Dmitri
Fri May 02 22:22:06 PDT 2008
One problem that they might encounter is that ADAM admin account was
assigned from the now non-existent domain. But I am speculating.
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"Joe Kaplan" <joseph.e.kaplan@removethis.accenture.com> wrote in message
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> It depends on what you are using ADAM. ADAM does not necessarily require
> any affinity to a domain. You would need a domain IF:
>
> You wanted to bind to ADAM using a domain account
> You wanted to use ADAM for bind proxy authentication for domain accounts
> You wanted to use ADAM for pass through authentication for domain accounts
> ADAM needs to replicate with other ADAM servers in a domain and you don't
> want to have to deal with local service accounts with matching passwords
> (NTLM hack)
>
> There may also be other reasons why you want the server itself
> domain-joined such as management.
>
> So, the thing you need to figure out is what this ADAM server is actually
> used for and what dependencies it takes. If it was doing what it was
> supposed to be doing before while not associated with a domain, then that
> can likely continue.
>
> If you don't know what it is being used for and no one else does either,
> stop the service and wait for someone to complain. :)
>
> Joe K.
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> "fritzkracker" <fritzkracker.38ss3e@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I am new to using ADAM, actually it just got dumped in my lap from a
>> layoff. OK, so the scoop is we have an ADAM server setup, it is NOT
>> connected to our domain but rather a test domain. After further
>> investigation there is no DC in this so called "test domain". Now heres
>> the question. Do we need to have a DC setup in a test domain to have
>> ADAM work?
>>
>> From everything i have been reading today ADAM uses domain accounts,
>> right? So in order to get this software to work it needs to be joined
>> to a domain correct?
>>
>> My apologies for what seems to be an ignorant question.
>>
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