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</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Bill Wesse</span></b><span style='color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>MCSE, MCTS / Senior Escalation Engineer, US-CSS&nbsp;DSC PROTOCOL
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</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nadezhda Ivanova
[mailto:nadezhda.ivanova@postpath.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 28, 2009 8:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bill Wesse<br>
<b>Cc:</b> cifs-protocol@samba.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: SRX090922600157 : [MS-ADTS] 7.1.1.1 Naming Contexts Domain
Admins Permissions<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Hi Bill,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Thanks, I will be able to review this information next week and
will let you know if it is enough.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Nadya<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Bill Wesse
[mailto:billwe@microsoft.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 25, 2009 9:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Nadezhda Ivanova<br>
<b>Cc:</b> cifs-protocol@samba.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: SRX090922600157 : [MS-ADTS] 7.1.1.1 Naming Contexts Domain
Admins Permissions</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Good afternoon Nadya!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I have provided below a set of
links for information that pertains to Active Directory permissions. There does
not appear to be a specific guide for what the default permissions on a given
Active Directory object, other than the Schema documents available at the
following link. Please let me know if you have any specific questions
concerning these that I have not already answered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you have no further
questions, I will consider your question resolved.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Using the Windows Server
Protocols documentation set to better understand the Active Directory Schema<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://blogs.msdn.com/openspecification/archive/2009/06/26/using-the-windows-server-protocols-documentation-set-to-better-understand-the-active-directory-schema.aspx">http://blogs.msdn.com/openspecification/archive/2009/06/26/using-the-windows-server-protocols-documentation-set-to-better-understand-the-active-directory-schema.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For example, there are 232
defaultSecurityDescriptor (SDDL formatted) attributes in
MS-AD_Schema_2K8_R2_Consolidated.txt (which is in the Schemas.zip attachment to
the blog entry).<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Understanding security
descriptor defaulting rules for Active Directory objects<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://blogs.msdn.com/openspecification/archive/2009/08/28/understanding-security-descriptor-defaulting-rules-for-active-directory-objects.aspx">http://blogs.msdn.com/openspecification/archive/2009/08/28/understanding-security-descriptor-defaulting-rules-for-active-directory-objects.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Active Directory Technical
Specification Control Access Rights Concordance<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://blogs.msdn.com/openspecification/archive/2009/08/19/active-directory-technical-specification-control-access-rights-concordance.aspx">http://blogs.msdn.com/openspecification/archive/2009/08/19/active-directory-technical-specification-control-access-rights-concordance.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>How to Use Dsacls.exe in Windows
Server 2003 and Windows 2000<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/281146">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/281146</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Regards,</span></b><span style='color:navy'><br>
</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Bill Wesse</span></b><span style='color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>MCSE, MCTS / Senior Escalation Engineer, US-CSS&nbsp;DSC PROTOCOL
TEAM</span><span style='color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>8055 Microsoft Way</span><span style='color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Charlotte, NC 28273</span><span style='color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>TEL:
&nbsp;+1(980) 776-8200<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'>CELL:&nbsp;+1(704) 661-5438</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";
color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>FAX:&nbsp;
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Bill Wesse <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 22, 2009 12:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'nadezhda.ivanova@postpath.com'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'cifs-protocol@samba.org'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> SRX090922600157 : [MS-ADTS] 7.1.1.1 Naming Contexts Domain
Admins Permissions<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Good day Nadya (please let me know if I am using your name
correctly)!<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>I have created case SRX090922600157, in order to track our
work concerning your questions (shown below). Hopefully, we have not missed
anything you are enquiring after.<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>1. Why are the domain admins also provided full permissions
if not needed for replication?<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>2. Is this for the administrative purposes only?&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>7.1.1.1.2 Config NC Root<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>7.1.1.1.3 Schema NC Root<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>7.1.1.1.4 Domain NC Root<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>In order for D2 to replicate the NC, D2 must be granted the
following rights on the NC root...<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Regards,</span></b><span style='color:navy'><br>
</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Bill Wesse</span></b><span style='color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>MCSE, MCTS / Senior Escalation Engineer, US-CSS&nbsp;DSC PROTOCOL
TEAM</span><span style='color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>8055 Microsoft Way</span><span style='color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Charlotte, NC 28273</span><span style='color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>TEL:
&nbsp;+1(980) 776-8200<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black'>CELL:&nbsp;+1(704) 661-5438</span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";
color:navy'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>FAX:&nbsp;
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