Best way to create "Email Only" user Active Directory?
This seems simple, but I cannot find a simple solution to this. I have a new employee that needs to have access to email, but no access to any machines or other network resources. What is the best way...
View ArticleFinally setting up sites in AD for our 7 locations
I'm just wondering if I can really mess anything up during the setup. If I move workstations to a site that doesn't have any DC's assigned to it, will it stop authenticating, or will DNS stop working,...
View ArticleDomain Admin needs to run CMD or BAT as regular domain user WITHOUT password...
Hi Spiceheads, I'm aware of the Runas command but what i need is to execute a batch file as several regular users without having to ask every one of them for their password. The scenario is this: I...
View ArticleComo migrar de windows sbs 2003 a windows server 2012 std
Desearia que alguien me ayude en detalle como realizar la migracion de windows sbs 2003 a windows server 2012 y exchange 2013. Quisiera meayuden con elprocesocompleto.
View ArticleHow to create Users Domain account with limited user rights & Local Admin rights
Hi Gurus, I have been spending so many hours and even keeping me up at night about this issue. I read so many guides, CBT and still I cannot fix the issue :(. I have tried so many different things but...
View ArticleHelp with time on domain
So I have a domain that is doing great the only thing is that the clocks on the computers are off by 3 hours and users are starting to get mad about it. My two DCs time are right and so is my router...
View ArticleGP to allow users to change password (currently disabled in account properties)
Hello, Our previous sysadmin disabled "allow user to change password" in the user properties/account tab. I'm looking for an easy way to remove this restriction via group policy and have not had any...
View ArticlePrinter deployment blues~
I've been having a great deal of running around this past day, since we have just moved to another office space. All this time, I thought, deploying the printers via GPO was the way to go! During my...
View ArticleRODC Password Change Issue
For my RODC in a branch office. When a user changes their password -- presumably because their old password expired -- the writable domain controller in our main office allows and stores the password...
View Articledifferent upn and sam
Quick question. Has anyone experienced any issues with users who have UPN different from their SAM account name? Server 2k8r2/Windows 7/8 environment.
View ArticleCan I import a specific part of a group policy onto a new policy?
I have a customer in which they have their network drives and printers in the default domain policy. I have exported the policy and would like to only import the drives and printer to new policies...
View Articlejava install though GPO does not work
Hi, so as most of you know the new version of java with the security fixes got released. i am trying to install it though our GPO for the Software installation but it wont update to the correct...
View ArticleChange priority of GAL via GPO
Hi Guys, This one has been driving me mad so I'm hoping some of you Spiceheads can help me xD Using Exchange 2010 and a mixture of Office 2003 and 07 also we have around 40+ users , I need to be able...
View Articleneed help with the PRC rules GPO
Please I need help, I'm not getting release RPC ports in active directory, I'm trying to do an inventory of my network but it is giving error at the time of scanning for spiceworks
View ArticleShutting down group policy client service
Whenever a shutdown script is applied to a machine GPO (Server 2008r2) the machines (Windows 7) hang at shutdown displaying the message "shutting down group policy client service". As soon as the...
View ArticleUninstalling Java across the domain
Guys, I'm having a huge headache with Java at the moment. In the past the company was manually installing Java on the PCs and we really need to move to GPO deployment for centralized management and...
View ArticleProper way replace PCs with the same name in Active Directory
Back in the Windows NT and 2000 days we were taught to always create a new computer account. Delete the old one, and wait a few days to switch it back to the name of the PC we replaced. I know Active...
View ArticleActive Directory Failure
Hey all! So I have a client who has contacted me with a server issue. Their active directory seems to have completely failed. I do not manage the network so I dont know the setup and things like that...
View ArticleDo VLAN subnets have to be added to AD Sites and Services?
All, After creating VLANs on the main site, do all the extra subnets have to be added to AD Site and Services? Some PCs are logging on to DCs at remote sites, and this is not correct. Thanks
View ArticleConfigure Office template
I need to configure Admin templates for Microsoft Office to apply to several Windows 7 machines. The instructions indicate how to install them so they're available in GPEDIT to edit them on a local...
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