chrisjako

Oooo, wheres the option for that in WGM? We are running latest version of mac OS X and also latest version of snow leopard server. I found this fix posted by ephylon in another thread which i'm going to try in the morning, it's my last hope as i've been working this since last thursday and can't afford to spend anymore time on it as people are getting quite miffed about not being able to use these shiny non windows devices : create the following directory as root: /Library/StartupItems/FixADAuth Then chown it to root:wheel and chmod it to 755. These must also be the owner/permissions on the two files it will contain, below: Contents of our /Library/StartupItems/FixADAuth/FixADAuth: #!/bin/bash . /etc/rc.common date > /var/log/FixADAuth.log n=0 AuthSuccess=0 while [ $AuthSuccess != 1 ] do id Administrator && AuthSuccess=1 || networksetup -setsearchdomains Ethernet "Empty"; networksetup -setsearchdomains Ethernet middlewich.local; n=$(($n+1)) done echo Authentication successful: $AuthSuccess >> /var/log/FixADAuth.log echo Operation count: $n >> /var/log/FixADAuth.log date >> /var/log/FixADAuth.log Contents of our /Library/StartupItems/FixADAuth/StartupParameters.plist: { Description = "Fixes Active Directory authentication issue"; Uses = ("Disks"); } Obviously you'll need to change "middlewich.local" to your own domain name (and the network interface name if your connection is wireless). The script checks to see if it can see the user "Administrator" on the domain, as he's a fairly common bloke, but if you've renamed yours for security reasons then pick another one. I've also included some logging functionality for debug purposes, so you can verify how well the script is working if you need to and time it in your environment before telling the users how long to wait. The /var/log/FixADAuth.log file will contain the date/time the process started, the success variable set to 1 (just to verify), how many DNS operations were required to fix the problem, and the date/time it ended. For us the time difference is normally about +30-40 seconds with around 120-180 operations taking place. Once you're happy with the script, you can strip it down to its bare functionality if you like, like so for us: #!/bin/bash . /etc/rc.common AuthSuccess=0 while [ $AuthSuccess != 1 ] do id Administrator && AuthSuccess=1 || networksetup -setsearchdomains Ethernet "Empty"; networksetup -setsearchdomains Ethernet middlewich.local done Fingers crossed

Thanks i have gone through the guide but still having the same problem, I think it's a DNS issue with my windows server as when i open up Directory Utility the open directory connection is constantly green but the active directory connection alternates from green to red. Can you point me in the direction as to what i should be checking for this to be constantly green?

We are trying to implement a mac mini server to control desktop, docking, preferences etc. Seems to be working fine however, oftenly the MACs take up to 10 minutes to turn the login box status icon from red to orange to green on startup. only when it's green can a student login and authenticate with AD Really confused as to why they are doing this. They have a 1gb lan connection to both mac and 2008 r2 servers In DNS Manager i have 2 entries for each of my 4 x domain controllers, one A record points to it's static ip address for the network(10.*.*.*), the other points towards its local ip for the SAN unit setup we have (192.*.*.*) - could this be the problem? I have ordered the the name server record to put the 10.*.*.* IP first in it's list but it keeps defaulting back to the 192 san unit address to be first in it's list. Could this be the problem or am i chasing a rabbit hole to nowhere??

o.k, theres my starting point then! lol has anyone got an example script i can use for a silent install with my modifed exchange settings?

Does anyone have an idiots guide to setting this up? i have followed readups about installing office 2007 through GPO but all i end up with is a MSP file!!

fixed - group policy : user config->policies->admin templates->system->user profiles->connect home directory to root of share needs to be disabled PHEW!!

Hi John, thanks for your reply, SYSTEM and everyone has full share permissions for security system has full access and users have read & ex, read and list

* Bump - anyone know where i can get some help on this??

I'm having some problems with users this morning mapping home areas, were using 2008 R2 with XP clients, the issue is : In AD the home folder is set to connect to U: \\sjdc2\staff$\%username% This was working last week and yesterday, since then no changes have been made Users have correct permissions to their home folder (ad set them up when i created them) Users can browse to the correct folder the explorer or run My VBS script disconnects all mapped drives before mapping network drives everytime at first logon however, When a user logs in all they get is the root of \\sjdc2\staff$\ mapped to U: Really baffled on this one, why has windows decided not to play ball with home user drive map? Everything i can think of is set correctly - can anyone help??

How do i use the ISmember command? Is it related to OU groups or security groups?

thanks, great piece of kit btw looking forward to v2!!

404 Page Not Found The page you requested was not found. when i click on week dates in control panel i get the above message, any ideas?

how do i show the calendar without having to login?

is the link down? does anyone have a working like i can use please?? http://www.edugeek.octoink.co.uk/

Are there any schools using Perspective CLM and SIF for registration, we have been given the choice between PPX and CLM, the CLM option is substantially cheaper but we would like to see if working in a school, does anyone have this system in place?

Hi Peeps, Got a strange problem i'm having issues with finding the solution for on google, we have an exchange 2003 server and when i try create a new user in active directory the dropdown box for the mailbox store is blank and it won't let me continue - yet the server is running fine and everyone can still access their emails I think it may be a permission problem in security rights, anyone else come across this issue?

Need to ask for help upon the edugeek mastermind! We have a 2003 server and XP clients and we have just switched the admin network over to mandatory profiles, everything is working sweet apart from my printers script. Certain departments i.e : reception, finance - have to add their local network printer everytime they log in and they have to set it as default - Complaints are now a plenty! There are other departments with the same issue, how can i setup a universal script so that it adds and defaults them to their local networked printer? Also some have a local USB printer attached, is their another script i can use which sets their USB printer to the default? Thanks for any advice on this, been researching it for some time now with mixed results.

Can anyone help with this problem, it's driving me nuts! My PDC, at any random time of day or night decides to stop functioning with it's major administration tools, For example when you open : active directory - server is not operational group policy - server is not operational event viewer - access is denied however my exchange server active directory allow me to load it up, reset passwords etc, modify the domain group policy and works as per usual. The only way to sort out the problem in to reboot the PDC server then all seems fine agin, until it randomly happens again Can anyone point me in the right direction as to why this is happening?

I am desperate for some help. Having searched MS support and user forums, I cannot find any knowledge base or or solutions to my problem. Today sometime this afternoon i started getting calls about people getting blank screens after they have logged in, we use server 2003 and xp clients everything was running smooth as this morning but now all but a few cannot log back into the network, the problem is Upon start-up/re-boot, NO desktop icons or taskbar (only wallpaper). I have to access files\programs through Task Manager\File\New Task (Run). The only way I've found to restore the *normal* display is to open Windows Explorer, which doesn't launch Windows Explorer but instead restores desktop icons/taskbar. Same happens on the server unless i log in as administrator, it's now 12:30am been trying to remote in and fix the issue since 5pm, if anyone has experienced this before and managed to fix it would be grateful for some advice!

Guys i tried this but it only opens both tabs when you click home, i want both tabs to open when you open IE8, any suggestions?

on your intranet or website? what does it run on PHP, ASP or HTML?

We are using IE8 and i want two hompages to start when it's opened by the client, one our intranet and another our webmail for teachers (internal exchange url) I know how to set it on tools internet options as you put each url on a line in the general homepage box but i see no option for this under group policy, can anyone help?

Pucker your lips up, loudly suck in a lung full of air gently getting quieter as you can't fit no more in and exhale the words back down the phone "You'll have to do better than that" 9 times out of 10 they give you the reseller prices if not better, amazing what that noise does! We ended up going with stone, got a cracking deal no-one else could touch anywhere near, mind you had to do a lot of sucking for the price!

is anyone actually using SIMS with macOS and parallels? We're about to stick ITX all in one PC's in every classroom for lesson monitor and whiteboard connectivity but our technology dept are asking for MACmini's instead

Is it just me or does anyone else find it extremely frustrating to get in touch with Dell to get a quote for education. Does anyone know of any decent ITX PC's and monitors (looking for something all-in-one)? we're looking at getting 60 to install in each classroom for lesson monitor and smartboard projection/control