Windows Server 2003 Group Policy Questions


change the administrator password of domain computers
hi everybody, I want reset/change the administrator accoun password of all my domain computers which are working under active directory. is ther any script for change the password of all computers at a time. pl advice . Naagesh

Answer Question   |  December 3, 2011  7:11 AM
Active Directory, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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90 pts.

How can i allow users to write and read but not delete?
I create a group policy in window Server 2003. i want to give this group permission to write and save as and read as well from same file but not delete, when i checked in the security read,write and un check the modify, when user save it comes up error “access denied”.

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  3:55 PM
File permissions, Group permissions, Windows Security, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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5 pts.

Offline folder issue in Windows Server 2003
In my environment we have enabled folder redirection for Appdata/Roaming  to a other server location. If I try and view the security permissions for certain files from the client it says it is unable to find them or that they can’t be displayed.   The appdata folder on the server has full control and but from [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  8:40 AM
Folder Redirection Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy, Windows Server 2003 security
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5 pts.

Windows 7 clients on Windows Server 2003
Dear,     I currently have 50 xp clients on a windows server 2003 domain. I want to add a few windows 7 clients on our windows server 2003.Domain is installed successfully on clients but we want to logon (domain user) on clients ,they generate a error i.e ” The Security database on the server does [...]

Answer Question   |  July 19, 2011  4:10 AM
Group Policy, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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10 pts.

Auto populate via active directory customization
Can we have home drives auto populate with a server name/username$ via some Active Directory customization on 2003?

Answer Question   |  May 11, 2011  7:31 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, Automation, SERVER NAME, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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975 pts.

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1,110 pts.

How do I make a group policy in Windows Server 2003?
Can you please tell me on how to create group polycies on Windows 2003 servser?

Answer Question   |  June 7, 2012  9:20 PM
Group Policy, Group Policy management, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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0 pts.

Skype ADM-File for Windows Server 2003 group policy
Where can I find the latest ADM-File for Skype to manage my Group Policy?

Answer Question   |  November 26, 2010  1:26 PM
ADM, Group Policy, Skype, VoIP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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40 pts.

Blocking password changes until audit is complete
Tell me how would it be possible for our organization to block password changes until our audit can find who has weak passwords? How can we find out current passwords using Windows 2003?

Answer Question   |  October 6, 2010  8:17 PM
Audit and compliance, Password management, Password policies, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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755 pts.

Domain users group management
i am having windows server 2003 enterprise edition, i want domain users to change system time,i configure group policy for user to change system time but againg user cant change time plz help me

Answer Question   |  September 15, 2010  12:59 PM
Domain Users, Domain Users Group, Group Policy, Group Policy management, Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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10 pts.

Adding Windows Firewalls to all computers via group policy
How can I add Windows Firewall rules to each computer via group policy? We have a new application that needs a port open both ways. What is the easiest way to do this? Windows 2003 Server, Vista desktops.

Answer Question   |  September 8, 2010  1:40 PM
Firewalls, Group Policy, Windows firewall, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy, Windows Vista
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975 pts.

Adding company affiliate code to the Amazon URL
Is this doable and legal? We want anyone that uses amazon.com from our company computers to have our company affiliate code added to the url. We would want to do this via our DNS servers which are Windows 2003. Is this possible? Is it a violation of the Amazon TOC or laws?

Answer Question   |  August 31, 2010  2:27 PM
Amazon, DNS server, URL, URL Encoding, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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1,110 pts.

Does Windows Server 2003 SP2 turn on Firewalls?
All of our windows firewalls are off by group policy. I have read that the windows 2003 sp 2 turns it on anyway. Is this true and if so how can I prevent it? Or do I need to do the updates offline and turn it off manually?

Answer Question   |  September 21, 2010  8:13 PM
Firewalls, Group Policy, Group Policy management, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy, Windows Server 2003 SP2
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16,755 pts.

Group policy for Windows Server 2003 Domain
I want to change the icons across all of our Windows XP SP3 machine on our Windows Server 2003 domain. Is there a way I can do this with group policy?

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2010  2:31 PM
Group Policy, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy, Windows XP, Windows XP SP3
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300 pts.

Group policy setting to enable shadow copies on any drive with a shared folder on Windows Server 2003
Is there a group policy setting to enable shadow copies on any drive with a shared folder?

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2010  5:37 PM
Group Policy, Shadow Copy, Shared folders, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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1,710 pts.

Blocking instant messaging on Windows Server 2003 machines
I need to block instant messenger on all networked machines. Can this be done in a Windows Server 2003 environments? Is there a step by step guide out there?

Answer Question   |  August 20, 2010  8:45 PM
Instant Messaging, Network Security Policies, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy, Windows Server 2003 security
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16,755 pts.

Directory password protection on Windows Server 2003
Can I password protect a directory? We use Windows server 2003 and everyone has administrator rights on the box. I want to password protect a sensitive directory with read/write access granted to a user that has the password.

Answer Question   |  July 27, 2010  9:07 PM
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy, Windows Server 2003 Permissions, Windows Server 2003 security
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16,755 pts.

Group Policy Issue – Replication
Hello Everyone, I need some help with a Group Policy issue. We have a large network about 44k user accounts and we are a native 2003 domain level with 4 domain controller (2003) and one 2008 domain controller. The PDC – Emulator is a 2003 unit. Here’s our issue; when I develop a new Group [...]

Answer Question   |  July 27, 2010  9:04 PM
Domain Controller, Group Policy, Group Policy Errors, Primary Domain Controller (PDC), Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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105 pts.

Add Shortcut to Mandatory Roaming Profile
We have a few hundered users who use mandatory roaming profiles (restricted).  All profiles are stored on the network – none local.  Many of them have an auto-login with a generic username.  This is going to change soon as all users will be logging in using their own user name.  They will still remain members [...]

Answer Question   |  June 22, 2010  1:28 PM
Active Directory, GPO, Group Policy, Group Policy management, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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5 pts.

GPO Filtering out a specific Group from
Hi Everyone, Our domain (Win2003) has about 44k user accounts and we have this Group Policy which is in the main trunk of our domain structure. Currently it is enforced to (all Domain Users) but i would like to exclude a specific group. Should I just add the group in the security filter and set the permissions [...]

Answer Question   |  April 14, 2010  8:05 PM
GPO, Group Policy, Group Policy Objects, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Group Policy
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105 pts.