Unable to access domain resources using VPN
HiUser can connect successfully to vpn but the domain appears as Unauthenticated. I've checked on the DC and get the following error ID :5722. I don't know if its possible to rejoin the domain over VPN...
View ArticleTools to change folder permissions in bulk
Are there any tools anyone recommends that will allow me to change folder permissions based on a specific search criteria? For example, if I wanted to search a specific folder and change the...
View ArticleSet Chrome default webpage via Group Policy
Hi guys,Is it possible to set Chrome's homepage via Group Policy? We are creating a new company intranet site that I want to be the homepage for all my users. Chrome has already been deployed across...
View ArticlePassword Expiration Scheduling in Active Directory
Is it possible to schedule password resets to a particular time of day for AD users?Running 2008R2.Thanks.
View ArticleBlock a single user from Anyconnect vpn Access
Users authenticate to the anyconnect vpn through LDAP. A request came in to block a single user. How might this be done?asa5510thanks
View ArticleNeed help with GPO to block .exe's in %appdata% folder
I am new to using GPO and need help in setting up a policy to block .exe's from running in the %appdata% folder. I am doing this to deny certain malware from being able to run most notably the...
View ArticleGPO MSI install, "Install this application at logon" unchecked?
When deploying an MSI package via group policy, every walk-through says to check the box for "Install this application at logon", and I always have. But I can't find what happens when you uncheck it in...
View ArticlePC not responding to ping but I can VNC into it
Theres a couple Windows 7 pro PCs on our domain that I cannot ping, but I am able to VNC into them. Starting to install VIPRE and it cannot find the machine.Any idea what would cause this?
View ArticleExchange 2013 - Password Policy?
Hi all,I'm hoping someone here can help me out. I have Server 2012 R2 with Exchange 2013 installed. Everything works fine, but recently I have noticed a notification in OWA stating that I have a number...
View Articlepush printers via GPO on Server 2012
I am trying to push out printers on our new print server .They push fine to some users but not others. I am no expert at this nor GPOs. Printersare setup via Users vs Computersas I have users spread...
View ArticleHow to query Active Directory for accountLocked and accountExpires
I recently came across a brilliant script by Jeffrey4859 and I found it was missing something for me. I haven't had much success capturing the accountLocked and accountExpires.I have used at least a...
View ArticleLower DFL /FFL of 2012, to support 2008 R2
I was wondering if it is possible to lower the DFL and FFL so I can add my 2008 R2 as a secondary domain controller.I am new to Forests.Also , I have a client that is looking to integrate two servers....
View Articledomain account error: the user profile service service failed the logon
I have AD DC on Windows server 2012 and the users PC are on Windows 7 Pro. I created a domain account on my AD but when trying to log on to a particular computer i receive the error: the user profile...
View ArticleHelp About Script policy in Active Directory
Hi there my fellow IT. Is there anyone here who can contribute a script in active directory.. Because i want to implement access rules in our network. I just need a template for this so that i can edit...
View Article.Local, or .com.
Greetings Spiceheads.So I inherited an AD environment where the TLD is .com. From my experience, I thought it would be a good idea to move everything to a .local domain, however upon doing some...
View ArticleAD Messed Up after Power Outage
We had some power outages last Wedneday that caused my vm's to go down. I have only been at the company 6 weeks and found out that our switch where the host and SAN is plugged into was not on the newer...
View ArticleGroup Policy Printers vs. Server 2008 P&D Services
We're migrating away from our 2003 Print Server (deployed via Pushprinterconnections, which is gone from later versions of Windows IIRC) and I was wondering what the general consensus is regarding...
View ArticleWMI Issues Blocking Group Policy and Windows Updates?
Hi All,So I've got one Windows 7 machine that's throwing a bunch of errors and I'm trying to figure out why. I think they are all related, so I'm posting them here:Group Policy doesn't apply on the...
View ArticleWhitelist File in Software Restriction GPO
So in an effort to thwart the lovely crypto variety stuff floating around we instituted the fix that blocks executables and zip files from running out of appdata and temp files using the GPO software...
View ArticleSafeword 2008 eTokens - Reassigning to Different Install
Hi folks - first post so please be kind ;)I have Safeword 2008 installed on 2 separate domains. The second as 20 odd tokens assigned to it, however, 16 are not assigned to users and will not be as...
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