active directory web phonebook
hello,I would like to have an AD web phonebook.A web phonebook with minimal features: search, filter, admin edit and sync with AD users profiles.I find out: http://www.dovestones.com/, it should be...
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my company uses a default password for new employees - which they are SUPPOSED to change - but it appears many have not (multiple reasons/excuses).I have been tasked with finding out - which accounts...
View Articledeploying sonicwall netextender from group policy
hi all,I am trying to deploy sonicwall VPN to all my laptop users. I have the MSI package all setup and working, but I am trying to figure out how to auto populate the VPN settings so vpn.domain.com is...
View ArticleIE passwords
Newbie Warning!! We just put in a sbs 2012 server and after joining machines to the domain they are no longer able to save passwords in IE, It acts like it saves them and even prompts but when they...
View ArticleBest way to map drives, GP Preferences or scripts
Just curious what peoples opinions are on mapping drives to PC's. In the past we've used scripts, but would GP Preferences be preferred? I read a little online that they aren't as reliable.
View ArticleDomain Controller Authentication
HelloOnce upon a time I had a script that would allow me to have a user connect to a specific domain controller when logging on. I cannot find it and hoping someone out here has one written up that...
View ArticleDesigning new AD DS - 3 Sites
Hey guys, I will try to be brief;I am designing a new AD DS environment for 3 separate physical locations in 2 different cities.We will eventually be using Fiber in all locations and one ISP to extend...
View Articlesynchronize(merge) active directory users strategy?
HiWe have a HQ office with Active directory and there is a intranet website which users auth with ldap(AD). and we have 7 small remote branch office with a slow internet (512kbps) which have their own...
View ArticleRenaming a domain controller on a SBS 2003 domain
I have a Windows Server 2012 which is a domain controller on a SBS 2003 domain. Can I just rename the domain controller through the GUI or should i do the netdom command line? I would like to change...
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Mapped Drive for RDP users via GPO
We recently setup SharePoint Online for our chefs as a recipe database and sharing tool. As we near completion, there was the request to setup a mapped drive in RDP for all chefs so they can easily...
View Article"Let users turn on and use Enterprise Mode from the Tools menu" in Group Policy
I have a Windows 2008 R2 DC. We have Windows 7 Desktops, some of which have IE11. We would like to turn on the "Let users turn on and use Enterprise Mode from the Tools menu" option in Group Policy....
View ArticleAdded admin rights to GPO for NEW roaming profiles, now they are broken
I have been working on this for a while, and I've searched through dozens of forums - so I apologize if this is a duplicate. I work for a school district. We utilize roaming profiles, and folder...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 enumeration problem
I have set up a shared folder on my server and it seems that users who don't have permission to see a folder still see the folder listed. Note they don't have access to open the folder however they...
View ArticleGPO Frustrations
So I'm scratching my head about to throw my computer through a window. I've created a GPO that affects a certain user account. When I log into any computer as that user for the first time, it pulls all...
View ArticleIs it Possible to Hide the members of a security group?
I have a security group that I need to create, but don't the group members to be visible to other users. Is this possible? If so, how?
View ArticleHow to create shared drive on Windows Server 2012 and map it to users using GP
I have recently moved / upgraded from windows Server 2008 to windows server 2012. All seems to work nice and fast. I had shared folders like admin shared and teachers shared in my old server that I had...
View ArticleChild Organizational Units
Has anyone bothered to create child OUs and why?I've never had to create a child OU and you can't link a GPO to a child OU anyways. To me it seems that it could be just extra nesting that would be...
View ArticleInternet Explorer begins blocking out-of-date ActiveX controls
pls. be aware of upcoming change for IE admin templates - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2014/08/06/internet-explorer-begins-blocking-out-of-date-activex-...according to the latest Microsoft...
View ArticleBest Practices - Active Directory and Domain Controllers for Public Facing
It's been many years since I researched this topic so I'm reaching out to see if the thinking has changed.We are moving several systems into Amazon Web Services. Many of these are public facing IIS...
View ArticleReinstallation of Backup DC server
Hi guys,i need help with reinstallation of backup domain controller (physical tower server) and moving to another physical server in our rack with keeping the DNS name and IP scheme.All our server...
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