Customise desktop background for all network user accounts

Hi,
I have 12 MAC OS X 10.6 Clients on A Windows 2008 R2 Server. I cannot use Group Policies from Active Directory to customise my default user desktops on the MACs. Can I do this from the MAC stations? It has to work for network users not just local accounts?
Thanks,
Tim

If you're looking to make a desktop background universal and system wide regardless of user, then it's easy. The default user folder is in /System/Library/User\ Template
It's protected from access unless you're logged in as root, either in the gui or terminal.
Just change the pertenant preference file in the Library folder to reflect your new desktop background and all should be well. Any time a NEW user logs in, when their home folder is created, it will include that desktop background pref file.
If you're running the magic triangle, then you just have to set that preference in Workgroup Manager.
If you're not sure or comfortable with this, then write back and we'll help you further. More info on your server set up etc would be helpful in this regard.
-Graham

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