User gets prompted for username/password when login script runs
AD Server 2008R2; user has all permissions to shares she is mapping to, but when she logs in, and the login script runs that maps her drives to shares, she gets a prompt within command line window to...
View ArticleActiveX GPO
I want to create and implement 1 GPO so that whenever a user try to install WebEx, he should be able to install the ActiveX component also.I know the procedure but I need the website name which I need...
View ArticleGroup Policy Shutdown Script not Running
Hello,I have a .bat file I am trying to run via a group policy shutdown script. The batch file works when I double click but it will not run at shutdown.The script is for installing Office 2013....
View ArticleTrying to get AD based GPO to lock client computers after inactivity
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/110820-lock-computers-in-domain-via-gp?page=1#entry-3860959 Good Day All;When I tried doing this above process on my AD Domain the result was that the client...
View ArticleDomain Controller Changes by Itself
I recently added at Server 2012 machine to our SBS 2008 domain. I promoted it to a DC and transferred the FSMO roles. My problem is two-fold: SYSVOL replication is not occurring and if I change the...
View ArticleMove AD Directory server from one drive to another
We have a windows 2003 server running AD and we need to move it to a bigger drive. Has anyone had/know an issues with using clonezilla to do this?
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Group policy being a PAIN!
Hi, Guys!I've been struggling with a group policy today, and could use some advice...I've been given a list of what needs to happen.1: Local account Administrator must be disabled.2: Create a new local...
View ArticleWeb interface to allow users to change their Active Directory password
What I would like to be able to do is provide a simple web page(simple HTML page) that would allow users to update/change their AD password.
View ArticleError 5723 and error 5805 after creating external trust
after creating external trust "two way trust " domain A can't show any object in domain Bbut domain B can show any object in Domain ADomain B have below errors :Error 5723The session setup from...
View ArticleGPO to Adjust to Best Performance on Windows 7
Does anyone know how to use Group Polices to change the windows setting to run in Best Performance?
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Changing domain email address in AD
We have a DC with active directory on windows 2012. And we have exchange online which it sync to in the cloud. I have set this up before and am just having a brain fart, I cannot for the life of me...
View ArticleGPO drive mappings in 2012
Hello, I have a RDP 2012 server, and have set up departmental folders etc.I have created my own Security folder, and added security groups within that .I have createdmy own users folder,...
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The trust relationship between this workstation error.......
I have a 2008 r2 domain working in an ESXi server, that server was backed up after the configuration finished. Now there is a little problem appears in my existing domain. then i opened the backed up...
View ArticleSlow AD Logins
Hello All,At present we are experiencing sometimes over a 10 minute wait before users are able to login to OS X 10.9.2 New iMacs AD bound to a Windows 2008 R2 Server hosted on a Hyper-VWe are not using...
View ArticleMissing/Hidden users in AD
Im trying to locate some users in my AD (running on windows server 2008 and 2012):Under one OU that contains servers I find different users are listet under the security tab. I find a total of 3 users...
View ArticleTrying to add new computer to Active DIrectory Domain, cant see network
I'm trying to add a new computer to our active directory domain, but the network isnt showing up. It just says unidentified network when its connected. I checked the NIC settings and theyre set to...
View ArticleHow to import users from Excel into Active Directory?
I work at a school and every year we get a whole new batch of students that need to be put in Active Directory. I am wondering if there is a tool out there that allows me to import my users that are...
View ArticleGPO Screen Saver Lock not locking some users computers
Three computers or users (don't know where the problem is) screens in a remote office are not locking now. It seems to have come about after we demoted and then re-promoted a read only domain...
View ArticleHide server path on Home Directory mapping
Using Group Policy is there a way to hide the server path from Users' home directory mapping.For example we have a public drive that shows up asPublic (P:)But the Home Directory shows up asUser...
View ArticleBulk importing Mail Contacts into AD
I am trying to import 70 mail contacts that I have been given in an excel document for a distribution list. so here is what I did:1. Created a new distribution group in EMC2. converted the xls into a...
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