Pointing DNS to my new PDC
Hey guys so I just transfered all my FSMO roles from DC1 to DC2 I get back on DC1 and open up gpmc and it freaks out and says it cant talk to the ops master, but im able to point it back at itself. I...
View Articleaccount lockout frequently
Dear guys,there is a few accounts that lockout frequently for the past 2 weeks. and it is always the same users in my AD.I have run antivirus to check if there is any virus but I could not find...
View ArticleActive Directory Sites - Settings up
I have a remote DNS server setup in the cloud which is on a different subnet and now I want to assign that to a site - which I gather is not the best practice but it should be setup.I set up my site on...
View ArticleWork stations not picking up complete DNS server list
I operate a domain at 2012 level and we had a network outage last week, one of the reasons being workstations are only picking up one DNS server, we have two onsite and one in the cloud.I went into...
View Articleproblem 22 (Invalid argument) when using Quest AD Migration Manager
Environment: Migrating users from Windows 2003 R2 SP2 Standard Edition to Windows 2008 R2 Standard Edition Domain. They are independent domains with an established 2-way transitive trust.We are in the...
View ArticleApply User Wallpaper per User?
I don't really know how to word this but this is what I want to do, I have an admin account that is separate from my personal account at work, I basically want a certain wallpaper to apply...
View ArticleGPO Root Certificate policy not being pushed to clients
Hi,I am Editing my GPO Default Domain Policy by successfully importing a Root CA under:Computer Configuration>Windows Settings>Security Settings>Public Key Policies>Trusted Root...
View ArticleGroup Policy Home Folder Redirection Fail
We recently migrated all of our user data from one server (windows server 2003r2) to another server (windows 2008r2). After moving the data, we changed each active directory entry to reflect the new...
View ArticleHow to push wallpaper from AD to all client PC
Hi In my office the domain controller is windows 2012 server.I want to push wallpaper to all the client systems.Is it possible ?
View ArticleUser can choose if private key is exportable!
Hi, I have created a certificate template in 2008 CA for VPN usage. I have not selected the "Allow private key to be exported" so the private key should not be exportable however if a user manually...
View ArticleHow do i give programs administrative rights?
I am using xampp to edit a php website template i bought. now the template is showing properly, it looks broken when opening it. when installing xampp , i got a message saying i should give xampp...
View ArticleBlocking Wireless with GPO on Win 7
Running into something interesting. I had previously set up a GPO to block access to the public network on site. Had it working fine in testing and live, but we just discovered it isn't working...
View ArticleWhy are my users members of the administrator group locally?
Hi,Newish to network management, my question is...At my company, the standard thing is to put users on their local machines in the admin group. This leads to a whole host of problems! But, they can't...
View ArticleNotify users of their password expiring via email
I'm looking for a script to notify users of their password expiring. Our AD contains multiple locations broken out by corresponding OU's and I will need it to only look in one specific OU. I've seen a...
View ArticleCreating a GPO for windows defender and it is no where to be found?
I was in the process of creating a GPO to turn off windows defender because it conflicts with another software in our environment. We are running server 2003 on this particular DC but when you go to...
View ArticleUsing Group Policy to Control Firefox Proxy Settings
We're deciding to leave IE behind and switch to Firefox. It's pretty easy to set the proxy settings manually, but they don't seem to set for all users and if they know how, users can change the...
View ArticleCannot extend schema to add 2012 server as domain controller on 2003 network
Cannot extend schema to add 2012 server as domain controller on 2003 network, would love some help with this as I have been pulling my hair out trying to get this to work. Get the error message - A...
View ArticleGPO to sync time with domain on client PCs is not applying
Hello everyone,Our client PCs are no longer synchronizing their time with the domain controllers. We have a GPO that was working just fine, but we took the domain controller it was referencing offline...
View ArticleHow do I use Group Policy to deploy software updates?
I would like to use Group Policy to deploy basic software (Java, Adobe, etc) updates and Windows updates.Anyone have any tutorials and/or advice on the subject?
View ArticleBest practice in multiple domain controller setup
hi Guys,I would like to get some stuff clear related to my current multiple domain controller setup My infrastructure is with primary DC win2k3 and two additional DC2 with win2k8. Appreciate you...
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