At the core of SBS2000 is the Windows 2000 Serevr platform. Inherent in this is the tighter security and related to security is accurate time synchronisation. SBS 2000 can have it's time clock synchronised with one of the many Internet time server (NTP servers) which will prevent it from excessive variations. You need to ensure that your time zone settings on each workstation … [Read more...]
How can I disable specific users from OWA in SBS 2000? – Wayne Small
You may want to disable specific users to prevent them accessing email from outside the company. 1. Start the SBS Administrators Console 2. Select Active Directory Users and Computers node 3. Select the View menu and select the Advanced Features option 4. Drill down into the User container under ADUC to the required user 5. Right click the user and select … [Read more...]
How can I disable specific users from accessing POP3 email in SBS 2000? – Wayne Small
You may want to disable specific users to prevent them accessing email from outside the company. 1. Start the SBS Administrators Console 2. Select Active Directory Users and Computers node 3. Select the View menu and select the Advanced Features option 4. Drill down into the User container under ADUC to the required user 5. Right click the user and select … [Read more...]
What are the installation paths and commands for the default applications in SBS 2000?
The following paths are the commands used to define the source and installation strings for the applications on SBS2000. In the examples below replace SMALLSVR1 with your server name. Internet Explorer Windows 9X Path \\SMALLSVR1\ClientApps5\IE5\ie5setup.exe /C:"ie5wzd /s:""#e"" /M:1 /Q" Windows NT Path \\SMALLSVR1\ClientApps5\IE5\ie5setup.exe /C:"ie5wzd /s:""#e"" … [Read more...]
Automating Security Patch checks using HFNETCHK – Calvin McLennan
Files for this FAQ are in the Files section of the SBSFAQ website under the section "Automation" Download and unzip the AUTOHFNETCHK.ZIP file into D:\HFNETCHK install BLAT by copying BLAT.EXE to the WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory modify BLAT.BAT for proper SMTP server names and sending account run BLAT.BAT verify proper setup by opening D:\BLAT-ERR.TXT NOTE: Daryl uses … [Read more...]