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I have a problem that started after the addition of a new site in active directory. My original AD consisted of 3 sites with one DC/GC at each site. Each site has specific logon scripts associated with it. I added a fourth site, all seemed fine with the install but I noticed logon problems...

I have an AD native domain with 4 DCs. I have recently purchased a new server to replace one of the 2000 DC. During the AD install on the 2003 server I get the message that my 9x/NT clients will not be able to authenticate to this server. The server was scheduled to be installed in a site...

Has anyone experienced any problems moving the FSMO roles from a Win2000 DC to a Win2003 DC. I will be taking this task on in a few weeks and wanted to see if there might be anything different then when done from a 2000 DC to a 2000 DC. Thanks for you input.

I'm working in a test environment with hopes of making everything work. I have a parent domain and a child domain. In the parent domain I have the mail server. I want the child domain to be able to use the mail server in the parent domain. In the parent domain I am capable of creating a...

I'm administering a newly upgraded Exchange 2000 machine and Windows 2000 native mode Active Directory. My problem is if I use Active Directory User & Computer Manager from either my desktop or a domain controller OTHER than the domain controller that I installed the ADC on during the upgrade I...

Is there a "best practice" for merging two domains into one? I will be bringing these two domain's into one. Domain1.com is a Windows 2000 Acitive Directory Native Mode domain that has exchange 2000. Domain2.com is a small (less than 50 users) Windows NT 4.0 domain that only has...

I am having a problem with my Excahnge 2000 serer replicating it's information to active directory. Please bear with me as I've been dealing with this for about 5 hours now. Here is the run down... I have three servers. One running Exchange, one an active directory domain controller and the...

I am working in a test environment preparing for an upgrade from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000. During my test run upgrade I got seven message popups stating: "The existing target file is newer than the source. Do you want to overwrite?" The seven files that I was prompted about...

I have reviewed much information on this site and Technet. I would like someone who has experience in migrating an Exchange could field this. I will be moving my exchange server to a new computer that has the same name but different operating system. First off my environment: "Old...

I have been reviewing the FAQs and posts regarding moving Exchange 5.5 from one server to another. I have one last question that I can't find the answer to. All of the posts and information on this site seems to be dealing with moving Exchange 5.5 from an NT server to another NT server or from...

My network will be upgrading all servers to Windows 2000 shortly. Along with the upgrade, a new mail server is being purchased and it's planned to reassign the old mail server to another task. Here is the info on the network: 1. Windows NT 4 Network sp 6a all servers 2. Servers: PDC, Mail...

I have a question about a situation that happened with Exchange 5.5 on NT 4.0 sp6. A manager needed to give his admin asst access to his mailbox. I gave the proper permissions to the administrative assistant's account. When I added his mailbox to her outlook 2000 it opened just fine. The...

I have been given the task of revamping our backup plan. I have a question on tape life expectancy. We use 20GB/40GB 4mm data tapes on a 2 week rotation. Incremental backups M-TH and normal backup F. With this schedule what would a safe tape replacement schedule be? I have been researching...

Our network is thinking about using a few DFS for particular files. I have been doing some research on the subject and can't find the answer to my last question. My network has 6 remote sites connected via frame relay with two of those connections very slow. At both of those slow FR...

I am fairly new to Exchange and network administratotion, I have a question about a problem I am having. This past weekend our network changed domain names from one domain name to a new domain name. I changed all the email accounts to reflect the new domain and they are working fine. I can...

I have a new laptop that I use when traveling from building to building on my network. I look over 2 domains that cover multiple buildings. I am able to join both networks with no problem. What is happening however is that once I join Domain B my laptop loses it's credentials for Domain A...

I have a new laptop that I use when traveling from building to building on my network. I look over 2 domains that cover multiple buildings. I am able to join both networks with no problem. What is happening however is that once I join Domain B my laptop loses it's credentials for Domain A...

On of our HR users is having a problem with their Word XP application. She has a employee profile form for each employee that has drop down fields for values such as employment status, departments and other such items. She is updating all of the seasonal employees to terminated but when she...

I am running OWA on a NT 4.0 domain. We have a relitivly small network with three servers (pdc, exchagne, proxy). There is a small group of 6 users that will use OWA to access their email becuase they work from home. I created the users and mailboxes on the network. I gave them a default...

I am running exchange 5.5 on a NT 4.0 box. There is a remote site that will soon be joining our network. My original plan was to have them purchase a router and connect over a WAN link. This was ready to go until a few days ago when we found out funding could be a problem. I am looking for...