ChrisH

Nice thanks

Please post your solution. Dont turn this into one of the thousands of posts somebody googles and it's a dead end.

Also make sure there arent multiple instances running.

Use VMware converter to copy a dc but make sure it never goes back on the same network. Then you should have a perfect copy. Sounds good but I dont know if it will work. Alternatively create a virtual dc and let it sync then put it on its own VLAN and remove the DC from your live domain with NTDSUTIL.

You will need to look at some NTDSUTIL guides to do the necessary clean up. Google something like

As me and Geoff have said keep it off the network. Pretend it has gone up in smoke and is a molten mess of plastic and metal. Remove it from Active directory by deleting its account. There are some other clean up steps you can perform and these are well documented. You are potentially risking messing up your whole AD if its spewing out crap.

It seems like an old way of doing things but it works. It has a dodgey interface and pulls the information from sims and works with it locally. When you have finished, it merges it back.

I would make sure the failing controller is disconnected from the network so its not upsetting the other 2. Seize the roles if you have to. You can google how to find what has which role. You can see most of them through the GUI or you can use NTDSUTIL. Theres a good KB here How To Find Servers That Hold Flexible Single Master Operations Roles

Pftt I was expecting some kind of arcade device

What version?

If you are wanting to do a selection in nested OUs then simply go to search in ADUC. Go to advanced and give it an OU to start at. Then select search without putting anything in the search field.

School still closed. 3rd day now. I wont attempt to go in and get some stuff like I did yesterday.

We have been off for 2 days although I did make my way to work today to get some stuff to work on. Took me ages and had to walk the last bit. Severe weather warning tonight so probably off tommorow as well.....

I believe the offer has been turned down

Running reports from SIMs is basically a mail merge. Set up your template with the merge fields and off you go.

I have just produced a report template that colours in the table cells in word according to the cells value. It looks at the result of a calculation and colours it appropriately. It is not as straight forward as doing it in Excel but still pretty straight forward code.

I played DoD for 5 years or so. I would say one of the beach maps like Charlie would be the only one you could deem as an education of what it was like on the beach landings etc.

Hmm a mini with a VTEC engine... That must be completely mental

Compared to what?

Got the call at 7:10 that the school was closed. Its not very deep here but it is resisting all the grit! Suppose to be ok tommorow but then heavier snow that today on Thursday!

Stop them using the methods I have mentioned. Also teachers with admin?

Read the docs. It is not simply a case of changing the DNS entries. You will be using an extra tool to do this as well as creating new zones with your new domain name.

GLPI does that. The form the users fill in is very straight forward.

Ok I think some details would be helpful here: Server OS? On the local machines who is listed under the local administrators group? You shouldn't have to add domain admins to local admin this should be done automatically. To stop scripts being run take the steps I have already said. Get USBDLM setup and configured on all the machines. Use a software restriction policy to deny all executable files on these devices. If you dont have R2 on your file server get it! It makes life easier. In the mean time use another SRP on their home areas. I will check this in the morning as I have to be in bed before midnight or I turn into a pumpkin

That is what I just got as well. The script would not run on our system as I have taken the steps I outlined above. I am willing to bet that even though your users have GPOs set on them to alter things (an admin can still have GPOs set on them) you normal domain users are already local admins for some reason. This is sometimes done by lazy admins when they cant get software to work for normal users.