Windows 2012 Active Directory new hardware transfer
Hi Gurus, I have implementation of Windows 2012 Active Directory new and only Domain Controller. I need to roll out Windows Server 2012 Domain controller in 3 weeks. I will be using Windows 2012 (180...
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We are integrating ADS. At present some users are using Outlook 2007 in their computer (XP and 7) for gmail account. How to migrate it into new user which will be created in ADS
View ArticleInternet Restriction
Hi, I have weird issue in my windows domain ( 2008 server) , i have restricted many users( XP machines) from accessing the internet through fake proxy, the problem is they cant able to access only...
View ArticleAD restructuring plus file share groups in a healthcare environment
So I've been asked to take on another daunting task of restructuring our AD. This was an easy task at my last role which I basically did from scratch. But it's very different when you asked to do it...
View ArticleDomain Trust issue: Search in external domain prompts for credentials
We are trying to create a Trust Relationship between 2 domains. We have tried both a one-way & a two-way trust. Both keep prompting for credentials when ever we try to search for users in the...
View ArticleBest way to get production DC into test environment?
Running Windows 2008R2 Trying to create a test environment with that mirrors the live. Lab will be Hyper-V Should I p2v the DC? Take image backup using WSB and restore to VM? Build new VM DC,...
View ArticleExport/Import Users from Active Directory
I am moving from a 2003 Domain, to a new 2008R2 Domain. Is there a way to export/import users? What happens to the users that already exist? Aaron
View ArticlePrinter deployment
Hello, We've been deploying Windows 8 to a number of our sites and we've encountered an issue with printer deployment and I was hoping the community could provide some direction or ideas in regards to...
View ArticleHow Can I Install Symantek onto Domain Controller?
Is there a link to install symantek onto a domain controller? We already have Symantek installed on a server we are about to decommission and we need to have Symantek installed before we go through...
View ArticleCan't edit NEW GP objects in AD 2003 - system cannot find the path specified
I'm trying to create my first GP object. We have Server 2003. Our Group Policy Management is done from our secondary alternate DNS server. In Group Policy Management I right clicked on Group Policy...
View ArticleIssue mapping drive via Group Policy / Access Based Enumeration
A project I am working on is to eliminate the use of login scripts within SYSVOL to control drive mapping. Drive mapping here is a mess and causes more confusion between departments than benefit. I...
View ArticleGPO to Create a mapped drive on DFS
Here is my screenshot. We are using DFS, so I white'd out the domain name. What is the wildcard that I have to use since %username% does not work?
View ArticleBroken User Account
One of our pc guys created a user the other day, and now it wont lookup via LDAP (Cisco phone system) so we went into AD to investigate - This user wont sort like a normal one, what!?
View ArticleWhen do Group Policy Changes become available on DC?
We recently replaced our old Win 2003 Domain Controller with a Win 2008 R2 DC. As a result of that, we are now able to use GP preferences. I wanted to retire the .vbs scripts we had been using to map...
View Articledisable LAN Settings Group Policy
I would like to disable the LAN Settings via GP on WIndows 2008 R2 STD O/S. The users are constantly going in and changing DNS, IP, settings. This would be for domain users on the client side....
View ArticleIntegrating multiple Windows domains on to a "Bastion" DC
HI All, I have experience working with Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2012 but have always worked with a single domain. I am exploring setting up multiple windows domains on the same DC but i dont...
View ArticleScheduled tasks in GPO show up twice
I'm having the exact same problem as is described here:http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverGP/thread/ef7e8e5a-6f3a-445d-b07c-35aa5140dd1f Any time I create more than one...
View ArticleMigrating 2 domain controllers from 2003 to 2012
Hello, I currently have 2 physical 2003 domain controllers in my AD environment. One of the servers has the Schema and Domain Naming role while the other has the PDC, RID, and Infrastructure role....
View ArticleI set up a new domain controller. How can I change where the userdata is syncd?
I set up a new domain controller. How can I change where the userdata is synchronized to?
View Articlecant send to external email address from VB script
I'm trying to get an VB script to email the external helpdesk email address if there is an error ( instead of relying on the user to do it ). I can get it to send to internal email address ( ie: on...
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