Comments on: Microsoft Active Directory Topology Diagrammer http://thebackroomtech.com/2008/01/30/microsoft-active-directory-topology-diagrammer/ serving up the info back room techs everywhere find interesting Sun, 07 Nov 2010 18:59:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: CR http://thebackroomtech.com/2008/01/30/microsoft-active-directory-topology-diagrammer/#comment-546 CR Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:35:20 +0000 http://thebackroomtech.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-546 Chris...it does show the FSMO roles if you select the domain and servers. When you choose draw, it show the fsmo roles in the upper left corner. My problem is getting the OU formating to fit the page (or pages) in this case.... any ideas? Chris…it does show the FSMO roles if you select the domain and servers. When you choose draw, it show the fsmo roles in the upper left corner.
My problem is getting the OU formating to fit the page (or pages) in this case….
any ideas?

]]> By: waffle247 http://thebackroomtech.com/2008/01/30/microsoft-active-directory-topology-diagrammer/#comment-545 waffle247 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:19:03 +0000 http://thebackroomtech.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-545 a very belated addition :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSMO a very belated addition :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSMO

]]> By: Chris Hills http://thebackroomtech.com/2008/01/30/microsoft-active-directory-topology-diagrammer/#comment-544 Chris Hills Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:23:16 +0000 http://thebackroomtech.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-544 One thing that seems to be absent of the list is the identification of FSMO roles. One thing that seems to be absent of the list is the identification of FSMO roles.

]]> By: waffle247 http://thebackroomtech.com/2008/01/30/microsoft-active-directory-topology-diagrammer/#comment-543 waffle247 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:36:57 +0000 http://thebackroomtech.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-543 This tool isn't really that great - if you try to run it you will most likely get a lovely error message that translates as "MS hardcoded a bunch of object locations into this tool and they have changed the object locations of the tool so these hardcoded strings no longer match up correctly" As with all things MS - it works if you set up your system exactly as expected, otherwise it won't work and there's not much you can do about it. This tool isn’t really that great – if you try to run it you will most likely get a lovely error message that translates as “MS hardcoded a bunch of object locations into this tool and they have changed the object locations of the tool so these hardcoded strings no longer match up correctly” As with all things MS – it works if you set up your system exactly as expected, otherwise it won’t work and there’s not much you can do about it.

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