UNC by name works from win 7 but not 8
Hey guys, So we are doing some testing with Win 8 and I am having one server that I can UNC by name from all win 7 boxes but the win8 machines I get "The Target account name is incorrect" . I can...
View ArticleFolder Redirection of Windows XP in Windows 2008 ADS
We had configured Folder Redirection for users who are using windows XP. After that we deleted GPO from OU to remove Folder Direction. Even though GPO is not available still windows xp desktop and my...
View ArticleActive Directory cleanup
We have all been too busy to remove a PC from AD and have left it in that and forgot about it later on. Between myself and other co-workers we have quite a few ghost PCs that are in AD. Does anyone...
View ArticleAD and Job Title
I have spiceworks setup to use AD and it pulls in everything except the job title. The users do have a job title assigned in AD but I do not see it in spiceworks. Am I missing a setting?
View ArticleMoving away from scripts to GPO, help needed with logging
So, I'm trying to force myself to learn more about GPO and lean less on my login and other scripts. I guess the first step is admitting you have a problem...Hello, my name is Ryan, I'm a scriptaholic....
View ArticleSetting IE Homepage w/ GPO
I am trying to push out a default home page for users with a GOP and have used the User Config\Policies\Win Settings\Internet Explorer Maintenance\URL's\Important URL but still not able to push out...
View ArticleAD cleanup
I am trying to clean up my AD by getting rid of old PCs and Laptops that we do not have anymore. Is there a way that I can run a program or script that will go out and find when the device last check...
View ArticleWindows Firewall with Advanced Security GPO Keeps Reverting
Having some major issues. In an attempt to clean up some GPO's, we updated our workstation GPO to do away with the old way of configuring the firewall (Admin templates -> Network -> Network...
View ArticleHow to give software installing rights in Windows 2008 R2 AD?
Hello everyone, I'm new to AD environment. There are some users in our company who would like to install software on their machines. So they are always asking for admin password. How do I give them...
View ArticleTo find Admin Access on Domain Machines
Hi all I want a vbscript/bat file that will check 300 machines which are in domain have admin access to a particular set of id's???? please help
View ArticleADMT between separate networks?
We are building a new network and need to use ADMT to migrate our user and computer accounts to the new domain. Unfortunately as a result of politics more than anything else, we aren't able to build a...
View ArticleAdmin account lockout again and again
Hi everyone, For last 2-3 days my admin account on server locks me out again and again.Here is what I do: Log on to computer using my user credentials. When I try to run RDP to exchange server or...
View ArticleClear downloads folder from Remote Users
Been doing some research and I am not much of a script write -.- but I was wondering is there any way to clear the downloads folder on a user's pc that is on a domain periodically maybe say a month....
View ArticleCitrix Xenapp 6.5 GPO settings
Hi Guys, I am having a bit of a issue with GPO settings and my Citrix Xenapp environment. I have users logging into the Domain that are getting the Default Domain Policy and merging the Citrix Policy...
View ArticleWill changing a Username in AD affect settings/shares?
We need to change the usernames of some of my client's logins. For example instead of firstname.lastname, we want to change ti to lastname initial.firstname. Can changing that in AD affect all the...
View ArticleHow can create a list of what permissions a user has (Windows Server 2008)
I want to see what permissions a user has on all shares, including permissions they receive as part of a user group. I want this list to be by user, not by share. I tried doing an audit on a network...
View Articlereset computers through GP
Hey guys. So I've got a question, So I'm aware that I can create a text document and then run a script through GP to restart computers, that I understand; however my question is is there an easy way...
View ArticleImport into "Site to Zone Assignment List"
Good day. Was wondering if anyone knows of a way to import a list of sites into a group policy to "Site to Zone Assignment List". I have a quite large list of domains I maintain in...
View ArticleCan't access Active Directory. LDAP only enabled through port 80
How do I reset the default user access policy if Active Directory is not accessible? On SBS 2011 Standard and *apparently* LDAP is only enabled through Port 80 by GPO. Need to reset user access policy...
View ArticleAD Consolidation....what to do
My company was bought by a Canadian company about 7 years ago. They are quite large and have something like 23 divisions. They have an AD domain that all the Canadian entities are members of. The US...
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