I have a Windows 2000 Server that has a CDRW drive available as H:and is not part of a Domain. This server is a standalone machine. If I try to access the CDRW drive I receive a dialog box that says, "H:\ is not accessible, Incorrect Function". The user account that is being used ...

Here is what i want to do. I want to establish a telnet connection from
a client to a server. The authentication mechanism that i want to use
for telnet connection is kerberos v5.
What I Have Done So Far:

Yesterday I was reading through the Security Logs in Event Viewer on a
Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller when I noticed the following event:
Event Type: Failure Audit
Event Source: Security

I am studying IPSEC as part of Microsoft course 2277 on Windows 2003 and I
have the following question:
I have two 2003 servers networked together, each with a shared folder, and
one of the practices is to implement ipsec between the two and test

I can't explain it so I'll give an example.
I have a user say Tom0, who has specific rights throughout the file
system, I need to provide the user Tom (not Tom0) the same rights to
the same files and folders.

I would like to enable the windows 2003 server firewall on a DC and open the
necessary ports to allow it to still be a DC.  Has anyone ever done that
successfully?  If so, what ports do I need to open or what should I do to
ensure it will work?

I would like to enforce the auto enrollment on user certificates. But my
certificates are not published in the AD even the option "Publish
Certificate in Active Directory" is selected.
Thanks for any answers..

Is it possible to digitally sign text files?
If so, is there a command line utility that will enable me to sign a certain
file or many files in a specific directory?

Question #1
I have a domain forest in my current WAN.  I have been asked to tighen
up security but implementing ACL's between VLAN's.  My problem is this.
I have say office A on VlanA with the main controller and office B on

After a recent virus problem at our establishment and some considerable
downtime for some major systems, our managment has decided to go the way of
the IBM commercial.  Throw money at the problem.  We have been charged with
finding the security products that will help protect our ...

I am a Domain Admin on my network.
I'm noticing I get an Access Denied when trying to view log files under
event viewer on all Domain Controllers.
The Security log is the only one I can view.

I have a Windows 2003 server with a few shares.
I have added my account (which is a domain account), to use this shares with
Full permissions (read/write/...)
Now when I access these shares from my PC, I can read, but if I try to write

I have a Windows 2003 server that I am working on.  I am logged in as
administrator and have run across a folder that when I try to access
it, I get the standard 'access is denied' error message.
When I have run into this problem before, I was always able to go take

Server 2003
I am trying to create a IPSec Policy that will allow the use of a
Pre-Share key for VPN only. I have created a VPN Security Policy in
Local Security settings under the IPSEC Policies on Local Computer.

I'm looking for a program that can give me a report of a folder and his
subfolders with all the users (or groups) and their permissions. Also I want
to see to which folders a user (or group) has permissions.
I've found Admin Report Kit, but this program is expensive, and can do a ...