Trust Relationship Mayhem
Hey Spiceheads,The school network is rebelling. I think that the DC and print server got wind that I intend to replace them with Linux VMs, and have been conspiring to sabotage operations ever...
View ArticleGroup Policy Restrictions for Users
Is it possible to restrict a security group with users, to just one particular computer. So for example I want to restrict access to the C drive for the security group RESUSER which contains the member...
View ArticleBlock computer login to only one user
I have a computer for two of my GI doctors that runs very sensitive software. I've asked the office not to logon to that PC and surf the web but obviously know one listens, so now its time to take...
View ArticleSetting IE as the default browser
I am trying to find a way to set IE as the default browser for all clients through GPO on our 2012 server. I can not seem to find anything that mandates IE as the default. Any ideas ??ThanksJeff
View Articlemobile policy office365
Does anyone know if its possible to have an Office365 mobile policy that when someone attempts to connect a device, it sends a request for approval? I can't seem to find it but I may just be missing...
View ArticleHow do you deal with updates in domain environment
I'm just beginning to transfer from workgroups to domain setup and I was wondering... how do you deal with updating the software (not just windows updates, but everything else as well).I don't wish to...
View ArticleDeploy Printers with Default Print Settings
Good Afternoon Spiceheads,I would be pulling my hair out if it were long enough because i hate printers. This issues is something that hits home to the CEO of the company so that makes this even more...
View ArticleActive Directory Powershell script list all newly created users for a specific m
Hi all,Would anyone be kind enough to help me with a script (or any other way) to list all users created on a 2008 Active Directory domain within a certain month or date range please?I.e. list only...
View ArticleForensiT Profwiz3 Functionality Question
I just used the ForensiT Profile Wizard to migrate a local user to a domain user. When I ran it, I noticed that it finished rather quickly and did not actually move any files. Instead, it seems that...
View ArticleOffline AD and GPO Viewing Tools
So here's the situation. Often times we find ourselves in a situation where a domain controller has died (not too often) in a single controller environment. Usually its an older box so instead of using...
View ArticleFind which GPO is causing Event 1202 error - no mapping between account and SID?
I have a domain controller generating a lot of errors after some old accounts were cleaned up. A previous IT firm had added a bunch of accounts into GPOs, so when we cleaned out the accounts, the DCs...
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Re-add 'NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users (S-1-5-11)' to users
I removed both "NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users (s-1-5-11)" and "NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE (S-1-5-4)" from the Users group of a machine via AD users and computers. Now I cannot add them back. Does...
View ArticleDomain users as Admin on computer
I was tinkering today on a few computers and noticed that on all the computers (about 98% of my users) that I used a migration tool from Workstation user to Domain user the users are still...
View ArticleWhere is sysvol.db located? Trying to reapply the default sysvol settings.
I'm having a hard time locating where this database is located. Our sysvol is having problems and I'm following a procedure for reapplying the default sysvol settings but it asks for:"Specifies the...
View Article"The requested operation requires elevation..." New Domain problems
Ok, a little background...I am migrating one domain to another, lets call the old domain corp.old and the new domain corp.new. I wont get into the reasons why I am migrating but the old domain had...
View ArticleExport list of GPOs and their associated Settings
Hi All,We are currently in the process of consolidating multiple forests and domains into one forest with three child domains.In this process I have been asked to export all GPOs... Not just the list...
View ArticleWhat am I doing wrong?
I'm trying to create a GPO that puts a shortcut on the desktops of five Windows 8.1 tablets. I've installed the Server 2012 Administrative templates into my 2008 server. I created a GPO called Pick...
View ArticleBenefit to Hiding Local Drive?
Our user base has local admin privileges but we have hidden the C drive. This was done to 'protect' important system files. We have also used GPO to restrict these users access to Administrative tools....
View ArticleManaging Windows 7 printing for users via group policy
Hey everybody...I've been a Mac guy for some time. I manage a K12 school district with both Mac and Windows PCs. I've been away from the Windows side for a while. But back when Windows XP was the...
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