Does the domain admin need a list of everyone's password?
I just started to work for a company where the policy is for the IT department to keep a list of every user's password. I know that this is a bad policy, but how do I explain that to my boss? The...
View ArticleDisabling Function keys
I have a rather frustrating issue regarding student login accounts on a domain where some students are able to alter personlisation settings via function key combo.Does anyone know how to disable this...
View ArticleRemoving software from few system which was installed through Group policy
Hello All,Kindly share the method for removing the installed software from few system which was installed using group policy.E.g. from only 50 machines out of 5000 (deployed )should be uninstalled.
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 ArticleGroup Policy Printers: Remove when no longer applied not working
I've set up a test of group policy preferences to deploy printers to users by security group. I've set up each of the printers on a print server with permissions to use controlled by a corresponding...
View ArticleDelegation Tab in ADUC
I'm trying to set up a service account in a Windows 2008 R2 domain. I've read that I need to set a SPN on the account for the Delegation tab to appear. I set a SPN but the tab is still not visible....
View ArticleLimiting Roaming Profile Sizes
I'm setting up my first Server 2012 server and just configured Roaming profiles. My concern is that though the drive on my DC where all the profiles will be stored could be maxed out if users start...
View ArticleBrowsing to new CA, still shows old server name
We decommissioned our old CA a little while ago. Now, when I browse to the new server, it shows "Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services -- 'old server'". Any idea why it would still show the...
View ArticleProxy settings using Group Policy.
Heres the situation. I am trying to setup a Proxy for a certain group of people. I created a group called Proxy Group and included those users. I created a new GPO went to userconfig>Windows...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 group policy problems with deploying trusted sites
So according to Microsoft in Windows Server 2012 R2: The Internet Explorer 11 Administrative Template files (interes.admx and inetres.adml) are already installed. That being said in order to deploy...
View ArticleActive Directory Security Filtering Group nowhere to be found.
Hello! I have a Windows Server 2008 Standard with Active Directory. A few months ago, I set up a security filtering group called "Authenticated Users". I also have a share that contains my users...
View ArticleHow can I NOT require a password at every wake up?
I have five Dell tablets at my Distribution Center. All of them are running Windows 8.1 Pro. I want to set up a GPO so that whenever they go to sleep, they DO NOT require a password when they wake....
View ArticleShould I enable offline files for our homedrives on our domain?
Our users have home drives for everyone.What are the Pros and Cons of enabling Offline files for their home drives for everyone in the domain? (About 200 users) Running server 2008.An obvious Pro is...
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GPO and RSOP - The dreaded "Reason Denied: Empty"
Hello ladies and gents,I am attempting to apply a forced logout policy to one particular user through GPO settings. The GPO is denied with Reason Denied set to Empty.Things I've checked:The computer...
View ArticleJoin Domain over site to site vpn
Hello ! I have two offices HQ 192.168.0.0 and Branch 192.168.10.0, between this branches I have barracuda NG Firewall connected site to siteVPN . At HQ I have Active Directory all users from HQ(office)...
View Articlebiometric software to unlock Active Directory accounts?
Hey guys,Looking for software which i could use with a fingerprint scanner to unlock user accounts in AD which have been locked
View ArticleMoving Users to New OU
I have a project which requires me to create a new departmental OU, add users to it and apply a new GP to this OU. The users already exist in other departmental OUs which all have GPOs assigned to...
View ArticleDNS not working
Hi every oneI have one DC in my network. Windows 2003 R2 std. its my DNS and DHCP server also. but suddenly it stop giving IP to clients. Now all my clients are not able to access internet.And even...
View Articlemigration from a workgroup to domain environment
I am currently working on a project to migrate to a windows domain. One of my main objectives is to make sure that the transitions are as seemless as possible.The new equipment has been purchased and...
View ArticleInaccessible GPO
I was working in GPMC attempting to exclude a particular server from GPO. I removed all permissions for the computer account under advanced and now in the GPMC the GPO shows as inaccessible, shows that...
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