Re: AD Design

From: Jimmy Andersson [MVP] (jimmy_noSpam__at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/08/04


Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 16:37:37 +0200

See this URL for more info on design:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/deployguide/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/deployguide/en-us/dpgDSS_overview.asp

Regards,
/Jimmy

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Jimmy Andersson, Q Advice AB
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
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"Jimmy Andersson [MVP]" <jimmy_noSpam_@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> I agree with Laura, this is an administrative disaster.
> You should ask the designer if he/she would like to administrate this, I
> sure wouldn't....
>
> Regards,
> /Jimmy
> -- 
> Jimmy Andersson, Q Advice AB
> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
> ---------- www.qadvice.com ----------
>
>
> "Laura A. Robinson [MVP]" <geekwench@snippit.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1b2ef9df707c752f98aa1f@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > circa Mon, 7 Jun 2004 22:27:28 +0100, in
> > microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory, Mark Darbyshire
> > (NO_SPAM_m_darbyshire@hotmail.com) said,
> > > All - does this sound good to you.
> > >
> > > A rather large company (10's of thousands of users) have decided to
> rename
> > > the "Users" OU to "Standard Users" and then plonk all of the users for
> an
> > > entire Active Directory into it - no OU structure at all.....  Not
only
> this
> > > but 12 DC's to support the lot over 250+sites and they think this will
> work
> > > ok???   To add to this the fact that they are implementing group
> policies
> > > based on group membership and not on OU membership - it all seems very
> wrong
> > > to me.
> > >
> > > So,  best practice - is this a good idea I ask?
> > >
> > This is a disaster. Whoever came up with this needs a LOT of
> > education about AD. You can tell 'em I said that. ;-)
> >
> > Laura
> > -- 
> > Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.
> > -Oscar Wilde
>
>


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