Access 2010 Trust Locations
I am trying to put a policy in place for Access 2010 (we have the policy definitions loaded) that will make it so certain file shares are listed as trusted locations and won't hassle users about...
View ArticleGPO for IE8 .Disable close browser but allow close tabs?
I have a GPO that does not allow closing the browser, but would like the user to be able to close any tabs they want. Is this possible?
View ArticleMap a shared folder to user in AD
How would I go about mapping a shared folder to a particular user doing so in Active Directory?
View ArticleTemp use of 2 different server AD domains
Old server 2003 with 50+ users spread between 3 buildings. We want to start a new Forest on a new server with Win Server 2012. Typically different DC's on the same network don't work well together....
View ArticleSoftware Restriction Policy Whitelist Info - let's talk.
Ok, so I'm not so good with the SRP whitelisting (we currently are only blacklisting the %Appdata% folder for *.exe's in this folder - mostly due to CryptoLocker, but I'm seeing how this is good for...
View ArticleData Center relocation - DNS Changes
Guys I need some help, we are planning to our data center to move to the new colo facility, We have establish the L3 connectivity (1GBPS) circuit between two data center, The new data center will get...
View ArticleRegistry GPO settings
I have a policy that is updating registry keys in the following location : HKLU\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\MailSettings\ComposeFontComplex There are 6 keys setting the default fonts for...
View ArticleI need to change the desktop icon for an application with GP
I have a manager asking me to change the icon for a certain piece of software present on some machines. It's on each machine in the C:\Users\Public\Desktop directory. I'd like a way to do this that...
View ArticleGroup management - tool to delegate
Any suggestions for a tool that can allow staff to change memberships on their own?
View ArticleFirst Active Directory Roll out
Hi there! I am rolling out a few different Active Directory and Domain Controller Server environments. I am still learning and making my way through understanding, but I have some stupid questions...
View ArticleActive directory user "Transplant" so to speak...
Hey everyone, Our company secretary is going to be retiring next week and they have hired a new person to take over, the problem is that the old secretary has been with the company for about a...
View ArticleDomain wifi authentication with PEAP
(noob alert) First time working with PEAP. I inherited a domain wireless network that is using PEAP as its network authentication method. This network is not authenticating users that don't have a...
View ArticleGPUpdate failed - Lack of Network Connectivity
A little background - I set in the place the GPOs that a fellow Spicehead posted about a few days ago. My boss then started complaining about his Spotify being blocked. So, to make it a little easier...
View ArticleAD Sites and Services replication failing
Single domain forest. 1 Corp office with 3 remote offices setup I have inherited. All of the domain controllers were in a single site in Active Directory Sites and Services and each of the respective...
View ArticleFolder Redirection
Question for Folder Redirection: If a user has saved files to their homeshare and saved another file with the same name and type to their documents folder on a PC. When we enable folder redirection...
View ArticleIssue taking away admin rights
A customer of mine is a private school with 2 locations. One of the locations I am forced to use a static address. All the teachers were admins of their machines, but I have been getting larger number...
View ArticleHow do you find the security access of a "security group" in AD.
I'm looking at a security group in active directory. When looking at its properties and "member of access" I see it is apart of another basic group. However, I know the membership access of this...
View ArticleIssues with AD OU's when moving PC to new OU users lose ability to function
I am really scuffling here. I simply change the PC's OU and Bam now windows 7 is preventing the user from doing almost anything. Odd thing is this is a new domain I have created with no restrictions...
View ArticleGPO software installation - one lone computer not cooperating
As a project, I've been learning how to install and keep java updated using group policy. After some frustration and a few questions asked here, I've successfully gotten it to work the way I wanted on...
View ArticleAnyone running just 2012 R2 DCs and using Group Policy Caching?
Policy caching Windows Server 2012 R2 , when Group Policy gets the latest version of a policy from the domain controller, it writes that policy to a local store. Then if Group Policy is running in...
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