Save limit on client to server
Yes you can do this with the native quota management. Log onto the servers console and right click on the drive and select properties. Select the Quota Management tab and set the settings as needed. This will prevent the users from saving more data than you specify to the servers drive and network shares which [...]
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| March 10, 2008 11:54 AM
Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Yes you can do this with the native quota management. Log onto the servers console and right click on the drive and select properties. Select the Quota Management tab and set the settings as needed. This will prevent the users from saving more data than you specify to the servers drive and network shares which [...]
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| March 10, 2008 11:54 AM
Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Changing domain names in MS Exchange w/AD
What you want can be done in the Recipient Policy within the Exchange System Manager. Add %g.%s@dmn.com to the default policy. The %g variable is the given or first name while the %s is the surname or last name. Make sure to mark this new email as the default. Afterwards, you can simply delete the [...]
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| March 10, 2008 7:39 AM
Active Directory, Domain management, Exchange 5.5
What you want can be done in the Recipient Policy within the Exchange System Manager. Add %g.%s@dmn.com to the default policy. The %g variable is the given or first name while the %s is the surname or last name. Make sure to mark this new email as the default. Afterwards, you can simply delete the [...]
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| March 10, 2008 7:39 AM
Active Directory, Domain management, Exchange 5.5
I am having issues when users are logging into the Windows Server 2003 environment
are the users using roaming profiles? if so check to see how big the profiles are getting. what type of network backbone are they on? 10/100? gigabit? are the workstations networked on a switch or a hub? Is the server on the same network? If they are using windows xp check to see if they [...]
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| March 9, 2008 3:57 AM
Windows Server 2003
are the users using roaming profiles? if so check to see how big the profiles are getting. what type of network backbone are they on? 10/100? gigabit? are the workstations networked on a switch or a hub? Is the server on the same network? If they are using windows xp check to see if they [...]
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| March 9, 2008 3:57 AM
Windows Server 2003
Server 2003, NTBackup Utility, Shadowcopy Service and Network Drives.
would it not be easier to keep the pst files on the servers? that is where we keep ours. storage is cheap compared to information that is lost from a drive failure. If the pst files are on the server in say the user’s home directory you could back it up that way with shadowcopy [...]
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| March 7, 2008 10:56 PM
NTBackup, Shadow Copy, Volume Shadow Copy, VSS, Windows Server 2003
would it not be easier to keep the pst files on the servers? that is where we keep ours. storage is cheap compared to information that is lost from a drive failure. If the pst files are on the server in say the user’s home directory you could back it up that way with shadowcopy [...]
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| March 7, 2008 10:56 PM
NTBackup, Shadow Copy, Volume Shadow Copy, VSS, Windows Server 2003
Addiing Windows Xp pro clients from a Windows 2003 server
you can do this but you will need to install RIS, remote installation service, on the server. Here is a good article on it. <a href=”http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/w2k3/W2K3_RIS.htm”>http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/w2k3/W2K3_RIS.htm</a> You can also use ghost or another imaging service to do the same thing. If you do use an imaging service please make sure that you run a program [...]
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| March 7, 2008 1:07 AM
Networking, Servers, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
you can do this but you will need to install RIS, remote installation service, on the server. Here is a good article on it. <a href=”http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/w2k3/W2K3_RIS.htm”>http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/w2k3/W2K3_RIS.htm</a> You can also use ghost or another imaging service to do the same thing. If you do use an imaging service please make sure that you run a program [...]
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| March 7, 2008 1:07 AM
Networking, Servers, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
How do I deny rights to outside users accessing our network?
the best way for this is to setup the contractors in a security group, then give that group access to only the shares they need. You also need to tighten down the security of the rest of the network so that you are NOT using the everyone group or the domain users group to give [...]
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| March 6, 2008 7:49 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory security, Group Policy, Scripts
the best way for this is to setup the contractors in a security group, then give that group access to only the shares they need. You also need to tighten down the security of the rest of the network so that you are NOT using the everyone group or the domain users group to give [...]
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| March 6, 2008 7:49 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory security, Group Policy, Scripts
outlook 2003 using server 2003 errors
First place I would start is can that same user login to another computer on the same network and do any of these tasks? If the problem follows the user then the user’s profile is probably corrupt and you will need to build a new one. If the problem does not follow then the Office [...]
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| March 6, 2008 12:40 AM
Outlook, Outlook 2003, Windows Server 2003
First place I would start is can that same user login to another computer on the same network and do any of these tasks? If the problem follows the user then the user’s profile is probably corrupt and you will need to build a new one. If the problem does not follow then the Office [...]
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| March 6, 2008 12:40 AM
Outlook, Outlook 2003, Windows Server 2003
schedule task could not run
I found this article from someone having the same issue. please check it: <a href=”http://www.tutorials-win.com/WindowsServer/Scheduled-tasks-103515/”>http://www.tutorials-win.com/WindowsServer/Scheduled-tasks-103515/</a>
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| March 5, 2008 11:51 PM
Authentication, Scheduling, Windows Server 2003
I found this article from someone having the same issue. please check it: <a href=”http://www.tutorials-win.com/WindowsServer/Scheduled-tasks-103515/”>http://www.tutorials-win.com/WindowsServer/Scheduled-tasks-103515/</a>
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| March 5, 2008 11:51 PM
Authentication, Scheduling, Windows Server 2003
Creating Org Chart from Active Directory
Yes! Vision 2002 or later can do this<a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/office/visio”> from microsofts site:</a> <b> With Visio 2002 you can automatically populate floor plans with data stored in Active Directory, Exchange, Excel spreadsheets, Access databases, or other ODBC-compliant data sources </b>, this of course is providing you have the information added to AD or the schema extended [...]
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| March 5, 2008 9:53 PM
Active Directory
Yes! Vision 2002 or later can do this<a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/office/visio”> from microsofts site:</a> <b> With Visio 2002 you can automatically populate floor plans with data stored in Active Directory, Exchange, Excel spreadsheets, Access databases, or other ODBC-compliant data sources </b>, this of course is providing you have the information added to AD or the schema extended [...]
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| March 5, 2008 9:53 PM
Active Directory
Removing Pinball, Hearts, Minesweep etc from multiple workstations
You could use a file system policy to deny execute rights to everyone on the > default games. To do this you will need access to the GPO editor, your Domain Controler, and some time and testing Here is a short starting point. ——- <b>How do I use Group Policy to set File System permissions?</b> [...]
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| March 5, 2008 9:42 PM
Active Directory, Desktop management, Group Policy, Workstations
You could use a file system policy to deny execute rights to everyone on the > default games. To do this you will need access to the GPO editor, your Domain Controler, and some time and testing Here is a short starting point. ——- <b>How do I use Group Policy to set File System permissions?</b> [...]
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| March 5, 2008 9:42 PM
Active Directory, Desktop management, Group Policy, Workstations
Networking
The domain does not determine the OS of the desktop, but it does limit it. Windows ME, 95, and (* can not operate of a Active Directory domain (200 or 2003) that has been upgraded to Native mode from the default of mixed mode.
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| March 5, 2008 8:47 PM
Active Directory, Bind, DHCP, DNS, Ethernet, Microsoft Windows, Network protocols, Networking, Networking services, TCP
The domain does not determine the OS of the desktop, but it does limit it. Windows ME, 95, and (* can not operate of a Active Directory domain (200 or 2003) that has been upgraded to Native mode from the default of mixed mode.
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| March 5, 2008 8:47 PM
Active Directory, Bind, DHCP, DNS, Ethernet, Microsoft Windows, Network protocols, Networking, Networking services, TCP
Deleted Machine Account Unrecoverable.
You hadn’t mentioned it specifically, but it sounds like you might have another domain controller in the AD. If this is true you can do the following without have to completely reinstall: 1) Seize all of the FSMO roles on the other domain controller 2) run DCPROMO /FORCEDEMOTION on the ailing domain controller 3) Remove [...]
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| March 5, 2008 8:26 PM
Servers, Windows 2000 Server
You hadn’t mentioned it specifically, but it sounds like you might have another domain controller in the AD. If this is true you can do the following without have to completely reinstall: 1) Seize all of the FSMO roles on the other domain controller 2) run DCPROMO /FORCEDEMOTION on the ailing domain controller 3) Remove [...]
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| March 5, 2008 8:26 PM
Servers, Windows 2000 Server
New Active Directory Domain Issues
That Event ID typically implies a DNS issue. Check out the following links. <a href=”http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819411″>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819411</a> <a href=”http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;257734″>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;257734</a>
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| March 5, 2008 8:24 PM
Active Directory, DNS, Microsoft Windows
That Event ID typically implies a DNS issue. Check out the following links. <a href=”http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819411″>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819411</a> <a href=”http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;257734″>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;257734</a>
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| March 5, 2008 8:24 PM
Active Directory, DNS, Microsoft Windows
Setting up LDAP access on HP Printer
Is that the actual format of your display name–blow,j? Are all the display names in the same format? I’ve been poking away at an AD that has several different formats used for the display names, making them all the same format. It definately looks like something wrong with the LDAP Search string.
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| March 5, 2008 8:20 PM
Active Directory, LDAP, Microsoft Windows, Networking
Is that the actual format of your display name–blow,j? Are all the display names in the same format? I’ve been poking away at an AD that has several different formats used for the display names, making them all the same format. It definately looks like something wrong with the LDAP Search string.
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| March 5, 2008 8:20 PM
Active Directory, LDAP, Microsoft Windows, Networking
Has anyone seen a “clean up guide” for Exchange Server 2003 ?
You might try to run the <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=DBAB201F-4BEE-4943-AC22-E2DDBD258DF3&displaylang=en”>Microsoft Exchange Best Practices analyzer</a> against the server. Also, look at any machines that are allowed to relay through the exchange server. It may very well be that the exchange server is acting blindly on a <i>trusted </i>machine’s behalf that is the one comprimised. Here is a MSKB [...]
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| March 5, 2008 7:58 PM
Exchange 2003, SBS 2003, Windows Server 2003
You might try to run the <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=DBAB201F-4BEE-4943-AC22-E2DDBD258DF3&displaylang=en”>Microsoft Exchange Best Practices analyzer</a> against the server. Also, look at any machines that are allowed to relay through the exchange server. It may very well be that the exchange server is acting blindly on a <i>trusted </i>machine’s behalf that is the one comprimised. Here is a MSKB [...]
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| March 5, 2008 7:58 PM
Exchange 2003, SBS 2003, Windows Server 2003
Installing Terminal server to existing domain
You can leave the server components on the existing server. The only thing which you need to install on the new server is the client component of the tool. This would be what ever software is normally installed on the users workstation. If it’s a web based application then all that the users will need [...]
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| March 5, 2008 7:49 PM
Exchange, SQL Express, Terminal Server, Windows Server 2003
You can leave the server components on the existing server. The only thing which you need to install on the new server is the client component of the tool. This would be what ever software is normally installed on the users workstation. If it’s a web based application then all that the users will need [...]
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| March 5, 2008 7:49 PM
Exchange, SQL Express, Terminal Server, Windows Server 2003
How can I use OWA with Active Directory authentication?
This is by design. Technically, the user is logging into the frontend server (atleast that is teh one doing the authentication), so since that server isn’t in the list of login restrictions it doesn’t work. Try putting the frontend server in the list of workstations the user is allowed to logon to in their account, [...]
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| March 5, 2008 7:21 PM
Active Directory, Outlook Web Access, OWA, VPN
This is by design. Technically, the user is logging into the frontend server (atleast that is teh one doing the authentication), so since that server isn’t in the list of login restrictions it doesn’t work. Try putting the frontend server in the list of workstations the user is allowed to logon to in their account, [...]
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| March 5, 2008 7:21 PM
Active Directory, Outlook Web Access, OWA, VPN
Winmail.dat attachment issue.
This is happening due to a configuration problem on the sender’s end with the way their client is configured to Encode attachments. Chances are they are using a version of outlook and you are not using outlook. This often occurs when they are using stationary, or some cheesy Outlook formatting thing. Check <a href=”http://www.gpc.edu/~jbenson/resource/winmail.htm”>this </a>link [...]
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| March 5, 2008 4:57 PM
Exchange, Windows Server 2003
This is happening due to a configuration problem on the sender’s end with the way their client is configured to Encode attachments. Chances are they are using a version of outlook and you are not using outlook. This often occurs when they are using stationary, or some cheesy Outlook formatting thing. Check <a href=”http://www.gpc.edu/~jbenson/resource/winmail.htm”>this </a>link [...]
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| March 5, 2008 4:57 PM
Exchange, Windows Server 2003
Can one instance of SQL Server 2005 support two databases on one server running Windows 2003?
Yes, absolutely! Providing you have enough storage space to hold the data and there is enough horsepower in the server to handle the transactions the two databases’ transactions. Regardless, two databases should not be a problem at all. Most places use one server with multiple databases on them– it just makes sense with the cost [...]
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| March 5, 2008 5:31 AM
SQL Server 2005, Windows Server 2003
Yes, absolutely! Providing you have enough storage space to hold the data and there is enough horsepower in the server to handle the transactions the two databases’ transactions. Regardless, two databases should not be a problem at all. Most places use one server with multiple databases on them– it just makes sense with the cost [...]
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| March 5, 2008 5:31 AM
SQL Server 2005, Windows Server 2003
Duplicate file names in Windows Server 2003
It’s not possible to have two files of the same name in the same location, however it sounds more like you mean that you want users to be able to overwrite each other’s files. If that is the case, then you need to modify the permissions on the folder granting users the Modify permission, and [...]
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| March 5, 2008 5:25 AM
Windows Security, Windows Server 2003
It’s not possible to have two files of the same name in the same location, however it sounds more like you mean that you want users to be able to overwrite each other’s files. If that is the case, then you need to modify the permissions on the folder granting users the Modify permission, and [...]
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| March 5, 2008 5:25 AM
Windows Security, Windows Server 2003
