Group Policy Precedence - Overriding a GPO with another
Running Windows Server 2003 R2. We have a domain in Group Policy Management called X.local, and in that we have the usual subfolders - Domain Controllers, Microsoft Exchange Security Groups and X AD...
View ArticleIs there a function in Spiceworks to reset AD passwords?
I have users daily, requesting to reset their login credentials because they failed to change their password when the email said it needed to be changed. Is there a function where, if they "forget" to...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome over GPO
Hey, I've setup a new GPO, applied it to an OU which installs Google Chrome and applies most of the settings I've applied in the GP. The problem is when you launch Chrome, UAC pops up twice asking the...
View ArticleGranular Printer Deployment
Hello everyone, This is my first time posting a question on SpiceWorks so bear with me! Currently I am looking into our companies printer deployment solution. We have 1 single print server setup and...
View ArticleMDT Administrator user replacement
Hello, i use MDT in my company to deploy Windows 7. When deployment process is in the end and the OS is starting, First login is with the local "Administrator" user. How can i change it? I want that...
View ArticleCant delete Host (A) record in forward lookup zone. Need Help !!!
i have 2003 primary DC with DNS Server installed in it. i want to delete 'www' Host(A) record from mydomain.com (primary) zone in Forward lookup zone. But i am not able to add or edit any Host (A)...
View ArticleExported Start Screen missing some icons?
Have installed Win 8.1 Enterprise/RSAT in Hyper-V on a server 2008 R2 box, joined it to the domain, installed some programs, created some internet shortcuts and shortcuts to programs on the server,...
View ArticleWindows 7 redirected desktops no longer available offline
Hi All, Bit of a strange one... Like a lot of places, we have a mix of static workstations and roaming laptops. For a long while, we have had simple desktop redirection in place for workstations, and...
View ArticleRelocate "My Documents" to the Cloud?
I work for a local City IT department. We currently use mostly Novell products, such as NetWare, Groupware, and now Vibe for our private "cloud". Aside from this, we also use Novel Domain Services for...
View ArticleVM win2k3 DC clone
I am doing some test on VM based win2k3 DC. As a backup purpose If i do a clone, do you think it will work if i shutdown online win2k3 DC and power on the clone copy? Thanks.
View ArticleUnable to map home drive defined in user Profile tab
Server 2008R2, Windows 7. User maps drives via login script. The home drive is mapped via pre-defined H: drive that points to \\IP\home$\username. User has full rights to the root of home drives...
View ArticleAD Upgrade Project
I have been tasked with upgrading all of our DCs from 2003 to 2008. The current server environment was 100% physical last year. Our parent company bought this new company and the entire server fleet...
View ArticleForce shared printer settings on login (Black and White)
Hey Everyone, I have of course deployed my shared printers through Group Policy, they show up on the user machine fine. My issue is, I have changed the default colour from colour to black and white......
View ArticleNetwork Folder Access
I myself have a very weird issue happening with my computer at work. As of last week, it seems that there is an issue with my Active Directory user profile not pulling all of my rights to Network...
View Articlehi, i am new at this.
I need to create Users in a domain with their profiles desktop and documents need to sync with a shared path in a server. we r using server 2008 r2 kindly suggest me......
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 ArticleAD User login script not recognised
Hello, All my users in AD have the same logon script where 3 network shares are created and linked. I have a temporary user who previously had the same script as the other users. However, due security...
View ArticleGPO for updating Adobe and Java - question
All, hoping to get some feedback. I'm revaluating my client management lifecycle and as part of the plan I am going to use MDT to start deploying client machines. This includes laying down the OS and...
View ArticleHow do you handle share and printer maps when user moves depts?
The company I work for uses a combination of batch and VB script to map network shares and printers. The batch login script runs through a bunch of net use [drive letter] /delete /y 2> NUL > NUL...
View ArticleLogging of Disabled USB Devices from Group Policy
When a USB device is disabled in group policy, is there a way to see if an attempted read/write action creates an event or log somewhere?
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