You can use the Dsmove command with the -newname switch to rename Active Directory (AD) objects. For example, to change user savillj to user johnsavill, type

You can use the Dsmove command with the -newparent switch to assign new containers to Active Directory (AD) objects. For example, to move user johnsavill from the Users container to an organizational unit (OU) called Sales, type C:\>dsmove "CN=johnsavill,CN=Users,DC=it,DC=uk,DC=savilltech,DC=com" -newparent OU=Sales,DC=it,DC=uk,DC=savilltech,DC=com The machine will return the following result:

The Dsquery command lets you query Active Directory (AD) for most types of objects according to passed attributes. To see the full list of options, type For example, to find all users whose name starts with the letter J in domain it.uk.savilltech.com, I typed You can also combine switches, if necessary. For example, to find all users whose name starts with the letter J and who hadn't changed their passwords in more than 10 days, I typed

You can use the Dsmod command to modify Directory Service (DS) objects' attributes from the command line. More specific to your question, you can use Dsmod User to change the attributes of a user object. To modify a user's password, use the following syntax:

There are some new timeout problems during negotiation (I think). An LDAP option has been set in version 1.2, and it has resolved this issue.

If you want to use GnuPG with the Windows Command Line, there are two methods: The easy way and the hard way. The easy way is to configure windows as shown here. This will enable you to open the command line by hitting START > RUN > cmd then just typing the gpg command (for example "gpg --help"). The hard way is that you need to move any file you are working with into the GnuPG directory, then navigate to the particular directory in DOS.

Note that "command" doesn't support long file names. It displays files and folders in 8.3 format. "cmd" has full long file name support.

quot;The Windows Server 2003 family is the next step in the ongoing evolution of the Windows server operating systems. Windows Server 2003 builds on the proven reliability, scalability, and manageability of Windows 2000 Server, to deliver a highly productive infrastructure platform for powering connected applications, networks, and XML Web services?????"from the workgroup to the data center."

It is necessary to leave both Windows 2003 Server and Remote Data Backups open for a scheduled backup to occur. You can minimize Remote Data Backups.

Yes, migrate to Windows Server 2003. If you have already started migrating to Windows 2000 then continue with the existing migration before considering a new one.

Windows Server 2003 ships in 4 versions: Web Server, Standard Server, Enterprise Server and Datacenter. Enterprise Server will take Windows 2000 Advanced Server's place.

Windows Web Server 2003 is designed specifically to be used as just that - a web server which hosts a single web site.

Yes. Using the graphical scripting utilities (dlg, msgbox, filebox) included with MKS Toolkit products, you can create and present your users with Windows dialog boxes to interact with your Korn shell scripts. There are many examples of dlg-ksh scripts in the MKS Toolkit Resource Kit.

Version 2.4.6 or above of the NTSMF collector solves all known issues with Windows Server 2003 systems. We strongly suggest you upgrade to version 2.4.6 or above if you are running NTSMF on any systems with Windows Server 2003 installed. You will always get better results if you are running the most current version of the product. While earlier versions of NTSMF version 2.3 and version 2.4 are compatible with Windows Server 2003, version 2.4.

Yes, we can deduct the cost of Windows Server Enterprise from the price of the standard Planet eStream solution. Please contact us for a quotation.

No. We get a lot of requests for this but our contention is that the person defining the policy can't envision the situations that will arise where policy will need to be overridden. Thus, we designed it to be fully auditable by including policy compliance data in the changeset details and in the checkin mail that is delivered, but left it up to the developer to determine whether they have a good reason for overriding.

No, Service Packs are cumulative, meaning SP2 contains all previously released Security Bulletin Updates and installs all individual hotfixes released since Windows Server 2003 RTM.

Besides being dedicated exclusively to file serving, Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 contains some important features not available in Windows Server 2003. These features include an advanced storage manager for file filtering and quota management, a new Network File System (NFS) server to improve performance, and a fully integrated Web-based user interface for remote management.

Like Windows 2000, Windows 2003 has an event tracker that prompts you to enter a reason for shutting down a server. To disable this feature, perform the following steps: Open the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Group Policy Editor (GPE) snap-in or use Windows 2003 Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to load the Group Policy Object (GPO) that you want to modify (e.g., the Default Domain Controllers policy).