Active Directory 2003 client?

[Fraggable]

I'm looking for some kind of applicaiton that will let me access a Win 2003 server's AD without remote desktopping into it just to unlock an account, etc. I know they exist, but don't know what to search for.

I have full administration rights on the server itself and full domain admin rights, so if I have to install some application on the server to make it work, that's ok too.

Thanks in advance.

 

[BornStar]

I think that this is what you're looking for. You only have to install it on your workstation as long as it's a member of the domain.

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[JDMnAR1]

Originally posted by: BornStar18
I think that this is what you're looking for. You only have to install it on your workstation as long as it's a member of the domain.

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Yep, that will give you the AD Users and Computers MMC snap-in, as well as other goodies. No need to install anything on the server, just on your workstation.

 

[spyordie007]

Originally posted by: BornStar18
I think that this is what you're looking for. You only have to install it on your workstation as long as it's a member of the domain.

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That's the older version, he's going to want the version that came with SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta...-436A-A392-25793A25BAD7&displaylang=en

 

[FreshPrince]

you need the administrator's pack and it's downloadable from m$ website.

I'd warn against it though...really RDP is the safest way to do this...

 

[stash]

GG reading comprehension

I disagree about RDP being the 'safest' way to do things. There certainly isn't anything wrong with doing it from another machine. My customer uses a central managment server that all the admins TS into. It has all the tools they need on it, so everything is run from there.

 

[Fraggable]

I am using the admin pack linked to in the first reply, it seems to work just fine. Thanks for all the help, it's saved me time already.

 

[ktwebb]

uninstall it and get the admin pack for SP1. If your not running SP1 on your server then that would be the first order of business

 

[JDMnAR1]

Originally posted by: ktwebb
uninstall it and get the admin pack for SP1. If your not running SP1 on your server then that would be the first order of business

In a perfect world, yes. When you have to rely on vendor certification - or worse, FDA certification - you can't always stay as current as you would like.

 

[Fraggable]

We are using SP1 on the server. I guess I'll get the newer admin pack for SP1 then.

 

[spyordie007]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
you need the administrator's pack and it's downloadable from m$ website.

I'd warn against it though...really RDP is the safest way to do this...

I disagree; having someone log into the server console to do simple tasks such as user management is poor security practice.

 

[spyordie007]

Originally posted by: Fraggable
We are using SP1 on the server. I guess I'll get the newer admin pack for SP1 then.

Even if your server wasnt SP1 the SP1 admin pack would work fine (it also works for 2000 servers).

 

[Thor86]

Use the 2003 SP1 adminpack, if you want that damn dial-in tab.

 

[rasczak]

try account unlock tool AKA Microsoft account lockout status. it was developed just for this purpose