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Guest CryptiniteDemon
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Can anyone give me a step by step guide or link me to some place that will

show me how to set up group policies properly?

 

I want to make it to where 20 users have restricted desktop access when they

log on. For the purpose of this, let's just say that the recycling bin won't

be visible to these users.

 

How would I go about doing this? I've tried a few things and I can't get it

to work when I have those users log into the domain.

 

Thanks

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Guest Michael
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Re: Using group policies to restrict desktop aspects

 

Open your ADUC (Active Directory Users and Computers). It will help that

you create a new OU (Organization Unit) to contain the users which need the

restrictions.

 

After you create the OU, move the users into it and then right click the OU

and select "Properties". The next steps will vary slightly weather you have

the GPMC (Group Policy Management Console) installed. Click on the "Group

Policy" tab. If you do not have GPMC, click on "New". Name your GPO, then

"Edit" it. Under "User Configuration, Administrative Templates, you will

find a plethora of items you can control for these users.

 

Do not do these changes to your default domain policy, only to the policy

linked to that specific OU and it will only happen to those users in that

OU. As soon as you move a user into that OU, AD replicates and the user

logs out and in, they will also have the restrictions.

 

 

"CryptiniteDemon" <CryptiniteDemon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:E9F2F734-E367-4395-B99A-9455A4E86F9F@microsoft.com...

> Can anyone give me a step by step guide or link me to some place that will

> show me how to set up group policies properly?

>

> I want to make it to where 20 users have restricted desktop access when

> they

> log on. For the purpose of this, let's just say that the recycling bin

> won't

> be visible to these users.

>

> How would I go about doing this? I've tried a few things and I can't get

> it

> to work when I have those users log into the domain.

>

> Thanks

Guest Ace Fekay [MVP]
Posted

Re: Using group policies to restrict desktop aspects

 

In news:E9F2F734-E367-4395-B99A-9455A4E86F9F@microsoft.com,

CryptiniteDemon <CryptiniteDemon@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> Can anyone give me a step by step guide or link me to some place that

> will show me how to set up group policies properly?

>

> I want to make it to where 20 users have restricted desktop access

> when they log on. For the purpose of this, let's just say that the

> recycling bin won't be visible to these users.

>

> How would I go about doing this? I've tried a few things and I can't

> get it to work when I have those users log into the domain.

>

> Thanks

 

Depending on which OS you have, there are anywhere from 700 - 1000 different

settings and desktop settings options differ.

 

Working with Group Policy:

http://www.petri.co.il/working_with_group_policy.htm

 

Best Practices for Designing Group Policy

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Best-Practices-Designing-Group-Policy.html

 

Configuring User Group Policy Settings

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/a3c78eb9-92fe-42f5-98ad-ae4ad1abe4c21033.mspx?mfr=true

 

Search Google on "GPO desktop," "configure desktops gpo, " "gpo settings,"

etc, for more hits.

 

--

Regards,

Ace

 

This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and

confers no rights.

 

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT,

MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services

Microsoft Certified Trainer

 

For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please

check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.

 

Infinite Diversities in Infinite Combinations

Guest CryptiniteDemon
Posted

Re: Using group policies to restrict desktop aspects

 

Thanks a lot man. That did the trick.

 

"Michael" wrote:

> Open your ADUC (Active Directory Users and Computers). It will help that

> you create a new OU (Organization Unit) to contain the users which need the

> restrictions.

>

> After you create the OU, move the users into it and then right click the OU

> and select "Properties". The next steps will vary slightly weather you have

> the GPMC (Group Policy Management Console) installed. Click on the "Group

> Policy" tab. If you do not have GPMC, click on "New". Name your GPO, then

> "Edit" it. Under "User Configuration, Administrative Templates, you will

> find a plethora of items you can control for these users.

>

> Do not do these changes to your default domain policy, only to the policy

> linked to that specific OU and it will only happen to those users in that

> OU. As soon as you move a user into that OU, AD replicates and the user

> logs out and in, they will also have the restrictions.


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