Windows Server 2008 – Bulk User import
Please do not remove previous answer – simply add yours below. Previous answer: See this <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/input-multiple-users-in-windows-server-2003-database/”>similar question and answer</a>. ====================================== Everything is simple when you have the tools. Here is a script to get you going. However, this script has some assumptions and you will need to make some modifications. It gives you a [...]
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| December 9, 2009 6:16 PM
Active Directory, Bulk User Creation, User creation, Widnows Server 2008, Windows Server User Profiles
Please do not remove previous answer – simply add yours below. Previous answer: See this <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/input-multiple-users-in-windows-server-2003-database/”>similar question and answer</a>. ====================================== Everything is simple when you have the tools. Here is a script to get you going. However, this script has some assumptions and you will need to make some modifications. It gives you a [...]
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| December 9, 2009 6:16 PM
Active Directory, Bulk User Creation, User creation, Widnows Server 2008, Windows Server User Profiles
Events Log in Windows Server 2008
You will not see what you are looking for in the event logs. If you have an issue witht he server crashing ramdomly your best bet is to set your server to capture a good memory dump and open a ticket with Microsoft for analysis. Overview of memory dump file options for Windows Vista, Windows [...]
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| December 9, 2009 4:40 AM
Event logs, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 configuration
You will not see what you are looking for in the event logs. If you have an issue witht he server crashing ramdomly your best bet is to set your server to capture a good memory dump and open a ticket with Microsoft for analysis. Overview of memory dump file options for Windows Vista, Windows [...]
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| December 9, 2009 4:40 AM
Event logs, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 configuration
Guidance on installing 2008 server in 2000 domain
You can add a Server 2008 member server to the domain at any time, but if you want to make it a domain controller, you need to do an in-place upgrade to a server 2003 domain first. So your two steps are to upgrade from 2000 to 2003 then upgrade from 2003 to 2008. There [...]
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| December 7, 2009 11:40 PM
Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2000 to Windows Server 2008 Upgrade, Windows Server 2008
You can add a Server 2008 member server to the domain at any time, but if you want to make it a domain controller, you need to do an in-place upgrade to a server 2003 domain first. So your two steps are to upgrade from 2000 to 2003 then upgrade from 2003 to 2008. There [...]
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| December 7, 2009 11:40 PM
Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2000 to Windows Server 2008 Upgrade, Windows Server 2008
linux server connect to windows active directory problems
It would all depend on how you’re domains are setup and how you’re joining. If you’re trying to sync an external OpenLDAP store with Active Directory you’re going to have issues right off the bat. If you’re using LDAP client on your Linux box to join to AD you’ll have to make sure you’ve extended [...]
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| December 7, 2009 5:35 PM
Active Directory, Linux servers
It would all depend on how you’re domains are setup and how you’re joining. If you’re trying to sync an external OpenLDAP store with Active Directory you’re going to have issues right off the bat. If you’re using LDAP client on your Linux box to join to AD you’ll have to make sure you’ve extended [...]
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| December 7, 2009 5:35 PM
Active Directory, Linux servers
How do I use mtedit.exe to migrate GPO’s between Active Directory Forests?
It is easier if you use GPMC.msc to migrate GPO’s between Forests. Download the document on this <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/gpmc/migrgpo.mspx”>link</a>. It will give you all the details. If you have any problems. Post it in the discussion.
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| December 5, 2009 1:14 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Forest, GPO, GPO Migration, Group Policy, mtedit.exe
It is easier if you use GPMC.msc to migrate GPO’s between Forests. Download the document on this <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/gpmc/migrgpo.mspx”>link</a>. It will give you all the details. If you have any problems. Post it in the discussion.
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| December 5, 2009 1:14 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Forest, GPO, GPO Migration, Group Policy, mtedit.exe
Input multiple users in Windows Server 2003 database
See these two previous questions and answers: <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/batch-file-to-create-users-and-groups/”>batch file to create users and groups</a> <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/windows-2003-users/”>Windows 2003 users</a> In the IT trenches? So am I – read my <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/it-trenches”>IT-Trenches blog</a>
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| December 4, 2009 8:33 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory User Profiles, Windows Server 2003
See these two previous questions and answers: <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/batch-file-to-create-users-and-groups/”>batch file to create users and groups</a> <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/windows-2003-users/”>Windows 2003 users</a> In the IT trenches? So am I – read my <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/it-trenches”>IT-Trenches blog</a>
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| December 4, 2009 8:33 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory User Profiles, Windows Server 2003
Exclude domain computer from shared folders
I would suggest create a secondary user account with lower privileges. This is what we do for users who need a powerful account for certain activities and a regular account for activities requiring less privileges.
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| December 4, 2009 8:30 PM
Shared folders, Win XP (Pro), Windows 2000 Domain Controller, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Server Domain
I would suggest create a secondary user account with lower privileges. This is what we do for users who need a powerful account for certain activities and a regular account for activities requiring less privileges.
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| December 4, 2009 8:30 PM
Shared folders, Win XP (Pro), Windows 2000 Domain Controller, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Server Domain
Windows Server 2003 forced to DHCP
What you are seeing is DHCP behavior by design. DHCP is a broadcast protocol. So, if there are two DHCP servers on the same subnet, they both can and will hand out addresses for that subnet. You can address this by using VLANs and segregating phones from the client computers. There really should only be [...]
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| December 4, 2009 4:58 PM
DHCP, IP configuration, Windows Server 2003, Workstations
What you are seeing is DHCP behavior by design. DHCP is a broadcast protocol. So, if there are two DHCP servers on the same subnet, they both can and will hand out addresses for that subnet. You can address this by using VLANs and segregating phones from the client computers. There really should only be [...]
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| December 4, 2009 4:58 PM
DHCP, IP configuration, Windows Server 2003, Workstations
SQL Server 2005 Performance optimiztion
How big are your databases? First SSRS won’t ever fly. Generating the reports takes a lot of time, especially with a lot of data. Do you only have a single dual core CPU? If so 1-2 files per filegroup is fine. Same for tempdb.
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| December 3, 2009 10:14 PM
SQL 2005 Reporting Services, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server performance, Windows Server 2003
How big are your databases? First SSRS won’t ever fly. Generating the reports takes a lot of time, especially with a lot of data. Do you only have a single dual core CPU? If so 1-2 files per filegroup is fine. Same for tempdb.
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| December 3, 2009 10:14 PM
SQL 2005 Reporting Services, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server performance, Windows Server 2003
oracle 9i installation on Windows Server 2008
That is an unsupported combination. Some of your options are: -Upgrade your database -Downgrade your OS -Install it on a 2003 virtual server
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| December 3, 2009 9:28 PM
Oracle 9i, Oracle 9i installation, Windows Server 2008
That is an unsupported combination. Some of your options are: -Upgrade your database -Downgrade your OS -Install it on a 2003 virtual server
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| December 3, 2009 9:28 PM
Oracle 9i, Oracle 9i installation, Windows Server 2008
Remote viewing with Process Monitor v2.8
Process monitor analyzes the processes of the local machine. Use a remote console to start Process Monitor on the server.
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| December 3, 2009 4:15 PM
Monitoring, Process Monitor v2.8, Remote server management, Virtualization, Windows Server 2003, Windows Virtualization
Process monitor analyzes the processes of the local machine. Use a remote console to start Process Monitor on the server.
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| December 3, 2009 4:15 PM
Monitoring, Process Monitor v2.8, Remote server management, Virtualization, Windows Server 2003, Windows Virtualization
Vista error accessing network drive
This might be heapeening due to local profile cruption which is having a currupt GUID with in the pc. So just reset the profile on this PC . This might solve your issue.
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| December 2, 2009 1:39 PM
File Auditing, Network drives, Network Share Access, Network Shared Folder, Vista, Windows Server 2003
This might be heapeening due to local profile cruption which is having a currupt GUID with in the pc. So just reset the profile on this PC . This might solve your issue.
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| December 2, 2009 1:39 PM
File Auditing, Network drives, Network Share Access, Network Shared Folder, Vista, Windows Server 2003
Web server neceassry ports
basically port 80 for http and prot 443 for https to be opend in the firewall in webserver to allow connctions from clients .We have to idenfy whether the problem with your networking setup,your server nw configuration or your application .Todo so try pinging the webserver ip from webserver using -t switch and see if [...]
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| December 2, 2009 9:13 AM
IIS, Web Server, Windows Server 2003
basically port 80 for http and prot 443 for https to be opend in the firewall in webserver to allow connctions from clients .We have to idenfy whether the problem with your networking setup,your server nw configuration or your application .Todo so try pinging the webserver ip from webserver using -t switch and see if [...]
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| December 2, 2009 9:13 AM
IIS, Web Server, Windows Server 2003
Pushing certification out via Active Directory on Windows 2003 Domain
You have the right considerations. That Is, it sounds like you are also defining your own root certificate authority, an internal authority. After all, its only one internal web site; why should you pay for someone to host a root authority for you? (Answer: because its cheaper in the long run. Now your internal root [...]
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| December 2, 2009 2:24 AM
Active Directory, Certificates, Group Policy, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain
You have the right considerations. That Is, it sounds like you are also defining your own root certificate authority, an internal authority. After all, its only one internal web site; why should you pay for someone to host a root authority for you? (Answer: because its cheaper in the long run. Now your internal root [...]
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| December 2, 2009 2:24 AM
Active Directory, Certificates, Group Policy, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain
How do I create two domains with two different login passwords in Windows Server 2003?
That would require having to computers running Windows Server. You can setup one machine on one domain, then setup a virtual machine under Hyper-V (requires Windows 2008 or newer) or one of VMware’s products and setup that machine running under a second domain.
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| December 1, 2009 11:38 PM
Multiple domains, Windows Server 2003
That would require having to computers running Windows Server. You can setup one machine on one domain, then setup a virtual machine under Hyper-V (requires Windows 2008 or newer) or one of VMware’s products and setup that machine running under a second domain.
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| December 1, 2009 11:38 PM
Multiple domains, Windows Server 2003
SQL
No, SQL Server doesn’t provide a way to prompt the user for input. You would have to write your own app which supported this. The native tools do not. — It is T-SQL (Transact SQL) that you are looking at. T-SQL has the “pop up” feature.
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| December 1, 2009 5:34 PM
Access 2000, Access Datasheet, Microsoft Access 2000, SQL, Windows Server 2000
No, SQL Server doesn’t provide a way to prompt the user for input. You would have to write your own app which supported this. The native tools do not. — It is T-SQL (Transact SQL) that you are looking at. T-SQL has the “pop up” feature.
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| December 1, 2009 5:34 PM
Access 2000, Access Datasheet, Microsoft Access 2000, SQL, Windows Server 2000
Exchange Aware Anti-virus for SBS 2008
We are changing all our customers over to Sunbelt’s Vipre. You will need to make scan exclusions regardless of what product you use. Listed below are the items and their default locations – your installation may be different. Exchange 1. Exchange Server Database = C:Program FilesExchsrvrMdbdata (check location see note above) 2. Exchange MTA files [...]
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| December 1, 2009 3:43 PM
Antivirus, Exchange Anti-Virus, GFI, SBS 2008
We are changing all our customers over to Sunbelt’s Vipre. You will need to make scan exclusions regardless of what product you use. Listed below are the items and their default locations – your installation may be different. Exchange 1. Exchange Server Database = C:Program FilesExchsrvrMdbdata (check location see note above) 2. Exchange MTA files [...]
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| December 1, 2009 3:43 PM
Antivirus, Exchange Anti-Virus, GFI, SBS 2008
certficate problem on Backup Domain Controller
Do you have a certificate server on the domain? If so is it set to automatically approve requests for new certificates. If not you may need to manually go in and approve the certificates. Yes. I have Certficate server on my first domain controler but not on second domain controllera(backup domain controllera). How can i [...]
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| December 1, 2009 1:30 PM
Active Directory, Backup Domain Controller (BDC), DNS, Domain Controllers
Do you have a certificate server on the domain? If so is it set to automatically approve requests for new certificates. If not you may need to manually go in and approve the certificates. Yes. I have Certficate server on my first domain controler but not on second domain controllera(backup domain controllera). How can i [...]
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| December 1, 2009 1:30 PM
Active Directory, Backup Domain Controller (BDC), DNS, Domain Controllers
Remote desktop in Windows Server 2003
If your TS is also a Domain Controller (not recommended!), then you must do the following: 1. add the users to the built-in domain local Remote Desktop Users group in AD 2. enable the following setting in the Default Domain Controller Policy: Computer Configuration – Windows Settings – Security Settings – Local Policies – User [...]
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| November 28, 2009 5:07 PM
Remote desktop, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
If your TS is also a Domain Controller (not recommended!), then you must do the following: 1. add the users to the built-in domain local Remote Desktop Users group in AD 2. enable the following setting in the Default Domain Controller Policy: Computer Configuration – Windows Settings – Security Settings – Local Policies – User [...]
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| November 28, 2009 5:07 PM
Remote desktop, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
any one do planing about network
Take a look at this link: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Active-Directory-Design-Considerations-Small-Networks.html —————- I would suggest you to go for AD at your main site.
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| November 27, 2009 5:46 AM
Application Server, ERP Server, Network Configuration, Networking, Terminal Server
Take a look at this link: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Active-Directory-Design-Considerations-Small-Networks.html —————- I would suggest you to go for AD at your main site.
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| November 27, 2009 5:46 AM
Application Server, ERP Server, Network Configuration, Networking, Terminal Server
