Need to reinstall app every time user logs in using roaming profile
Client has 2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Terminal Servers (RDS) to which the users connect. Users are using a roaming profile. Roaming profiles are located on a File Server. Recently a small web...
View ArticleDeleted GPO still Applying
I recently created a GPO which changed the proxy settings in internet options to use 127.0.0.1. I named it Block Internet Browsing. The purpose of this proxy setting was to block internet browsing and...
View ArticleActive Directory Configuration
Hi, I am trying to work out how to configure active directory on Spiceworks but the documentation is very vague. I would like Spiceworks to pick up all computers in the domain for the inventory but...
View ArticleUpgrade OS/Replace workstation on domain
I am sorry if this has already been covered on the community boards before, I tried searching, but didn't see the same scenario. I am new to Windows Servers in general and started learning on Server...
View ArticleMultidomain forest, last DC in domain tombstone
Configuration: 4 domains in a single forest DOMAIN A (ROOT) DOMAIN B DOMAIN C DOMAIN D Replication all domains replicate to DOMAIN A.Domain D has a single DC left and ZERO users in it. It was kind of a...
View ArticleAD Delegation Software
Hello all. I am looking for some software to help with AD delegation. Our IT department is starting to grow and my work load is getting heavier so I need to be able to offload some of the work. I...
View ArticleActive Directory Administrative Center Keeps Crashing in 8.1
Is anyone else having issues with AD Admin Center after 8.1 update? Just keeps crashing with unexpected error. Logs show 2 errors Source: Application Error ID 1026 and Source: .NET Runtime ID 1026....
View ArticleUnable to Deploy Printers to XP Machines through GPO
I have a test GPO pushing out printers to some test Windows 7 machines. So I know the GPO is working. This is a user based OU. I've added the PushPrinterConnections.exe to the logon scripts in the...
View ArticleGroup policy object missing for internet settings IE10 and IE9
I am trying to set a default home page on my XP & 7 clients with group policy on my Windows 2008 R2 x64 server, and I seem to be missing the option to set it for IE9 and IE10 browsers (see...
View ArticleCannot extend schema to add 2012 server as domain controller on 2003 network
Cannot extend schema to add 2012 server as domain controller on 2003 network, would love some help with this as I have been pulling my hair out trying to get this to work. Get the error message - A...
View ArticleGetting a lot of Event ID 5722 (Computer Failed to Authenticate) on all DC's
We are getting about 15-20 of these errors on each of our 2003 domain controller's.Event Type: Error Event Source: NETLOGON Event Category: None Event ID: 5722 Date: 5/17/2013 Time: 12:57:03 AM User:...
View ArticleSoftware Restriction Policy Causing Some Programs to Crash
Hey Everyone, I am running into a weird problem. I have a Server 2008 Domain with a Software Restriction Policy enabled. For some reason all of a sudden (has worked in the past) this Policy is causing...
View ArticleCertificateServicesClient-CredentialRoaming Errors
Hi Guys, In my event viewer I see the following errors Event ID 1005 Certificate Services Client: Credential Roaming failed to write to the Active Directory. Error code 8202 (The specified directory...
View ArticleBlank password expiration date?
I have created a new 2008R2 AD domain to handle identify management for our multitude of systems. Since most of my users do not have Windows workstations - they will likely never be interactively...
View ArticleActive Directory Replication Error
I have recently started a (2months) new position in which I took over for a system administrator. There have been issue after issue. My latest issue has me puzzled, and Im leaning toward just nuking...
View ArticleRunning a VB script via GPO or GPP
I'm trying to run a script to uninstall Forefront Security via GPO. What is the best way to do this? I've tried as an immediate scheduled task and as a login script but so far my test machine still...
View ArticleAdding computer to domain currently having dns issues
We're having dns issues and to test something I removed a computer from the domain. Now I'm having trouble joining again. Any advice?
View ArticleThe trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.
Never having seen this error before, I went to Spiceworks to see what fellow IT Admins have done to fix the problem. I'm still at a loss as to why it's happening, but it appears to be linked to...
View ArticleWin 2008 Server R2 - ADDING A WINXP cpu to a newly created GPO linked to an OU
Question, I am new to 2008 R2 server so please bear with me. I am Running 2008 R2 Server - So I go into Administrative Tool and click on Group Policy Management Console and created a new GPO named...
View ArticleZentyal in a Production Environment
I am consulting for a small food store, and of course budget is always a concern. I have quoted them out a new server, and there about ready to approve it, but I was wondering if maybe I should be...
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