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08/14/2006 7:00 AM  
(but can we add subject lines while we are at it?)

Dean Wells wrote:
Why thank you ¦ but who said otherwise? ;0)

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*From:* ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Matheesha
Weerasinghe

*Sent:* Monday, August 14, 2006 2:35 PM
*To:* ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* Re: [ActiveDir]



http://searchwinit.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci1192821,00.html?track=NL-463&ad=554811USCA&ad=554808


I dont care what anyone says. Thats a damn fine article.


I couldnt possibly thank Dean enough for that info.

M@





On 8/14/06, *Graham Turner* > wrote:
Alter ego !

my thanks are due

worked out a treat - so the GC's are not so ***'d as i thought

any info on the concept of the phantoms though ??

GT

> Hey Robert,
>
> In the article you posted, the registry key is incorrect in the KB
> content. It lists the registry key as:
> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Directory
>
> However, the correct registry key is:
> HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Directory UI
>
> I've sent a comment to my former employer to ask for them to fix the
> article...next time, test it *before* you post!
>
> Your Alter Ego,
> Robert Williams
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
] On Behalf Of Williams,

> Robert
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 9:28 AM
> To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir]
>
> Hey Graham,
>
> This may not be what you're experiencing, but it could be worth it to
> check to see how many members you have in the group(s) in question. By
> default, if the group has over 500 members in it, the user icons inside
> the group will turn grey. Check out this article for more information:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q281923/
>
> Let us know if that turned out to be the cause.
>
> Have a great day!
>
> Robert Williams
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> [mailto: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
] On Behalf Of Graham Turner

> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 9:01 AM
> To: activedir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ActiveDir]
>
> Dear all, am experiencing issues that i think attributable to the
> concept of Active
> Directory phantoms
>
> the symptom is that when we open certain global groups the membership
> list comes out
> with grey icons
>
> this is not all groups - affected ones being - Domain Users / Domain
> computers
>
> must confess to not a full understanding of the issue here -but it
seems

> this
> relates in some way to GC lookup ??
>
> i can for sure confirm that the GC port 3268 is open on the GC's
>
> not sure why as the group / user members are in the same domain ?
>
> after the understanding of what is going on here is, of course 'HOW DO
> WE FIX' ??
>
> technet seems to reference a concept of 'phantom clean up task' - a
> process that
> runs on the server running 'INFRASTRUCURE MASTER' fsmo role on a
> scheduled basis to
> resolve the directory issue.
>
> would seem not in this case ?
>
> as a point to note, neither netdiag or dcdiag are coming up with nothing
> concliusive
> in this respect.
>
> help as always gladly received
>
> GT
>
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