? Please add other things if I [...]

Answer Question   |  March 19, 2009  3:53 PM
DHCP, DHCP Migration, DNS, Domain Controller, Domain Controller Migration, Windows 2003 Domain Controller, Windows 2008 Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008

Backup Exec 12.5 error 1603 when installing remote agent
Using backup exec 12.5 and get the error 1603 when trying to install remote agent. Using Windows Server 2003

Answer Question   |  March 19, 2009  6:03 PM
Backup Exec, Backup Exec 12.5, Backup Exec Error 1603, Backup Exec Error Messages, Windows Remote Agent, Windows Server 2003

Dcpromo in Windows Server 2003
Hi, im currently setting up a Windows Server 2003 server, I only have problem with dcpromo. Basically after I set the IP address to be static and make the default gateway same as the server, and use DCPROMO, in the end the dns address isn’t the IP address of the computer, instead it’s Localhost, IP:127.0.0.1 [...]

Answer Question   |  April 18, 2011  11:35 PM
DCPROMO, DNS, IP addressing, Netgear switches, Windows Server 2003