Disable "Do not show my picture" on Lync client

Question

Hi all, is it possible to disable the "Do not show my picture" on Lync client ?
I want to stop that an user can disable photo.
Thanks a lot

Answer 1

Try this script, I've edited it to make it a little clearer what areas need to be changed.
# script to re-enable AD photos for users that have disabled them
# DNS Name of SQL Server - Leave Blank for SQL Server Express
$sqlserver = ''
# This is the directory where exports will be placed temporarily - you must have write access to this directory
$exportdir = 'C:\Lync-Scripts'
########## DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE ##########
"Checking for Export Directory"
If (-not (Test-Path "$exportdir" -pathType container))
"ERROR: Your Export Directory doesn't exist!"
Exit
"Cleaning up old files..."
If (Test-Path "$exportdir\Export-Pictures.xml") { Remove-Item "$exportdir\Export-Pictures.xml" }
If (Test-Path "$exportdir\Import-Pictures.xml") { Remove-Item "$exportdir\Import-Pictures.xml" }
# check to see if we need to have an sqlserver argument to DBImpExp
If ($sqlserver -ne "")
"Query will be run against SQL server ""$sqlserver"""
$sqlserver = "/sqlserver:$sqlserver"
"Exporting users..."
$p = [diagnostics.process]::start('"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2010\Support\DBImpExp.exe"', "/hrxmlfile:""$exportdir\Export-Pictures.xml"" /restype:user $sqlserver")
$p.WaitForExit()
# check that XML was exported
If (-not (Test-Path "$exportdir\Export-Pictures.xml" -pathType leaf))
"ERROR: Verify that $exportdir is writable!"
Exit
"Loading XML"
$d = [xml] (Get-Content "$exportdir\Export-Pictures.xml")
"Processing..."
$changes = 0
foreach ($hr in $d.HomedResources.HomedResource)
$found = 0
foreach ($c in $hr.Containers.Container)
foreach ($p in $c.Publication)
If ($p.CategoryName -eq 'contactCard' -and $p.InstanceNum -eq 6 -and $p.Data.contactCard.displayADPhoto -eq 'false')
$hr.UserAtHost
$p.Data.contactCard.displayADPhoto = 'true'
$p.Version = (([int] $p.Version) + 1).ToString()
$p.PrevPubTime = $p.LastPubTime
$p.LastPubTime = (Get-Date -Format s).ToString()
$found = 1
$changes++
If ($found -eq 0) { [Void]$d.HomedResources.RemoveChild($hr) }
"Changes: $changes"
If ($changes -ne 0)
"Saving XML..."
$d.Save("$exportdir\Import-Pictures.xml")
"Importing users..."
$p = [diagnostics.process]::start('"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2010\Support\DBImpExp.exe"', "/import /hrxmlfile:""$exportdir\Import-Pictures.xml"" /restype:user $sqlserver")
$p.WaitForExit()
"Finished import, cleaning up..."
If (Test-Path "$exportdir\Export-Pictures.xml") { Remove-Item "$exportdir\Export-Pictures.xml" }
If (Test-Path "$exportdir\Import-Pictures.xml") { Remove-Item "$exportdir\Import-Pictures.xml" }
"Done"
Also, please note that the default installation of Lync uses SQL Server Express and you don't need to provide the SQL server.