Configuring Network Device Enrollment Service on Domain Controller
Hi All. I have a 2012 server that is a domain controller in my environment. It is also the Certificate Authority for my domain as well. All of the CA components are installed and working except for...
View ArticleMixed Enviroment Server 2003 Machines Windows 7
I have a mixed enviroment as explained in title. Servers : Windows 2003 Machines: Few XP New Machines: Windows 7 Pro I am trying to do group policies (GPO) using RSAT but apperently they are not being...
View ArticleActive Directory WS 2008 R2 - Share Folder
Each department is having set of files which should be referred among employees of dep. We would like to create a share folder in DC and they can use folder to share doc. But we need privacy for share...
View ArticleIs there a way to stagger GP login scripts
I have several login scripts that install applications(office 2010, Visio 2010, SQL, Visual Studio..etc) I The problem I see is that when it comes to this kind of script it will attempt to launch...
View ArticleGroup Policy for opening EXEs from network shares
We have started using DFS, and are rolling it out slowly. A program we use for Time and Attendance/HR resides on a network drive, and a local install is done for client files... Since moving to DFS,...
View ArticleRODC replication after PDC IP change
Ok seeking opinions... Our forest is 2003 domain level. The domain controllers in question are 2008 R2. We moved all of our subdomain controllers to a new subnet. Our branch offices in one of our...
View ArticleIssues mapping printers via group policy
I am currently testing out mapping printers with group policy via user configuration > preferences > control panel settings > printers. I then have printers added using their server share....
View ArticleDomain Time - Best Practice for non DCs
Morning all, What would you all consider best practice for ensuring the time is consistent across a domain? For example, our PDC references an external source and each DC references the PDC. What...
View ArticleDomain group policy blocking auto creation of AD user accounts Sage HR
Hi, I am trying to install a Sage HR Server - and the Sage 50 HR Service fails to start after install and reboot. I got a pop up box during the installation asking for credentials to run the service...
View ArticleLogin authentication
Hi guys, I have users who use both Windows and Linux, we use Google Apps and alot of the work done is on the cloud. I want to setup authentication which is synced with Google Apps so that the...
View ArticleCreating a new domain- use .local?
Hello, We are working on setting up a AD domain for our company. We created it as a .com and when we had a some IT help from outside come in to assist in some things they said that a .com would cause...
View ArticlePDC Operations Master: ERROR
We have been having some issues with user logins and resetting their passwords will not work. Our primary domain, we will say Domain A, is our PDC Master and our backup domain, Domain B, is our RID...
View ArticleAlter password lockout policy for ONE user
I have an issue with our CEO getting locked out often. Our domain wide password policy states that after 3 unsuccessful attempts, lock the account out until manually unlocked by IT personal. I...
View Articlehow to roll out msi installs silently to PC by group policy
roll out installs to various PC by policy or other method? Same as with uninstal of sotware, windows 7 OS; is WMIC the way to go or is there another utility or vendor solution?
View ArticleSite to Site VPN Config Help for Remote Sites with AD
Our company needs to put some workstation and servers into branch locations and i'm having some issues with coming p with a proper design. Our corp office is located on a University Campus, so we are...
View ArticleAdding Remote Laptops to AD Domain. Pitfalls?
I have about 30 laptops and growing, none of which have been joined to our AD domain. The majority of users are exclusively remote, meaning they don't work in our offices. Some are used by office...
View ArticleCan't find cause of user being locked out
I have one particular user whose account gets locked about every other day, without fail. 90% of the time, this is due to someone's iPhone trying to connect to our wireless with their old password...
View ArticleGPO to set Window 7 regional settings
No matter what I try I can't set regional setting via a GPO. It's stuck on United States settings. There must be away to do it. Please help! Many thanks in advance.
View ArticleFSMO roles, moveing them
Hello! I have a question related to Active Directory and their FSMO roles. I have two physical sites (about 2 miles apart) and have the PDC (2008 R2 VM) ay my location and a BDC (2008 R2 Physical...
View ArticleGPO Infrastructure Failure
Group Policy Infrastructure Failure Running grpresult, the report under Component Status says the GPO infrastructure failed because a file cannot be found: with corresponding Event ID 1058. See...
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