running adsiedit shows configuration container 4 x (all du..

steve paul · External Since: May 22, 2009 Posts: 4

running adsiedit shows configuration container 4 x (all appear to be
duplicates )

just noticed after running domain prep & forest prep error free (not sure if
it was like that before or not. 3 other domain controllers show only one
instance of configuration container. onlything different about this dc is it
is also running exch 2003

any idea if this is normal or if not how to fix it ? I am not experiencing
any symptoms with my domain
--
thanks
Steve Paul

steve paul · External Since: May 22, 2009 Posts: 4

It seems to me that I can just select the extras and choose the "remove"
option - correct ? ( I am guessing somebody previously for some reason or
other added the duplicates)
--
Steve Paul

"steve paul" wrote:

> running adsiedit shows configuration container 4 x (all appear to be
> duplicates )
>
> just noticed after running domain prep & forest prep error free (not sure if
> it was like that before or not. 3 other domain controllers show only one
> instance of configuration container. onlything different about this dc is it
> is also running exch 2003
>
> any idea if this is normal or if not how to fix it ? I am not experiencing
> any symptoms with my domain
> --
> thanks
> Steve Paul

Ace Fekay [Microsoft Cert · External Since: May 20, 2009 Posts: 5

"steve paul" <stevepaul.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3F4DFA24-C89E-4BB3-8100-064FFBBDAE02@microsoft.com...
> It seems to me that I can just select the extras and choose the "remove"
> option - correct ? ( I am guessing somebody previously for some reason or
> other added the duplicates)
> --

When creating an ADSI Edit mmc, you have to manually add the partition/continer. When adding, you have to select the drop-down box under the Well Known Naming Context for which partition/container you want to see. Apparently someone must have added the Config container multiple times. You can remove the duplicate ones, and add the ones that you do want to see.

If you need to see the DomainDnsZones and ForestDnsZones partition, you have to manually specify type in under the DN field one of the following (using the example of domain.com as your AD domain name):

dc=domaindnszones,dc=domain,dc=com
or
dc=forestdnszones,dc=domain,dc=com

I hope that helps.

Curious, what exactly will you be doing in ADSI Edit? It is a direct editor into the partitions, and any operations you perform can be destructive without turning back unless you have a System State backup to restore it with a non-authoratative restore.

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Ace

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Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] · External Since: Jan 16, 2009 Posts: 29

Hello Steve,

Yes, you can do it.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> It seems to me that I can just select the extras and choose the
> "remove" option - correct ? ( I am guessing somebody previously for
> some reason or other added the duplicates)
>
> "steve paul" wrote:
>
>> running adsiedit shows configuration container 4 x (all appear to be
>> duplicates )
>>
>> just noticed after running domain prep & forest prep error free (not
>> sure if it was like that before or not. 3 other domain controllers
>> show only one instance of configuration container. onlything
>> different about this dc is it is also running exch 2003
>>
>> any idea if this is normal or if not how to fix it ? I am not
>> experiencing
>> any symptoms with my domain
>> --
>> thanks
>> Steve Paul

Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] · External Since: Jan 16, 2009 Posts: 29

Hello Steve,

If you right click ADSI Edit, connect to you can also choose the other options.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> running adsiedit shows configuration container 4 x (all appear to be
> duplicates )
>
> just noticed after running domain prep & forest prep error free (not
> sure if it was like that before or not. 3 other domain controllers
> show only one instance of configuration container. onlything
> different about this dc is it is also running exch 2003
>
> any idea if this is normal or if not how to fix it ? I am not
> experiencing any symptoms with my domain
>