Preventing Domain Group Policy from being applied

How can a user prevent the domain group policy from being applied to his machine? And How can I stop users from doing that?

Hi,
No, group policy is processed by order, that is, local GPO is processed first, and then domain policy is processed by order, which would overwrite settings in the earlier GPOs if there are conflict.
If you don’t want to apply the domain policy, apply a higher precedence policy or disjoin the domain.
Group Policy processing and precedence
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc785665(v=ws.10).aspx
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I can't determine how a group policy is being applied. Please help. Thank you.

Hi,
I'm having a problem trying to find how a particular policy is being applied on my domain (I've inherited this domain). When ever a user logs into a domain, the computer get's a new local group policy. One particular attribute is that the local
admin account get's renamed:
I can't figure out where it's coming from. I've run gpresult, and I'm assuming it's the default domain policy.
But when I go to the domain controller and look at the default domain policy, the entry is empty:
I'm really at a loss. However, I really don't think it's the default domain policy, but I can't figure out what else it could be?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!! -Tim

Does this help
C:\Users\***>gpresult /z
Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Operating System Group Policy Result tool v2.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-2001
Created On 2/12/2015 at 1:57:06 PM
RSOP data for ****\*** on H9MHD12 : Logging Mode
OS Configuration:            Member Workstation
OS Version:                  6.1.7601
Site Name:                   Default-First-Site-Name
Roaming Profile:             N/A
Local Profile:               C:\Users\***
Connected over a slow link?: No
COMPUTER SETTINGS
    CN=H9MHD12,CN=Computers,DC=***,DC=com
    Last time Group Policy was applied: 2/12/2015 at 1:03:12 PM
    Group Policy was applied from:      ***.***.Com
    Group Policy slow link threshold:   500 kbps
    Domain Name:                        ****
    Domain Type:                        Windows 2000
    Applied Group Policy Objects
        Default Domain Policy
        Local Group Policy
    The computer is a part of the following security groups
        BUILTIN\Administrators
        Everyone
        BUILTIN\Users
        NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK
        NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
        This Organization
        H9MHD12$
        Domain Computers
        System Mandatory Level
    Resultant Set Of Policies for Computer
        Software Installations
            N/A
        Startup Scripts
            N/A
        Shutdown Scripts
            N/A
        Account Policies
            GPO: Default Domain Policy
                Policy:            MaximumPasswordAge
                Computer Setting: 42
            GPO: Default Domain Policy
                Policy:            MinimumPasswordAge
                Computer Setting: N/A
            GPO: Default Domain Policy
                Policy:            LockoutBadCount
                Computer Setting: N/A
            GPO: Default Domain Policy
                Policy:            PasswordHistorySize
                Computer Setting: 1
            GPO: Default Domain Policy
                Policy:            MinimumPasswordLength
                Computer Setting: N/A
        Audit Policy
            N/A
        User Rights
            N/A
        Security Options
            GPO: Default Domain Policy
                Policy:            PasswordComplexity
                Computer Setting: Not Enabled
            GPO: Default Domain Policy
                Policy:            ClearTextPassword
                Computer Setting: Not Enabled
            GPO: Default Domain Policy
                Policy:            ForceLogoffWhenHourExpire
                Computer Setting: Not Enabled
            GPO: Default Domain Policy
                Policy:            RequireLogonToChangePassword
                Computer Setting: Not Enabled
            GPO: Default Domain Policy
                Policy:            NewAdministratorName
                Computer Setting: Enabled
            N/A
        Event Log Settings
            N/A
        Restricted Groups
            N/A
        System Services
            N/A
        Registry Settings
            N/A
        File System Settings
            N/A
        Public Key Policies
            N/A
        Administrative Templates
            GPO: Local Group Policy
                KeyName:     Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScPnp\EnableScP
nP
                Value:       0, 0, 0, 0
                State:       Enabled
USER SETTINGS
    CN=*******,OU=Users,OU=Corporate,OU=***,DC=***,DC=com
    Last time Group Policy was applied: 2/12/2015 at 1:33:14 PM
    Group Policy was applied from:      ***.***.Com
    Group Policy slow link threshold:   500 kbps
    Domain Name:                        ***
    Domain Type:                        Windows 2000
    Applied Group Policy Objects
        Default Domain Policy
    The following GPOs were not applied because they were filtered out
        Local Group Policy
            Filtering: Not Applied (Empty)
    The user is a part of the following security groups
        Domain Users
        Everyone
        BUILTIN\Administrators
        BUILTIN\Users
        NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE
        CONSOLE LOGON
        NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
        This Organization
        LOCAL
    The user has the following security privileges
        Bypass traverse checking
        Manage auditing and security log
        Back up files and directories
        Restore files and directories
        Change the system time
        Shut down the system
        Force shutdown from a remote system
        Take ownership of files or other objects
        Debug programs
        Modify firmware environment values
        Profile system performance
        Profile single process
        Increase scheduling priority
        Load and unload device drivers
        Create a pagefile
        Adjust memory quotas for a process
        Remove computer from docking station
        Perform volume maintenance tasks
        Impersonate a client after authentication
        Create global objects
        Change the time zone
        Create symbolic links
        Increase a process working set
    Resultant Set Of Policies for User
        Software Installations
            N/A
        Logon Scripts
            N/A
        Logoff Scripts
            N/A
        Public Key Policies
            N/A
        Administrative Templates
            N/A
        Folder Redirection
            N/A
        Internet Explorer Browser User Interface
            N/A
        Internet Explorer Connection
            N/A
        Internet Explorer URLs
            N/A
        Internet Explorer Security
            N/A
        Internet Explorer Programs
            N/A

[svn:osmf:] 14598: Fix FM-500: reinstating onMetaData handler clause that prevents incoming dimensions from being applied if they are not different from the dimensions that were already set .

Revision: 14598
Revision: 14598
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2010-03-05 02:13:40 -0800 (Fri, 05 Mar 2010)
Log Message:
Fix FM-500: reinstating onMetaData handler clause that prevents incoming dimensions from being applied if they are not different from the dimensions that were already set.
Ticket Links:
    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FM-500
Modified Paths:
    osmf/trunk/framework/OSMF/org/osmf/net/NetStreamDisplayObjectTrait.as

You are welcome. I'm glad you got it back up.
(1) You say you did the symbolic link. I will assume this is set correctly; it's very important that it is.
(2) I don't know what you mean by "Been feeding the [email protected] for several weeks now, 700 emails each day at least." After the initial training period, SpamAssassin doesn't learn from mail it has already processed correctly. At this point, you only need to teach SpamAssassin when it is wrong. [email protected] should only be getting spam that is being passed as clean. Likewise, [email protected] should only be getting legitimate mail that is being flagged as junk. You are redirecting mail to both [email protected] and [email protected] ... right? SpamAssassin needs both.
(3) Next, as I said before, you need to implement those "Frontline spam defense for Mac OS X Server." Once you have that done and issue "postfix reload" you can look at your SMTP log in Server Admin and watch as Postfix blocks one piece of junk mail after another. It's kind of cool.
(4) Add some SARE rules:
Visit http://www.rulesemporium.com/rules.htm and download the following rules:
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70sarehtml0.cf
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70sareoem.cf
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70sarestocks.cf
70sareunsub.cf
72sare_redirectpost
Visit http://www.rulesemporium.com/other-rules.htm and download the following rules:
backhair.cf
bogus-virus-warnings.cf
chickenpox.cf
weeds.cf
Copy these rules to /etc/mail/spamassassin/
Then stop and restart mail services.
There are other things you can do, and you'll find differing opinions about such things. In general, I think implementing the "Frontline spam defense for Mac OS X Server" and adding the SARE rules will help a lot. Good luck!

How can I prevent a PDF file from being copied, printed or downloaded? Students should only be able to view the text and and not distribute it in any way.

How can I prevent a PDF file from being copied, printed or downloaded? Students should only be able to view the text and and not distribute it in any way.

You can prevent it from being printed by applying a security policy to it
in Acrobat. The rest can't be prevented, unless you spend a LOT of money
on DRM protection.

Policy not being applied to users

I have a group policy that used to work, but now has decided it does not want to be applied to the workstations anymore. I don't know what may have happened to make is stop working.
It's a pretty restrictive policy for students. I have the exact same policy for two other groups of students that still work. All three policies were copied from the same set of files. In other words, I make a change to one, then copy the files to the other two because they reside on different servers. Yes, I do open each one in C1 to update the timestamp.
When I run wmsched, the policy is there in the list, but the settings are not applied. I can log in to the PC with one of the other student accounts and their policy is applied.
The login I'm using to test with has R rights to the policy location - the same rights that the other users have to their policies. I have also tried more rights with no different results.
The DLU part of the policy runs, and I have turned off the windows firewall. I have also created a brand new policy from scratch to rule out any corruption in the old policy and I get the same results.
Apparantly, my workstation policy for this group is not being applied either. The other two groups' policies apply like they are supposed to. So this means that neither policy assigned to this group of students/workstations is working.
Any ideas?
Thanks

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Cases in which Domain Group Policy settings would be reverted to default settings on a Win7 client

Hi - I'm sure this info is out there somewhere, but I'm having a hard time finding it. Basically, I'm trying to identify the cases in which settings deployed via Domain Group Policy on 2008R2/Win7SP1 would get reverted back to "default settings"
on a Win7SP1 client that is still a member of the domain, and is in a proper OU, properly targeted, WMI filters should still evaluate true, etc...
For instance, it appears that if machine-level registry settings contained within a LocalGPO file on a client get corrupted (C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine\registry.pol), all of those settings, plus all machine level administrative template settings
defined in Domain Group Policy, get reverted to default settings (corresponds with Event ID 1096 in System Event Log where it references "LocalGPO"). I have not confirmed if this is the case for machine level settings defined outside of administrative
templates in Domain Group Policy, or for any user level settings though. (But I suspect not.)
When a workstation is unable to talk to a Domain Controller in order to identify applicable Domain Group Policy settings (for instance, this issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2421599/en-us), do administrative templates Domain Group Policy settings revert to defaults up until the next successful processing interval? I don't believe
so, but would like confirmation.
Are there any other cases in which Domain Group Policy settings for a client still joined to the Domain would be reverted to defaults?
And when a client is unjoined from the Domain, what Domain Group Policy settings would remain on the client? I understand that some Domain Group Policy settings outside of administrative templates are "tattooed" to the registry. Does
anyone know of a full list of these settings? I believe that most or all of the ones in Windows Settings\Security Settings are tattooed, and the only way to get these settings removed is to explicitly change them via registry edit or LocalGPO/Local Security
Policy, after unjoining the domain.
Any info/insight/links to other doc/etc would be much appreciated!

Hi Shaun,
>>If a client cannot talk to a domain controller at all, admin template settings still stay in-place on the client, correct?
As far as I know, it's not this case. If a client can't communicate with domain controllers, it means that the GPOs applied to the client are out of scope. As suggested by
the article I provided, for native policy, "when a Group Policy object (GPO) goes out of scope, the policy setting is removed allowing the original configuration value to be used."
>>What if a client looses network connectivity while reading Domain GPO?
Group policy will be get updated when computers start up and users log on. Besides, for workstations, group policy will get refreshed at background with by default an interval
of 90 minutes. As long as workstations can restore network connectivity, the group policy settings will get updated.
>>Are there any other failure cases like this where some or all Group Policy settings (admin template or other areas) would get reverted?
There are many reasons which can cause GP malfunction. However, Windows itself provides necessary tools for troubleshooting various issues. When GP malfunctions, we can check
Event Viewer, collect group policy result, or generate group policy log to troubleshoot.
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Windows 8 and IE10 and 11 not accepting Proxy Settings via Group Policy from windows server 2003

Hi
We are still running Windows Server 2003 with a Win7 and Win8 desktop environment. I can control Win7 IE9 settings,
But Win8 systems are running IE10. We have an internal proxy server.
Is there any way to force the proxy settings to the Win8/IE10 or 11 systems .
i have tried with The IE 10 .adm template and applied gpo,but does not have any proxy settings for ie10 and no changes were applies
please can anyone help me regarding this
i want to apply GPO from windows server 2003 to windows 8 ie10/11
Thanks
KNC

Hi,
I agree with Zanderol24, we can install RSAT on a windows8 client, and then we can use Group Policy Management to manage group policy from the client.
For more information about RSAT, we can refer to the following link:
Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows Client and Windows Server (dsforum2wiki)
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/2202.remote-server-administration-tools-rsat-for-windows-client-and-windows-server-dsforum2wiki.aspx
For more detailed information about how to use GPP to configure the proxy setting for ie10 and ie11, we can refer to the following link:
How to configure Group Policy Preference settings for Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2898604
When we use GPPs you need to be aware of the F5-F8 keys:
Red / Green: GP Preferences doesn’t work even though the policy applied and after gpupdate \force
http://blogs.technet.com/b/grouppolicy/archive/2008/10/13/red-green-gp-preferences-doesn-t-work-even-though-the-policy-applied-and-after-gpupdate-force.aspx
Besides, aside from using group policy to manage IE, IEAK can also be used to do this.
For IEAK, the following article can be referred to for more information.
Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) Information and Downloads
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/ie/bb219517.aspx
Best Regards,
Erin

Unable to edit the "Default Domain Controllers Policy" from a Server 2012 machine

I am unable to edit the "Default Domain Controllers Policy" from a Server 2012 machine. The error message i recieve is:
"Failed to open the group policy object. You might not have the appropriate rights. Details: The volume for a file has been externally altered so that the open file is no longer valid."
The domain controllers are running Windows 2012 R2 upgraded from Windows 2008 R2, the domain functional level is Server 2012.
I am able to edit the policy from both a Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 machine.
The following post is identical however the fix for them does not work for me:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/2d968a05-2cff-4dd0-9c5d-dd810d1fa66f/cant-edit-default-domain-controllers-policy-on-windows-8-or-server-2012
Any ideas?

MuhammadUmar
Yes, the Unique ID is available on 2012 server
Lany Zhang
This only affects the default domain controllers policy object
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How to prevent an encrypted backup from being restored to a different device?

If I force an employee to do an encrypted backup (which I can do with a configuration profile), and that employee is fired. We take back the company iphone, but they go and buy a personal one. They connect the new, personal iphone to itunes and do a restore of the encrypted backup (they know the password) and now they have all the work related stuff on their personal phones. Is there a way to prevent an encrypted back from being restored to a different device id.

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If you use Exchange, you could disable Exchange Active Sync to prevent them from subsequently connecting to Exchange Server and getting new data with the new personal device....but you would still have the old data as part of the backup...the other issue is that we've found that the profile is part of the backup and if an employee leaves, even on good terms, if he wants to restore say, his music from the backup without the profile, it becomes quite awkward...the profile would have to be removed, ( which removes everything added with the profile, possible email and wi-fi), then the user could backup music etc with iTunes, then return the corporate phone to be salvaged or re-deployed...and later put his personal data back on another device without the profile...if there is a way around the issue you bring up I'd like to know of it as well. . Perhaps there is an MDM with functionality that would help here....that is one great strength of the Blackberry platform..all corporate data can be controlled from the BES server.

Is there a way to prevent a PDF file from being forwarded?

is there a way to prevent a PDF file from being forwarded? For example, im a personal trainer and if i send a client a plan via PDF file, i want to make sure that they cannot send it to anyone else. I read about how you can secure a file by creating an ID and then having the recipient create an ID as well, but i would like to make the orocess as easy as possible for my clients and not have to have them create an ID and then send it to me. is there a better way to block the recipient from resending the PDF?

Hi Kiana,
As such there is no option to prevent the recipients from forwarding the pdf. However you can refer to this blog How do I prevent someone from forwarding a PDF?, it might be of some help.
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Photoshop CC 2014 - "Could not complete your request because something prevented the text engine from being initialised".

This problem has just started, only with CC 2014. It doesn't happen with CC or CS6.
When I open a particular layered file, then Duplicate it, then close the original Master file I get the "text engine" warning box when I try to enter text in the copy file.
If I enter text in the original Master file - no problem.
If the Master file is still open and I try to enter text in the copy file - no problem.
I've validated all my fonts in Font Book, deleting all the duplicates and one corrupt font. No change to problem.
I've gone to User/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CC2014/ and trashed the CT Font Cache folder. No change to problem.
I've run PS Update.
Running OS 10.9.3.
Any suggestions?

I'm having the same issue on my work computer. I found this info in Adobe's help section.
Issue
When you use the Type Tool, you receive the following error:
"Could not complete your request because something prevented the text ending from being initialized."
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Solution
Close Photoshop, clear the font cache, and restart.
Exit Photoshop.
In Windows Explorer, navigate to the Users/[user name]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CC/CT Font Cache folder.
Move these two files to the Recycle Bin:
AdobeFnt_CMaps.lst
AdobeFnt_OSFonts.lst
Empty the Recycle Bin.
Restart Photoshop.
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Additional information
This issue can occur after you uninstall and reinstall Photoshop several times.
Text Engine error using type tool in Photoshop CC | Windows 8

Error: prevented the text engine from being initialized

I am getting the following error when attempting to use the text tool with my photoshop (12.0) - windows 7.
"could not complete your request because something prevented the text engine from being initialized"
I've attempted to follow some posts from others to fix without success.
There are two fonts in my fonts folder that are shortcuts - and the fonts don't exist in the folder. Also, I can't delete the shortcut font from the fonts folder.
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Usually that means that you have a corrupt font or a corrupt OS font cache.
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How do we permanently stop MASS_CRM_* and R3AD_* locks from being applied??

Good afternoon Experts,
How do we permanently stop MASS_CRM_* and R3AD_* locks from being applied in CRM? We have several jobs that run weekly to download information from R/3 to CRM. The information only takes a few minutes to download into CRM, however the blocks are applied during the middle of the night, and cause backups within our system.
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How do we either stop the lock from coming on, or have it automatically come off when the job is complete?
I reviewed the note suggested, but it was for account life cycles. Perhaps the wrong number was written?

Prevent apps and icons from being rearranged or deleted?

Is there a way to prevent apps and icons from being rearranged or deleted?
My three year old son likes to move them around and delete them. I don't want to lock him out because he loves to play many of the learning apps and games.

I use different screens for my apps. My 6yo son has his own page with folders for games, education, and books. That is the default page, in case for some reason he's the one to turn on the phone it goes straight to that. The next page is default apps. Can't harm them. Then I've got some test apps, that I haven't decided if I'll keep them. Then there's a few games my DH plays. The last page is mine, with those things I don't want my son messing with. He knows its there and he knows he can't mess with them.
My son is older than yours, but if you aren't going to be watching him the entire time he's got your phone, that may be the best way to go. And make sure he knows what he can and can't do on the phone. If he can't understand that, he will probably need to be supervised the whole time. No locking features that I have found, and I've looked!
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I am on a MAC Application. It has been rejected by following reason. This app does not check for the existence of a purchase receipt, which can prevent In-App Purchases from being correctly processed. We recommend implementing receipt validation to reso

I am on a MAC Application.
It has been rejected by following reason.
This app does not check for the existence of a purchase receipt, which can prevent In-App Purchases from being correctly processed.
We recommend implementing receipt validation to resolve this issue.
At a minimum, the app will need to check for the existence of an App Store receipt and exit at launch with a status of 173 if it does not exist.
Any help ?
Thanks in Advance.

I am on a MAC Application.
It has been rejected by following reason.
This app does not check for the existence of a purchase receipt, which can prevent In-App Purchases from being correctly processed.
We recommend implementing receipt validation to resolve this issue.
At a minimum, the app will need to check for the existence of an App Store receipt and exit at launch with a status of 173 if it does not exist.
Any help ?
Thanks in Advance.

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