Topic: Group Policy

[haliparotin]

hi! i just want to ask there's a way have a group policy on SME Server? if ever have, what i can do to make happen? Thank you.

[Stefano]

please define your problem/need, thank you

[haliparotin]

actually on Group policy i just want make a set a default wallpaper on each computer, set default website every time open new a browser, and make shortcut on desktop for group sharing every time login. 

[Stefano]

if you are using w2000, XP clients, you can use poledit (search the forums and with google)
it doesn't work with vista/w7 clients
if you are using firefox as default browser, it doesn't work.
if you are using IE, you should switch to Firefox

hint: instead using group ploicy you should use a login script.. google will tell you more

[haliparotin]

hi! sir thank you for reply. actually sir i using SME server as my AD, and one of my friend have a Win 2008 R2 and i check they have a group policy. That's why i try to ask if have a way on SME server make group policy. 

[chris burnat]

hi! sir thank you for reply. actually sir i using SME server as my AD, and one of my friend have a Win 2008 R2 and i check they have a group policy. That's why i try to ask if have a way on SME server make group policy. 

Hello dear Sir.  Do you mean "can SME server manage and propagate group policies over the network to Windows workstation attached to the network", I think the answer is No.  You would need a Windows server for this job.  Implementing group policies required to deal with each individual machines as far as I know (gredit.msc routine...).  I would love to be corrected, would make my life a lot easier.

Regards

[haliparotin]

Thank you for help and giving ideas about this..

[chris burnat]

Thank you for help and giving ideas about this..

I noticed you have marked this topic [SOLVED].
Would you kindly provide information about how you solved it, it will help others.
Thanks.

[haliparotin]

Sorry for that.. actually i don't have anything to do this. i put SOLVED because you said chris burnat the SME Server is not have capable to make this Group Policy, that's why i convince.

[purvis]

I just create some reg files and i run them as an administrator on the workstations.
I do not use a AD server bc the no of wortstations to ea h server is usually about.
I keep the reg files at a central server.
If what you are wanting to change is not so routine(daily). You might want to try this
All workstations are run in user mode strictly.

[purvis]

This thread got me to wondering if you could write a program to do windows registry changes to all windows oses an run the program under administrator privileges.
I wrote a program to start a program under administrative privileges and it uses the commad line to do this. So you have to put the administratr password on the command tail that makes it in clearview inside any batch file you might put this program in.
So far for me. That has not been a problem. Some dont even know where the the start menu is.
But a  thought of compiling a batch file comes to mind to keep the admin password from main view.
You might even be able to right a script such as a vbs to do registry edits.
 

[fpausp]

Just an Idea:

http://www.nitrobit.de/download.html

http://www.nitrobit.de/download/NGPadmin.pdf

[Stefano]

Just an Idea:

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http://www.nitrobit.de/download/NGPadmin.pdf

very, VERY interesting, thank you

[haliparotin]

hi! fpausp, i just want to ask this is free software?

[Stefano]

hi! fpausp, i just want to ask this is free software?

no, as you can guess from

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