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Windows 2008  // Windows 2008

05 Sep Posted by tim in Active Directory | 2 comments

Object is Protected from Accidental Deletion

Object is Protected from Accidental Deletion

If you attempt to delete an Object from Active Directory on your Windows 2008 Server and you receive the message: You do not have sufficient privileges to delete “the object”, or this object is protected from accidental deletion. The solution is to click the View Menu in Active Directory Users and Computers and then select...

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05 Sep Posted by tim in Group Policy | Comments

When are Group Policies applied?

When are Group Policies applied?

In Active Directory, there are 2 types of Group Policies: Computer Policies and User Policies So when do they each apply? Computer Policies are processed when your computer is started. Once your computer is switched on, started and the network connection is initialized, computer policy settings are applied and a history of the policies that...

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05 Sep Posted by tim in Group Policy | Comments

Group Policy Refresh Interval

Group Policy Refresh Interval

How often does Group Policy refresh? Good question. Officially, Group Policy refreshes every 90 minutes for your servers and workstations, but there is a delay of up to 30 minutes that is designed to avoid overwhelming your domain controllers with a huge flood of refresh requests. So effectively, this means that Group Policy refreshes itself...

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04 Sep Posted by tim in Group Policy | Comments

Updating your Policy

Updating your Policy

When you need to update the policy on your domain connected machine, open up a command prompt and type in: gpupdate Some policies do not apply straight away, so you might need to add the /force switch on the end. gpupdate /force Policies should be updated from the domain, you should now reboot your machine...

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