saundersmatt

What do you want for the Procurve APs? Matt

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That is indeed correct (and what i did while writing it). Shouldn't matter if you run it on users that have the correct details either, as it will only replace with the original data. Matt

Here goes: The below script will enumerate an OU, pull the existing homedirectory variable and username for all users. Construct the new homedirectory location (with the username), rename the folders and then update the homedirectory field in AD. 'Usage: Modify the Container string below, then call the script using cscript from command prompt 'E.G. cscript renamehomes.vbs ' 'Global variables Dim Container Dim objShell 'Initialize global variables Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") Set Container=GetObject("LDAP://server/OU=Your,OU=Users,OU=Structure,,DC=Your,DC=Domain") '********* '********* Important, set the above line to reflect your OU setup. i.e LDAP://YOUR_FRDC/OU=Your_Users,DC=Your,DC=Domain '********* 'Enumerate Container EnumerateUsers Container 'Clean up Set Container = Nothing 'Say Finished when your done WScript.Echo "Finished" WScript.Quit(0) 'List all Users Sub EnumerateUsers(Cont) Dim User 'Go through all Users and select them For Each User In Cont Select Case LCase(User.Class) 'If you find Users Case "user" Wscript.Echo "User = " & User.Name 'Initiate original user variables OrigHome = User.HomeDirectory AccountName = User.sAMAccountName 'Strip and concatenate orignal home and accountname to create newhome NewHome = (Left(OrigHome,InStrRev(OrigHome,"\")))& AccountName 'Output Wscript.Echo "Original = " & OrigHome Wscript.Echo "and " & AccountName Wscript.Echo "Becomes " & NewHome 'Rename folder objFSO.MoveFolder OrigHome , NewHome 'Update AD User.Put "HomeDirectory", NewHome User.SetInfo Case "organizationalunit" , "container" EnumerateUsers User End Select Next End Sub Save the above as a vbscript and modify the container variable to suit your AD structure. Execute it from command prompt with cscript filename.vbs. Matt

Give me a few minutes and i'll knock together a script.

Do all your users have the same username structure, and that's what you want to rename your older pupils home directories to? Matt

I've begun the process of migrating our 2008 servers to r2. As pointed out above, You're required to run a forestprep and domain prep on the root domain controllers before you begin, the adprep tool is in the support folder on the R2 dvd. Haven't had any problems with doing it as an upgrade as yet, and i've done the DC's. Matt

Agreed, currently deploying images to all our Imac's with Deploy Studio. Love the post restore configuration tools like naming and directory binding. Matt

Follow the best practices guide available from Microsoft step-by-step. Matt

Never had a problem with printers. Just add the printers to the machine using your normal method and they are accessible to app-v programs. Matt

No, you don't have to sequence on an identical machine. We use a standard, non domain joined virtual pc image to sequence apps. Matt

Control Panel -> Admin Tools -> App-V Client MMC Right click application the root and select properties. Change Drive Letter, under the File System tab. That will require a reboot. Matt

Thought better of that response did you tech_guy? Lol

If for instance you have an infamous "Educational" resources cdrom, which requires flash player, then you will install both applications at the same time when sequencing. If you're looking at runtime integration of two large packages, then you should investigate the dependencies attribute within the osd file. The above is the dependency for office in our sims.net osd file. Matt

Normally for a small additional application like Flash player we would package it with the main application. However you can integrate two packages together, this we do for example with sims and office, in order that you can easily view reports that require word etc. Matt

Outlook can be a right b****d to setup! You can use the ORK to set the exchange server and let the user enter the mailbox on first run, or like we're doing use Exchange 2007's autoconfig feature (where it pulls the email address from the ad mail field. Matt

1) I promote the server to an OD master then join it to AD. 2) AD before OD in search order. 3) No idea. 4) It should show in both AD and the "All Computers" WGM list, then add it to a custom group to apply preferences. Matt

Azrael: We have successfully managed to utilise app-v with applications that require a CD to be present in the past - we've made an image of the cd available on the network and written a launcher script that will mount the iso with daemon tools, launch the program and then unmount the cd again. This did however break with the latest version of daemon tools on vista. We are considering having another go at some point in the near future, using script dependencies within the sft file rather than a separate launcher app. AngryTechnician: I know what you're saying about browser plugins, adobe reader does launch virtualised in the browser for us, but it's that long ago that I can't remember what we did. Equally it's one of the things that I love about it. We have a version of IE with realplayer plugins sequenced, makes downloading flv videos nice and easy for staff. Also agree entirely with the drivers and licensing statement, there are 3 or 4 programs that we just cannot get to for those exact issues. Matt

We're running app-v on a virtual machine with 2cpu's and 2 gig of ram. Every application in the school is virtualised (around 250) and this one server copes very well for our 400 client machines. Matt

I'm not surprised you're concerned about the noise levels with an IBM 8677, the blowers on the back of those are hellish loud! Matt

Got a native 2008 AD here with OS X 10.4 clients logging in with AD credentials. Did have managed preferences working also, but that is currently broken and I don't have the time to fix it right now. So yes, it works fine. Matt

I can't speak for Citrix, but from a failover point of view teaming is definitely a better idea. If you enable Transmit Load Balancing on your team you will also increase throughput as well as being able to sustain failover if one of your switch modules loses connectivity. Matt

We over in sunny Rugby have already been photographed mate. (Cue me outside the shops having a smoke!) Don't know when they'll be online though. Matt

Having just done this for 16 identical blades. Ensure that you install the Proliant support packs cp010387.exe to update the broadcom drivers and then cp010377.exe to update the teaming utility. Launch the teaming utility with hpteam.cpl, this will run on server core installations. Matt