Migrating from AD on Server 2003 to Server 2012, and I am at the end of my rope
Everything seemed to be going fine. I installed AD Domain Services, again all went fine. Once I promoted the 2012 server to a dc and saw that the 2003 box was communicating with no issue, I checked my...
View Articleromaing profile issue after change setup new DFS in windows 2012
 hi guysMy users roaming profiles not loading from new DFS path.I have group policy created for folder redirection. I changed the path of folder redirection for Desktop folder OLD path was...
View ArticleJava applets unable to load for users on IE, GPO policy issue?
Users have been unable to access java components in websites with IE. Group policy has the site assigned to trusted zone, and the java settings for that set to medium. When an admin logs in the java...
View ArticleCan not log on to RDP session after domain controller change.
Have 2 domains that have forest trust set up. Domain A just had a new domain controller installed and the old one demoted over the weekend. Prior to the new DC everything below worked.People in domain...
View ArticleSaving Temporary Files
Hello Spiceheads!We've recently run into a new problem here at our school and Google isn't proving as fruitful as it typically has been so we're over to you!For some context, I am a technician at an...
View ArticleConfigure a laptop as a shared company resource? Domain Join?
We have two laptops that are shared resources in Outlook. Â One is joined to the domain and allows all network access (through the users credentials, not generic). Â The other is not domain joined and...
View ArticleGPO not applying to OU's when OU's contain groups rather than just users.
Hi all,title says it all really. I am a beginner when it comes to this stuff and have spent a fair amount of time trying to work this out by myself but can't seem to crack what is probably a simple...
View ArticleSync Sharepoint With AD
We are using Office 365 (cloud) and we have Active Directory on premise. My AD server is 2012 (functional level also at 2012)The goal is to manage users and groups in both places (O365/Sharepoint &...
View ArticleDomain Admin policy and Role Delegation
Let's say I want somebody to be 95% of a domain administrator...I want them to be able to connect all of our servers, setup new users, manage GPOs, setup mailboxes, etc etc, but I DON'T want them to...
View ArticleDomain admin account being locked out by secondary domain controller
I have a secondary domain controller (at a different site than the primary and backup DC's) that is repeatedly locking out the domain admin user account. I have been using Account Lockout Status and...
View ArticleDomain GPO to enable IE enterprise mode
I want to use a domain not local GPO to enable IE enterprise mode.but I don't see the policy "Let users turn on and use Enterprise Mode from the Tools menu "in any of my non local GPO's I've tried...
View ArticleInternet Explorer 11 management via GPO?
After IE10 we no longer able to manage the Internet Explorer via GPO. My domain and Forest level Win 2008 R2 level. I had read an article and installed IE11 on all DCs. Now I cannot see IE settings...
View ArticleGPO or regedit for Outlook 2010's block top-level domains list?
In Outlook 2010's junk mail feature, there is an "international" tab to block ccTLDs.Is there a way to centerally control that either through Office 2010 administrative templates in GPO or by deploying...
View ArticleAllow local logon to domain joined workstations.
We have a number of Windows 7 laptops that are joined to the domain, part of the requirement is that these will sometimes be running off the domain network (such as at Hotel Wifi, etc) as they are for...
View ArticleDeleted computer account in AD
One of our computers crashed last month while its user was away. It had XP on it and was scheduled to be upgraded just before the user came back. Then the computer died though good thing the user files...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Drive Maps Disappearing!
Hi all.So it seems that Windows 8.1 now includes drive mappings in it's periodic background refresh of Group Policy.I have a GPO that maps drives for everyone on the domain. They are using the...
View ArticleQuerying User Logon Times
Hi,I've been asked to report on how often and the times that several users log in to our network for the past month. I was wondering if there was a way of doing this either through the console or using...
View ArticleProxy Settings not Applying via GP on First Login
Hi,We are trying to configure proxy settings via GPfor IE so that the internet does not work. This is needed as we need to lock down some accounts for exam purposes.What we are finding is that on first...
View ArticleGroup Policy IE 10 and Win 7
I'm sure this has been discussed before. I have upgraded workstation from windows XP to Win 7 pro. Domain Controller are Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. I noted today that Domain...
View ArticlePowershell command to find all users in an OU with no email address
Hi everyone. I'm looking for a Powershell command to find all users in an OU that have no email address attribute. The only info I need is the user's name. Can anyone out there help me with this?
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