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Can I give Domain Local groups access permissions to a profile (Windows 2003 R2 SP2/XP)?

I'm having problems giving a Domain Local group permissions to a mandatory user profile with Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 and Windows XP SP3. I've created a Global group called Sales, and put John and Mary in that group. I then created a Domain Local…
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Per client profiles in Citrix

I want to associate each Citrix client machine with a certain application specific profile (no windows profile or something similar). I have the following ideas to do this, but maybe there is a better way I am not aware of. a) The client reads the…
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User profile paths in RemoteApp sessions

I try to setup a terminal services farm, serving some of our LOB applications. The main goal is to use them as RemoteApps through Terminal Services Gateway for the users, who are somewhere away from the headquarters. I've got no big problems setting…
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Profile backup script for XP migrate to Vista

I have a .cmd i use to copy our users local files when they change computer. This works very well in XP/2000 but now i can see that we (large enterprise) are moving to Vista. And was wondering if the paths used in my .cmd would work on Vista…
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How to fix Windows 2008 R2 default profile?

For some reason the default profile on Windows 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services got broken in terms that when new profile is created when first starting Microsoft Outlook it's trying to use profile of some person that's not related to the person's…
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Tools to profile memory & cpu on Linux

Any recommendations for a free tool to profile memory/swap/cpu usage on Linux (Ubuntu), preferably with graphical timeline charts? I'm thinking of something like ntop but for memory i.e. that provides a web interface into the data collected (as this…
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Create An AD User Profile

I am new to server management. I have a set of AD users. I can log on as each user, (their name is in the start menu), but they always each get the same profile (shared My Documents (H:/) etc). What steps are required to give each user their own My…
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User profile lost on Windows XP - recurring problem

Yesterday on of my users reported that when he logged in he got an error stating "Windows cannot load the locally stored profile." He was able to log in to a blank profile, which we then configured for him to use. Today the exact same thing happened…
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Migrating user (developer) profile from XP to NT6 (Vista,7) ~ What do I need to be mindful of?

If it's a dupe, lemme know and redirect me and I'm on my way guys. I'm a dev on Visual Studio, I have 2005, 2008 and 2010 installed atm, along with VB6, and SqlServer Dev 2005, 2008 installed as well, not to mention various and sundry developer's…
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Which version of Windows Server 2008?

We are looking into getting a server as we currently have only a workgroup and over 30 users and 25 workstations. We want to setup a domain so we can setup group policies for everyone without manually altering all computers. We would also like to…
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How can I reuse a local profile when changing domains?

Client is XP Pro. The user was connected to one domain and had his profile fine-tuned for his needs (Word, Outlook, Excel with lots of rules/customizations/forms, plus customized desktop, of course). User brings his computer to another firm, whith a…
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Store "Documents and Settings" on a different drive. Windows 2003 Terminal Server

The situation is this. I have 2 terminal servers in an estate with lots and lots of servers. The TS's can be used by anyone and will primarily be used for remote working (via a VPN solution). The users who will use the TS will also be using other…
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Reinitialize /etc/profile file

i'm relearning some linux stuff, i recall that after i make edits to this file, i should issue a command that reloads the file and checks it for errors for safety reasons. Anyone know what the command is? I think the command is "source". However,…
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overwriting default $PATH

I am trying to lock down regular users on a Raspbian installation. I'll be using rbash for that. I want to edit the PATH file so that only ~/bin files can be executed. I've stripped $PATH from /etc/profile/: if [ "`id -u`" -eq 0 ]; then …
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How do I cross-reference OpenSCAP benchmarks to the CIS documentation?

I'm using the SCAP WorkBench, and have gone in to customize the CIS profile for RHEL 8. The benchmark items are clearly titled with things like "Modify the System Login Banner". The item properties even give the Security Identifier. But I cannot…
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