computers in AD users & computer don't match with client computers in Server Management

Hi.

I'm trying to figure out why the list of computers in "Client Computers" in
server management does not match the list of computers in Active Directory
Users and Computers in the "Computers" folder.

Shouldn't they match?

I'm trying to apply a GPO to a couple computers but they don't show up in AD
Users and Computers, but they do show up in Server Mangement under
"Computers". I add computers to the domain using Server Mangement and I use
Active Directory Users and Computers to add Domain Users.

Thanks for any info on this.

Bryce.

 

I believe the page in Server Management is finding client computers anywhere
in AD. When you're looking in AD Users and Computers, are you just looking
in the OU under My Business - SBS Computers (can't remember the exact name
but you get the point)? Probably the ones you're seeing in the mgmt console
but not AD are in a different OU.

You can just locate them in AD and move them to the regular OU with the rest
of the client computers. I'd do it when they're shut down - I've had
bizarre results moving items in AD while they're in use.

 

I will begin with that. Thanks.

Bryce.

 

When you add a computer through the server management, it appears it puts
the computer into MyBusiness:Computers:SBSComputers, and not into
"domain":Computers:

Thanks for that info. Things will be easier now!

Bryce.

 

Dave:

What's the differences/ramifications between having a computer in the
'Computers' folder under domainname.local and SBSComputers in the MyBusiness
folder?

Bryce.

 

"Computers" is an Active Directory Container, whereas the one under
MyBusiness is an "Organizational Unit." (You can tell by the different
icon). Group policy objects are applied to OUs. This means that anything
in the Computers container will be covered by domain-wide GPOs only. If you
use the OU, you can apply GPOs more granularly by having more than one OU
and applying different policies to each. An example would be that I'm
running into a situation where I may have to apply different policies to
laptop users who often work out of the office than I do to the desktop
machines. That can only be done by putting the laptops and desktops in
different OUs.

The other thing is that by using the one under MyBusiness, you're following
the default SBS practice. IMO that's always a good idea, especially in the
absence of a reason to do it differently.