Users cannot change password when prompted
Check your minimum password age setting. I bet it is 2 days less than the maximum password age. Lower this setting to 14 days less than the maximum password age (or lower). Actually, I believe it’s the Minimum password age setting that needs to be adjusted. Users are not allowed to change a password until [...]
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| October 22, 2008 3:45 PM
Active Directory, Group Policy, Group Policy management, Windows Server 2003
Check your minimum password age setting. I bet it is 2 days less than the maximum password age. Lower this setting to 14 days less than the maximum password age (or lower). Actually, I believe it’s the Minimum password age setting that needs to be adjusted. Users are not allowed to change a password until [...]
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| October 22, 2008 3:45 PM
Active Directory, Group Policy, Group Policy management, Windows Server 2003
Can I use my DC server as Exchange Server?
<a href=”http://www.petri.co.il/problems_with_exchange_2003_installed_on_domain_controllers.htm”>This article</a> explains why you should not install exchange on a domain controller. This article specifies exchange 2003 and you did not say what version you want to install, however this is true no matter what version of exchange you are installing. ===================== You should not use a DC for anything other than domain [...]
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| October 22, 2008 3:37 PM
Active Directory, Domain Controller, Exchange 2003, Exchange Server 2003, Exchange Server and Active Directory, Exchange server interoperability, Windows Server 2003
<a href=”http://www.petri.co.il/problems_with_exchange_2003_installed_on_domain_controllers.htm”>This article</a> explains why you should not install exchange on a domain controller. This article specifies exchange 2003 and you did not say what version you want to install, however this is true no matter what version of exchange you are installing. ===================== You should not use a DC for anything other than domain [...]
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| October 22, 2008 3:37 PM
Active Directory, Domain Controller, Exchange 2003, Exchange Server 2003, Exchange Server and Active Directory, Exchange server interoperability, Windows Server 2003
Copying/Mirroring 2003 Exchange
I am not entirely sure what you mean by “mirroring” the servers. However, <a href=”http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/expert/KnowledgebaseAnswer/0,289625,sid43_gci1174835,00.html”>here </a>is a good informational article to help you.
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| October 20, 2008 1:01 PM
Domain Controller, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 Backup, Exchange 2003 Mirroring, Windows Server 2003
I am not entirely sure what you mean by “mirroring” the servers. However, <a href=”http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/expert/KnowledgebaseAnswer/0,289625,sid43_gci1174835,00.html”>here </a>is a good informational article to help you.
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| October 20, 2008 1:01 PM
Domain Controller, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 Backup, Exchange 2003 Mirroring, Windows Server 2003
IIS Authentication Blues
I ran into something similar a little while ago, but I apologise if this is a rather vague answer. I believe the root of the problem lay in choice of service/admin accounts for the shared services site. First I created a new shared services provider. Central Administration – Shared Services Administration – New SSP. Make [...]
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| October 19, 2008 11:08 AM
IIS, IIS authentication, SharePoint 2007, SharePoint Central Administration, SharePoint Server 2007, Windows Server 2003
I ran into something similar a little while ago, but I apologise if this is a rather vague answer. I believe the root of the problem lay in choice of service/admin accounts for the shared services site. First I created a new shared services provider. Central Administration – Shared Services Administration – New SSP. Make [...]
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| October 19, 2008 11:08 AM
IIS, IIS authentication, SharePoint 2007, SharePoint Central Administration, SharePoint Server 2007, Windows Server 2003
Allowing junior Network Admins to do their job
There are a number of separate bits here. Allowing a group to install software is partly a gpo user rights assignment issue, but you are right that you also want to make them local administrators. On our network this is done through a batch script run at logon with the line net localgroup Administrators <i>domaingroup [...]
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| October 18, 2008 9:44 AM
Active Directory, GPO, Group Policy, Network administration, Network Administrator, Network change management, Network configuration management, System administration
There are a number of separate bits here. Allowing a group to install software is partly a gpo user rights assignment issue, but you are right that you also want to make them local administrators. On our network this is done through a batch script run at logon with the line net localgroup Administrators <i>domaingroup [...]
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| October 18, 2008 9:44 AM
Active Directory, GPO, Group Policy, Network administration, Network Administrator, Network change management, Network configuration management, System administration
automate Oracle database backup on Windows 2000 server
What you could do is have the results of the copy be sent to a log file in a particular location so that you could have a shortcut on your desktop to that location and look at the logs. To do that, your .bat files would direct the output of the command like this: copy [...]
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| October 17, 2008 3:40 PM
Backup, Database Backup, Oracle 8i, Oracle backup, Oracle database backup and recovery, Windows 2000 Server
What you could do is have the results of the copy be sent to a log file in a particular location so that you could have a shortcut on your desktop to that location and look at the logs. To do that, your .bat files would direct the output of the command like this: copy [...]
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| October 17, 2008 3:40 PM
Backup, Database Backup, Oracle 8i, Oracle backup, Oracle database backup and recovery, Windows 2000 Server
SBS 2003 / Exchange internal email issue
If you set up a ‘contact’ identity for the external address in Exchange, you should then be able to forward the internal email to his external email address. It could also be set the same way to forward only to his Blackberry, if you don’t want the internal emails forwarding to both laptop and BB. [...]
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| October 16, 2008 8:49 PM
BlackBerry, Exchange 2003, External Email Issue, ISP, POP3, SBS, SBS 2003, VPN
If you set up a ‘contact’ identity for the external address in Exchange, you should then be able to forward the internal email to his external email address. It could also be set the same way to forward only to his Blackberry, if you don’t want the internal emails forwarding to both laptop and BB. [...]
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| October 16, 2008 8:49 PM
BlackBerry, Exchange 2003, External Email Issue, ISP, POP3, SBS, SBS 2003, VPN
Cluster Win2k3 adding and deleting drives
To add another volume to a cluster, present the volume to the cluster. On the node which is the active node rescan the scsi buss in computer management, or diskpart. Create the partition and format it. Go to the passive machine and rescan the scsi buss. Do nothing else with the drive on the passive [...]
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| October 16, 2008 7:15 PM
Clustering, Clusters, Grid computing, HARD drive, Windows Server 2003
To add another volume to a cluster, present the volume to the cluster. On the node which is the active node rescan the scsi buss in computer management, or diskpart. Create the partition and format it. Go to the passive machine and rescan the scsi buss. Do nothing else with the drive on the passive [...]
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| October 16, 2008 7:15 PM
Clustering, Clusters, Grid computing, HARD drive, Windows Server 2003
Set up a frame relay for 20 users
Assuming you trust that the 20 remote computers do not have viruses that will affect your network, the frame relay should be directly connected to your internal network. For more security, you can add them to a DMZ network or a stand alone connection to your firewall, but the first option is the most common. [...]
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| October 16, 2008 4:11 PM
Domain, Domain Controller, Frame Relay
Assuming you trust that the 20 remote computers do not have viruses that will affect your network, the frame relay should be directly connected to your internal network. For more security, you can add them to a DMZ network or a stand alone connection to your firewall, but the first option is the most common. [...]
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| October 16, 2008 4:11 PM
Domain, Domain Controller, Frame Relay
windows 2003 folder
This can happen if on the one with WINNT had an older version of Windows installed and you installed 2003 over the top. Give more detailed back ground and maybe someone can make a more definitive answer. dmw
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| October 16, 2008 2:25 PM
Windows Server 2003
This can happen if on the one with WINNT had an older version of Windows installed and you installed 2003 over the top. Give more detailed back ground and maybe someone can make a more definitive answer. dmw
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| October 16, 2008 2:25 PM
Windows Server 2003
Rebuild AD and DNS
Uninstalling Active Directory is usually a simple procedure which I describe here. Although this is written for Windows 2003 the procedure is almost identical to uninstall Active Directory on Windows 2000. You need to be a member of the domain admins group. 1.) As when installing Active Directory, we start with the same simple command. [...]
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| October 16, 2008 12:41 PM
Active Directory, DNS, Windows Server 2003
Uninstalling Active Directory is usually a simple procedure which I describe here. Although this is written for Windows 2003 the procedure is almost identical to uninstall Active Directory on Windows 2000. You need to be a member of the domain admins group. 1.) As when installing Active Directory, we start with the same simple command. [...]
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| October 16, 2008 12:41 PM
Active Directory, DNS, Windows Server 2003
How do I change the GAL source to the Active Directory server I want it to use?
<a href=”http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124791(EXCHG.80).aspx”>This article</a> will help you.
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| October 15, 2008 7:08 PM
Active Directory, Exchange 2007, GAL, Global Address Lists
<a href=”http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124791(EXCHG.80).aspx”>This article</a> will help you.
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| October 15, 2008 7:08 PM
Active Directory, Exchange 2007, GAL, Global Address Lists
Email Addresses have question mark Outlook 2003 with Exchange 2003
See if <a href=”http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/Windows2000/AdminTips/Exchange/ForeigncharactersappearasquestionmarkswhensentfromOWA.html”>this article</a> helps.
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| October 15, 2008 6:46 PM
Exchange 2003, Global Address Lists, Outlook, Outlook 2003, Windows Server 2003
See if <a href=”http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/Windows2000/AdminTips/Exchange/ForeigncharactersappearasquestionmarkswhensentfromOWA.html”>this article</a> helps.
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| October 15, 2008 6:46 PM
Exchange 2003, Global Address Lists, Outlook, Outlook 2003, Windows Server 2003
System administrator policies Windows Server 2003
You will need to edit the policies which are being applied to that machine from the domain and remove the policy which prevents VMware to be installed. Your system administrator will need to do this for you.
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| October 14, 2008 10:25 PM
Administrative privileges, VMware, Windows Server 2003
You will need to edit the policies which are being applied to that machine from the domain and remove the policy which prevents VMware to be installed. Your system administrator will need to do this for you.
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| October 14, 2008 10:25 PM
Administrative privileges, VMware, Windows Server 2003
Windows 2000 server cannot contact License Logging service
the License Logging Service is unreliable. Unless you are running Windows 2003 SBS, you are fine to disable the service on all servers. <a href=”http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid68_gci1094488_tax299749,00.html”>http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid68_gci1094488_tax299749,00.html</a> <a href=”http://www.salfordsoftware.co.uk/support/kb/SKB212″>http://www.salfordsoftware.co.uk/support/kb/SKB212</a> <a href=”http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824196″>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824196</a> We have a Windows 2003 AD running Exchange 2003, SQL 200 and we have disabled LLS on all servers with absolutely no problems. In fact, there [...]
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| October 14, 2008 3:04 PM
Domain Controller, Error 0x4b8, License Logging Service, Primary Domain Controller, Secondary Domain Controller, Windows 2000 Server
the License Logging Service is unreliable. Unless you are running Windows 2003 SBS, you are fine to disable the service on all servers. <a href=”http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid68_gci1094488_tax299749,00.html”>http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid68_gci1094488_tax299749,00.html</a> <a href=”http://www.salfordsoftware.co.uk/support/kb/SKB212″>http://www.salfordsoftware.co.uk/support/kb/SKB212</a> <a href=”http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824196″>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824196</a> We have a Windows 2003 AD running Exchange 2003, SQL 200 and we have disabled LLS on all servers with absolutely no problems. In fact, there [...]
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| October 14, 2008 3:04 PM
Domain Controller, Error 0x4b8, License Logging Service, Primary Domain Controller, Secondary Domain Controller, Windows 2000 Server
Desktop domain controller
Please elaborate a bit Desktop Platforms (I assume you are talking about Hardware) It depends, if you have a small/medium sized network that might work, but if you have something like a medium+ or large you might not want to do this. Again, hardware requirments are there for guidance, if you are anticipating rapid growth [...]
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| October 14, 2008 11:43 AM
Domain Controller, FSMO, Global Catalog
Please elaborate a bit Desktop Platforms (I assume you are talking about Hardware) It depends, if you have a small/medium sized network that might work, but if you have something like a medium+ or large you might not want to do this. Again, hardware requirments are there for guidance, if you are anticipating rapid growth [...]
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| October 14, 2008 11:43 AM
Domain Controller, FSMO, Global Catalog
Windows 2003 users
dsadd is a command line utility that can do this quickly for you. Look at the following resources: <a href=”http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/Logon/DSadd_add_user.htm”>DSadd – create new users Windows 2003</a> <a href=”http://www.jdhitsolutions.com/resources/articles/DSAdd-Introduction.pdf”>Intro to DSadd</a> <a href=”http://blogs.technet.com/jhoward/archive/2005/01/27/361415.aspx”>Sample dsadd scripts</a>
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| October 14, 2008 11:40 AM
User accounts, Windows administration, Windows Server 2003
dsadd is a command line utility that can do this quickly for you. Look at the following resources: <a href=”http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/Logon/DSadd_add_user.htm”>DSadd – create new users Windows 2003</a> <a href=”http://www.jdhitsolutions.com/resources/articles/DSAdd-Introduction.pdf”>Intro to DSadd</a> <a href=”http://blogs.technet.com/jhoward/archive/2005/01/27/361415.aspx”>Sample dsadd scripts</a>
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| October 14, 2008 11:40 AM
User accounts, Windows administration, Windows Server 2003
Active Directory replication
1. Open Active Directory Sites and Services. 2. Expand Sites 3. Expand Default-First-Site-Name 4. Expand Servers. 5. Expand the server you created the account on 6. Click on NTDS Settings 7. Right click on the server you want the data replicated on 8. Click on Replicate now. Just remember domain controllers only push data replication.
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| October 10, 2008 6:14 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Connector, Active Directory replication, ADC
1. Open Active Directory Sites and Services. 2. Expand Sites 3. Expand Default-First-Site-Name 4. Expand Servers. 5. Expand the server you created the account on 6. Click on NTDS Settings 7. Right click on the server you want the data replicated on 8. Click on Replicate now. Just remember domain controllers only push data replication.
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| October 10, 2008 6:14 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Connector, Active Directory replication, ADC
OS for Hyper-V
Hyper-V is included in Windows Server 2008 (x64), but Microsoft recently released <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/servers/hyper-v-server/default.mspx”>Hyper-V Server 2008</a>, which is a free stand alone product, with a limited feature set. You can dawnload it <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6067CB24-06CC-483A-AF92-B919F699C3A0&displaylang=en”>here</a> You might also want to take a look at the <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/servers/hyper-v-server/faq.mspx”>Hyper-V Server 2008 FAQ</a> Hope this helps.
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| October 10, 2008 5:23 PM
Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008
Hyper-V is included in Windows Server 2008 (x64), but Microsoft recently released <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/servers/hyper-v-server/default.mspx”>Hyper-V Server 2008</a>, which is a free stand alone product, with a limited feature set. You can dawnload it <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6067CB24-06CC-483A-AF92-B919F699C3A0&displaylang=en”>here</a> You might also want to take a look at the <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/servers/hyper-v-server/faq.mspx”>Hyper-V Server 2008 FAQ</a> Hope this helps.
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| October 10, 2008 5:23 PM
Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008
SBS 2003
I don’t beleive that SBS 2003 has this capability. You will need a program like <a href=”http://www.workexaminer.com/”>This </a> or <a href=”http://www.track4win.com/Employee_Monitoring.asp”>this.</a> You can also try <a href=”http://www.isaserver.org/software/ISA/Reporting/”>this list</a> Good Luck! -Flame ******************** You can also use a software package like <a href=”http://www.interguardsoftware.com/”>Interguard</a>. <disclosure>I work for the company which makes this software.</disclosure>
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| October 10, 2008 5:57 AM
SBS, SBS 2003, Small Business Server
I don’t beleive that SBS 2003 has this capability. You will need a program like <a href=”http://www.workexaminer.com/”>This </a> or <a href=”http://www.track4win.com/Employee_Monitoring.asp”>this.</a> You can also try <a href=”http://www.isaserver.org/software/ISA/Reporting/”>this list</a> Good Luck! -Flame ******************** You can also use a software package like <a href=”http://www.interguardsoftware.com/”>Interguard</a>. <disclosure>I work for the company which makes this software.</disclosure>
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| October 10, 2008 5:57 AM
SBS, SBS 2003, Small Business Server
