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Archive for the 'Group Policy' Category

PowerShell Toolbox

Published by ryangl September 2nd, 2007 in Active Directory, Downloads, Group Policy, Powershell, Releases, Tools, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. 0 Comments

Adam Bell has a detailed, growing list of PowerShell tools that are currently available.  Bookmark the page as new tools are added when available.

Here is a sample:

/N Software NetCmdlets
- a broad range of network management and messaging capabilities. The current release contains more than 30 Cmdlets providing access to network and host protocols such as SNMP, LDAP, DNS, Syslog, HTTP, WebDav, FTP, SMTP, POP, IMAP, Rexec/RShell, Telnet, and more. This is a commercial product.

Codeplex PoshConsole
- utilises WPF features to improve on the PS shell. This tool aims to be a more modern replacement for the default shell. This is an open source product.

Codeplex PowerShell Community Extensions
- working towards providing widely useful set of additional cmdlets, providers, aliases, filters, functions and scripts for PowerShell. This is an open source product.

Codeplex PSEventing
- Trap and respond to synchronous & asynchronous .NET events within your powershell scripts with an easy to use suite of cmdlets. This is an open source product.

Microsoft PowerShell SDK
- The Windows PowerShell SDK is written for command developers who require reference information about the APIs provided by Windows PowerShell. This is a free download from MSDN.

PowerGadgets
- data visualization product that creates gadgets for displaying output from your PS data in Windows. Very simple to create. This is a commercial product.

PowerLocker PowerPad
- a small editor to develop and test your function or script. This is a free product.

Quest ActiveRoles Management Shell for AD (aka Quest AD Cmdlets)
- perform administrative tasks like discovering the AD environment, changing user properties, modifying group membership, provisioning new user accounts, and performing multiple other tasks within Active Directory. This is a free product.

Quest PowerGUI
- an extensible graphical administrative console for managing systems based on Windows PowerShell. This is a free product.

SAPIEN PrimalScript 2007
- fully-customizable user interface with multiple tabs, dockable pane, IDE for use with PowerShell and other scripting languages. This is a commercial product.

You can view the entire list here

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Using group Policy to Configure Citrix Client Settings

Published by ryangl September 2nd, 2007 in Active Directory, Citrix, Group Policy and Guides. 0 Comments

It has always been relatively easy to install/distribute Citrix ICA clients to workstations in the past. This can be done via Citrix Web Interface, the Citrix Automatic Client Update Utility, or even Active Directory. One of the challenges though is how to modify/maintain a client’s settings from a central location once deployed. Fortunately, Citrix has created a Active Directory Group Policy Template called icaclient.adm. This Group Policy Template and be downloaded from the following URL: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX112957&se…125116. This template allows you to control 23 Citrix-specific rules. Among the things available in this template are:

  • Trusted Server Configuration
  • Session Reliability
  • ICA Client Proxy settings
  • Kerberos Authentication
  • Smart Card Authentication
  • Remote client device access such as drive mappings, printer, microphone, clipboard, etc.
  • User experience settings such as audio, display, graphics, etc.

Sources:

How to Configure Version 10.x of the Presentation Server Client Using the Icaclient.adm Template

How to Configure Single Sign-on for Web Interface Using Version 10.x of the Presentation Server Client

How to Configure the Trusted Server Configuration Rule

Jason Conger Blog » Blog Archive » Using group Policy to Configure Citrix Client Settings

Group Policy ADMX Syntax Reference Guide

Published by ryangl September 2nd, 2007 in Active Directory, Group Policy and Guides. 0 Comments

This reference guide provides information for creating and editing custom ADMX files. These XML-based files allow the administrator to create a user interface in the Group Policy Object Editor and Group Policy Management Console to display Group Policy settings.

After you have become familiar with ADMX files and the ADMX format, you can then use the ADMX syntax section as technical reference. This section provides an alphabetical reference that lists all ADMX elements and attributes used when creating an .admx file and an .adml file.

To download the above Microsoft Group Policy white paper please refer to the following page, ADMX Syntax Reference.

Release: Microsoft Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer

Published by ryangl September 2nd, 2007 in Active Directory, Group Policy, Releases and Windows Server 2003. 0 Comments

Microsoft has released a free tool to analyze Group Policy best practices analyzer. The Microsoft Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer (GPDBPA) is designed to help you identify Group Policy configuration errors that may prevent policy settings from being applied as expected or may prevent features from functioning as expected.

The tool can provide:

  •  Audit of Policy settings that are not being applied as expected.
  • A feature is not functioning as expected. (For example, a mapped drive is not visible on client computers.)
  • A computer has:
  • Stopped responding during logon or startup.
  • Restarted during logon or startup.
  • Experienced delays during logon or startup.

The tools will also help determine if:

  • Policy settings are configured in a way that poses a security risk.
  • Necessary services are running.
  • You are connecting over a slow link.
  • Loopback mode is in effect.

Using the GPDBPA, you can:

  • Scan the Group Policy configuration on either a client computer (managed node) or domain controller
  • View a report of potential issues
  • Schedule a scan to run at a future time, or schedule scans to run on a recurring basis.

Click to download the appropriate version of the Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer:

· Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer for Windows XP

· Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer for Windows XP x64 Edition

· Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer for Windows Server 2003

· Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

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