A Drink of Technology for the Thirsty Mind
One of the first steps you will need to take during the initial configuration of a WSUS Server is to establish communication between WSUS Server and clients. As clients (endpoints) we assume that they can be either Windows clients or Windows Servers. The most fundamental task is to direct each client to communicate with WSUS Server to check for new updates instead […]
Read moreGoogle provides an option between an ADM file (windows 2003 server) and an ADMX file (windows 2008). Once imported, the ADM/X file will add additional options to your Group Policy Object. Click here to download the ADM file (Server 2003) Click here to download the ADMX file (Server 2008) Please open your Group Policy Management console. Right click your domain and select […]
Read moreYou may sometimes find it necessary to copy Group Policy Objects (GPOs) from one Active Directory domain to another. This can be useful when you want to apply the same policy settings to groups of users or computers in different domains within a multi-domain forest, or when you are performing a migration from one domain to another. GPOs can be backed […]
Read moreIn this series of three posts, I demonstrate the installation and configuration of Microsoft’s Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS). This is the first post that covers installation of the software on management computers and clients. For links to parts 2 and 3, see the bottom of this post. What is LAPS? LAPS is a solution to change the local administrator (SID -500) […]
Read moreIn this series of three posts, I demonstrate the installation and configuration of Microsoft’s Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS). This is the second post that covers configuration of Active Directory to support LAPS. Configuring Active Directory for LAPS Extend the AD Schema In the last post, we configured the client installation. While there is no server-side software to run as far […]
Read moreIn this series of three posts, I demonstrate the installation and configuration of Microsoft’s Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS). This is the third and final post that covers the group policy configuration of LAPS, as well as a brief demonstration. Configuring Group Policy We’ve got the software installed, and AD configured, all that’s left is to turn the thing on! Fortunately there’s […]
Read moreGroup Policy allows you to add and remove users to an Active Directory (AD) group. Using this feature improves security because you can ensure that high-risk security groups only contain the users that you specify via Group Policy. To manage the Domain Admins group, you will need Remote Server Administration Tools(RSAT) installed. After installing that, open up the Group Policy Management […]
Read moreOne great advantage of using Active Directory Domain Services is the possibility to share a printer in just a few clicks with a group of computers or users. Since Windows Server 2012 isn’t even necessary to create a Group Policy Object (GPO), Windows will do the job for us speeding up the process. We are going to show how you […]
Read moreOne of the greatest advantages of having an Active Directory Domain is the possibility to deploy software packages via GPO (Group Policy Object). Software deployment is crucial in business environments to save time and money. Microsoft not only gives us a simple way to deploy software, but also provides a quick solution to uninstall it when we don’t need it […]
Read moreSystem administrators often need to deploy one or more Registry Keys in business environment. Customized software or hardware need particolar configurations and companies usually have solutions tailored to their needs. Whatever the reason is, a Group Policy is the best way to deploy a Registry Key in an Active Domain Directory Services. The configuration is quite simple and quick. Open […]
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