COMMAND LINE & GROUP POLICIES

Manages Connections with shared resources

SYNTAX

net use [devicename | *] [\\computername\sharename[\volume]

[password | *] ] [credentials] [ [/delete] | [persistent:{yes | no}]]

where credentials represents:

[/user:[domainname\]username]

Ex: This is our example with the command line prompt to create multiple drives.

net use o: "\\justin\user Homefolders\ %username%"

or you can just manually add this using the following steps.

Follow these Steps:

1. start

2. run

3. type \\justin (Justin is the computer name assigned by DNS)

4. Press ok

5. Open netlogin folder

6. create a scripts folder

7. insert scripts in a notepad doc (The scrips is: net use w: "\\justin\user Homefolders\ %username%" )

8. save script as logon.cmd

Applying Group Policy Objects

The basic instructions to apply group policies is as follows....

1. Logon as administrator

2. Open active directory Users and computers

3. Right click your OU in our case it is yahoo. Select properties and then click on the Group Policy.

4. From the Yahoo Properties screen click new and then type in the name of the policy.

5. click edit to open the Group Policy. Scroll down to the policy you want to create such as:( Logon, Disk Quotas) EX:Click Disk quatas

6. Double click the Enable Disk quotas.

7.Right click the Yahoo Policy and rename it a meaningful name and press enter.

Problems we had: Our group had problems with this policy. As you can see our policy below when we were trying to apply the background to the computers it kept coming up with a box over top our background. To fix this problem we had to right click the back ground and on active desktop and uncheck the MY CURRENT HOMEPAGE.

Example for background on the clients in your server

1. Once again in our case we right click on yahoo group go to properties. The following box will appear. Click on the Group Policy tab and selcet new. Add the policy that you wish to create. Such as background. Then click on edit.

On the left hand side you will scroll down to find what your group policy your trying to create would be under. In our case it would be administrative templates and then desktop. After you click on desktop you need to click on active desktop. This will provide sub directories on the right hand side. As you know we are going to apply a background for our clients on the server. So you need to click on Enable Active DESKTOP and then scroll down to Active Desktop Wall paper.

As you can see in the above screen you need to enable the paper and specify location and the apply policy.

1. Now we want to add our clients to the policy.

2. Right click EX: Yahoo Group and then choose properties.

3. You will get the above screen once again, but you need to highlight the policy your creating and then select properties.

4. Now you will get this screen. Click the security Tab and scroll down the list choosing who you want to add. After each selecting check mark apply group policy. Continue to do this until you add all the clients that you wish!