bsb
Sat Jul 31 13:39:09 CDT 2004
Thanks for the information. I will look into the products
your recommended. I also found information on tools for
GPO's through the www.gpoguy.com website. Looks like
Microsoft is starting to provide tools to assist in
getting basic issues resolved.
Thanks for the assistance.
BSB
>-----Original Message-----
>Besided ntdsutil, there are other that test, evaluate
subsets. DCdiag,
>Netdiag...
>
>I understand that NetPro has released an automated AD
utility that
>evaluates/repairs Active Directory. I wrongly assumed you
were looking for
>MS resources. If you broaden your search, I think you
will find other third
>party programs that inspect, resolve or repair AD.
>
>The Net Pro site indicated they have an evaluation copy
that you can
>request.
>
>I do understand your point about most DB's needing
periodic maintenace. And
>quiet as its kept, MS AD is a blatant homage to the
pioneering efforts of
>Novell, but time moves on.
>
>"bsb" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:74c901c4763b$56cdc350$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> It has been my observation that all databases need
repair.
>> Novell has been doing a Directory Service years before
>> Microsoft and they have a repair and maintenance
utility.
>> I have used ntdsutil before, the only issue I have with
>> this is that I have to bring the system down in order
use
>> this utility.
>> The reason I am looking for a repair utility is that I
>> have several Group Policy objects that are now failing.
I
>> want to ensure that I am not having issues with AD
before
>> I start redoing my GPO's.
>>
>> Thanks for the information.
>>
>> BSB
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Just what is it that you need to repair? AD is fairly
>> robust, most
>> >maitainice, database clean up handled automaticallly.
>> >
>> >futzzing around inside AD is much worse than Registry
>> editing.
>> >
>> >Anyway, the utility you may be looking for
is "ntdsutil",
>> there is very
>> >little independent documentation either for the use of
>> the utility or for
>> >the values.
>> >
>> >There is also DSquery. there are others, but again the
>> question comes
>> >up...what are you trying to do and why?
>> >
>> >all the information is readily available, you just need
>> to ask the right
>> >questions.
>> >
>> >
>> >"BSB" <query@wouldliketoknow.org> wrote in message
>> >news:703501c475dd$81e642f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> I have been trying to find some kind of repair and
>> >> maintenance tool for Active Directory. Since it is a
>> >> database and databases require maintenance what tool
can
>> >> be used for this? I have looked through several of
my
>> >> Server 2000 books which mention nothing of repairing
or
>> >> mainenance of AD. Within Novell I can use dsrepair.
>> >> Does Active Directory have a repair tool?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >>
>> >> BSB
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
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