Allow non-admin user to edit ODBC settings in an Active Directory environment.
We have a user that does not require admin rights for anything other than adjusting ODBC settings. I'm looking for suggestions that would allow them to edit ODBC, but still limit them from most (all?)...
View ArticlePowerschool Script Help
Hello, I have a script that we use to create our students in Active Directory but it only creates new students and does not update there accounts. I am not very good at scripting and fairly new to it....
View ArticleADMT 3.2 Intra-2012R2 Domain Split
Hi Everyone,Its been awhile since I've posted anything here so I hope I'm doing it right.My query is that I have setup a virtual lab to test a domain upgrade and split to seek out the best process and...
View ArticleAudit Policy Reset
Long story short, how do I set my audit policies back to default?I've found that somehow there's no auditing on a couple of my servers. I read that you can reset them to the OOB defaults with "auditpol...
View ArticleForensit domain to new domain
Hi,I have 10 windows 7 pcs that are part of the Windows domain. I need to change the domain name and reinstall the server o/s. I want to use Forensit user profile wizard on the pcs. From reading, it...
View Articlemap shared drives,prinnters not showing up
hi guysI have configured some GPO to map shared drives and some printers .When I check which polices that has been applied using gpresult /r, it showing up the the polices that has been applied.Also...
View Articlepromote ADC to PDC
domain: abc.com 1st machine: name: server1.abc.com os: windows server 2003 Role: Primary domain controller 2nd machine: name server2.abc.com os: windows server 2003 Role: Additional domain controller...
View ArticleConfiguring Active Directory to deploy passwords
I would like to know how to configure active directory to offer 3 generated passwords to the user upon renewal of their network password. I have seen accounts operated in this way, but have never...
View ArticleUser gets prompted for username/password when login script runs
AD Server 2008R2; user has all permissions to shares she is mapping to, but when she logs in, and the login script runs that maps her drives to shares, she gets a prompt within command line window to...
View ArticlePossible to restore UNIX attributes on tombstoned AD users?
Recently a number of inactive users were deleted from our Active Directory by mistake. We typically keep the user accounts around but leave them disabled so we can keep track of their associated UNIX...
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Group policy being a PAIN!
Hi, Guys!I've been struggling with a group policy today, and could use some advice...I've been given a list of what needs to happen.1: Local account Administrator must be disabled.2: Create a new local...
View ArticleHow does the synchronization of offline files work for redirected folders?
Does this work the same way as the Sync Center? How is it handled?
View ArticleMove AD Directory server from one drive to another
We have a windows 2003 server running AD and we need to move it to a bigger drive. Has anyone had/know an issues with using clonezilla to do this?
View ArticleBest approach for adding a shortcut to the desktop
Greetings to the well of knowledge...On my terminal server I have a group of users identified as managers. They are in an AD group called "Managers". These users have access to run Quicken and they...
View ArticleDoes Active Directory have "hooks" or "events" that you can subscribe to?
For instance events like "User Created", "User Disabled", "User Deleted", "Department Change", or "Position Change"? Would it then be possible to call a powershell or batch file when the event / hook...
View ArticleHow to stop desktop icons in folder redirection from changing location?
I have my client setup with folder redirection. They tend to like moving the icons around, however on most reboots (they don't know if the machine was left on during a reboot, or if it was logged off)...
View ArticleTrying to get AD based GPO to lock client computers after inactivity
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/110820-lock-computers-in-domain-via-gp?page=1#entry-3860959 Good Day All;When I tried doing this above process on my AD Domain the result was that the client...
View ArticleDomain Controller Changes by Itself
I recently added at Server 2012 machine to our SBS 2008 domain. I promoted it to a DC and transferred the FSMO roles. My problem is two-fold: SYSVOL replication is not occurring and if I change the...
View ArticleGroup Policy Shutdown Script not Running
Hello,I have a .bat file I am trying to run via a group policy shutdown script. The batch file works when I double click but it will not run at shutdown.The script is for installing Office 2013....
View ArticleError 5723 and error 5805 after creating external trust
after creating external trust "two way trust " domain A can't show any object in domain Bbut domain B can show any object in Domain ADomain B have below errors :Error 5723The session setup from...
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