DNS Issue??
I have a network i have started to manager i need some assistance with an issue.I have 3 sites each with their own DC/ one of my sites i suspect i am having a dns issue. I have students on this site...
View ArticleXP computers won't resolve server UNC path
Hi,We subnetted our network to accommodate newer computers (lack of IP addresses), but we ran into a problem. We have the teachers computers and the students computers. The teachers computers are on...
View Articlegpo for RDS environment
Hello,we are currently transitioning between a normal environment to a RDS environment.i got tasked to think of new GPO's we can use for the desktops, these will only be used for office products and...
View Articledirectory services restore mode
Server 2008R2. Unable to start directory services restore mode. Claim is "no logon servers available".
View ArticleDC blue screened - best approach for a rebuild
Server 2008 R2 secondary controller has blue screened after a power cut. I have to tried to boot into safe mode and load last known good config but still no luck. The server was virtual and running on...
View ArticleLock screen after inactivity, within a certain time frame.
Long winded question...I need to find a way to lock users screens (not log off) after say, an hour of inactivity, but I need it to only apply within a certain time frame, say 6pm-7am.I work for a law...
View ArticleRoaming Profiles - Can of Worms -or- Box of Win
Running a multisite Domain with about 200 PCs/Users and considering making the switch to roaming profiles to simply upgrading/moving/reimaging PCs.Right now we migrate the users folders/files to a...
View ArticleGroup Policy Over VPN Suggestions
Does anyone have remote users with roaming laptops (using any number of public Wifi hotspots) which use a VPN connection back to the home office AND rely on Group Policy for both computer and user...
View ArticleActive Directory: To rename a or not!
I started a discussion about my domain name change. To recap... I have a company.lan AD environment that works fine. I am moving to office 365 and have to rename my domain to the current naming...
View Articlegroup policy shortcuts
Hi guys. I am trying to create a url shortcut to the helpdesk on users' desktop, or favorites or anywhere. Using either the computer or user config, i get an error that the path is not valid. The...
View ArticleGroup Policy Preferences not applying to server 2008 r2 enterprise
This is now driving me crazy, I have a server 2008 SP2 enterprise domain controller and 1 2008 R2 Enterprise member server working as a terminal server. I have created a GPO and linked that GPO. The...
View ArticleMapped network drive changes?
Hi guysI have a strange issue with mapped home drives for some of our users in the office.They have a home folder set in there AD account (server/homes/username)for some reason once in a while the...
View ArticleImport Phone all phone field via powershell script
Hello, looking for some help with PowerShell. I have rarely used it so pretty new to it. I am looking for a way where i can script from a .csv file the updates to phone numbers for users in active...
View ArticleBooks on Group Policy
I am looking for a good book or two to help me utilize group policy better and make my life easier. As a one man shop I find Group Policy to be an invaluable tool and an outrageous headache at times....
View Article2 folder redirection at once
I have a an OU for office computers, which containes the users and computers in seperate containers.In the Office OU i have 2 GPO currently applied, one for folder redirection and the other for...
View ArticleWhat are my options for managing IE10 via GPO in a Server 2008 R2 domain?
Over the past few days I've come to the surprising realization that Microsoft more or less cut off support for managing Internet Explorer via GPO since IE8 in an attempt to push people to upgrade to...
View Articlegroup policy software install question.
hi,quick questionif i create an OU, which has a Group policy linked to it to install "company default" software on a new PC, once the software is installed, if i move the PC back out to an OU with no...
View ArticleGroup Policy Setting
Dear All,I currently run Windows Server 2003 and 2008 R 2 on my network. I have two ISPs providing my LAN with internet services via fiber optic terminating into two different servers. Presently, I...
View ArticleAdding RODC to remote office (AD & DC config)
I have the VPN tunnel setup, connecting both main and remote offices. I am in the process of getting the new RODC setup which will be installed at the remote office. But right now the RODC has a...
View ArticleGetting Event ID 6006 in DFSR Replication logs on DC
I am getting an Event ID 6006 in my DC that is running Windows Server 2012. It is the only DC and when I tried to bring on another DC it would not communicate with it. I have since demoted and...
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