Local and Roaming Profiles
Windows Server 2003Getting event 1525 messagesRoaming Profiles not specified in AD Users and Computers for ANY useron the terminal server, there is a mix of profiles as either "Local" or "Roaming".what...
View ArticleScript for a popup message for changing password off network???
Users are on the domain but away from the office and off VPN, how can I have a popup message that tells them when their passwords will expire and give instructions on how to change it?
View ArticleAuthentication for workstations using MAC Addresses
I need to setup our windows desktops and laptops to authenticate to the domain using their MAC addresses. Our environment will be a server 2012 domain. Has anyone done this and does anyone have the...
View ArticleGPO Folder Redirection: Desktop
We are redirecting Desktop folders to the users profile on the server(s), also redirect My Documents. This works most of the time and is helpful since many of the users save on the desktop -- if we...
View ArticleRoaming Desktops Scenario
Ok just putting out a situation that I've been mulling around.I currently have roaming profiles set in place but I am not forwarding the desktops. I didn't want to have to worry about the server HD's...
View ArticleRemoving old PCs from AD
Is there a way to find out which computers in AD have not made contact or been on the network, say for the past 6 months? I need to clean up AD a bit and I'm looking for maybe a simpler solution. Any...
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GPO Question/Problem
Okay so I am having an issue. I have some workstations that I want to NOT timeout because they display worklists that are on a station w/ a monitor up on the wall, our workers walk by all day and view...
View Article55% of IT Pros using Microsoft Active Directory believe no security loopholes.
We've conducted a piece of research with 500 IT decision makers in the UK and US to better understand their attitudes to insider threat, as well as how well set up they are to manage it.The report...
View Articleactive directory lists
Is there a way in AD to get a list of users with data in the Notes section on the Telephones tab? We've been putting some data in there and now we need to know who has it and who doesn't without having...
View ArticleApplying GPO to Disable Windows Update
Hi guys,I've created a GPO to disable windows update but not sure where to apply it. I wish to disable Windows update for all the Staff PCs and Meeting Room PCs. Should I apply the GPO to the...
View ArticleCreating custom mapped drives for users in Active Directory on Server 2008
Anybody know how to create custom mapped drives for each individual user on the network?
View ArticleMapped drive
On one computer when any user logs in to that commuter there mapped user drive. But when that user goes to any other computer that users mapped network drive works. What could be wrong with this one...
View Articlehow to transfer a PDC
Ok guys so Im gonna start with a ballad about how dumb i am. OH... I demoted the primary domain controller... the end.So ya I thought I could just add a BDC to my domain and it would be all peaches and...
View ArticleOutlook 2010 Folder redirection of user settings
Hello, I am attempting to use folder redirection to allow for "roaming" of outlook 32bit settings from one Windows 7 32bit VDI desktop to another. We are currently using 2003 exchange services for...
View ArticleGPO Error
When attempting to view a GPO's settings with RSAT on Win 7 or on the DC itself (2008R2) I recieve this: An error occurred while generating report:Object reference not set to an instance of an...
View ArticleGroup Policy Error - client-side extension unhandled exception 0xC00000005
I can't seem to find an answer to this one. I am trying to rollout a user group policy to a group that places a shortcut on their desktop and adds an ODBC DSN. They are running both XP and windows 7...
View ArticleJava update is blocked by GPO
We block executable files so they don't run from %appdata% and %localappdata% as was advised to protect from Cryptolocker virus. Now it happens that Java updates don't run claiming the file isn't...
View ArticleCan an account name be too long?
I created a new Active Directory 2008 R2 user account today. The account name is CxxxxDataExxxxExpress (the x's are placeholders so that the real user name is not being exposed by this question)The...
View ArticleManaging IE10 (on Win7) GPOs from Windows Server 2008 R2
We're starting to see IE10 installed on some of our Windows 7 workstations (which I'm fine with), but there are some internal sites that don't work well with it unless compatibility mode is enabled...
View ArticleDynamic Access Control
Has anyone been using this in production yet? Trying to teach myself at the moment and it looks fairly intimidating. Wouldn't have thought ill be using it any time soon but is it likely to become a...
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