Re: gp still tatooing!

From: Jimmy Andersson [MVP] (jimmy_NO_SPAM__at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/15/04


Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:14:22 +0100

A work-around would be to script the reghack, apply it during logon, and
reverse it with a logoff script. It's not the best solution but it should
work if it's a big issue for you.

Regards,
/Jimmy

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"Piotr Majcher" <PiotrMajcher@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:631BD2BD-5B67-40D7-A713-C495DA72F2A9@microsoft.com...
>i still have no answer to my question :(
>
> does anyone know how can I avoid tattooing local user profiles?
>
> Piotr Majcher
>
>
>
> "Piotr Majcher" wrote:
>
>> thanks for answering,
>> I took a look at the www you advised me to look and I have read
>> the article "Understanding Policy Tattooing"
>>
>> but there is no explanation and solution to my problem
>>
>> the "hide clock" policy is not considered gp-tattooing but in my case it
>> tatoos
>> the local user profile how can i deal with such situation?
>>
>> is the only solution to manually clean the registry?
>>
>>
>> Piotr Majcher
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Thor Vanden Reysen" wrote:
>>
>> > hi,
>> > Here is a good link :
>> > http://www.gpoguy.com
>> > @+
>> >
>> >
>> > "Piotr Majcher" wrote:
>> >
>> > > I have remarked such a strange behaviour of policies
>> > >
>> > > I showed the students on my IT classess the GPO and such stuff and we 
>> > > were
>> > > testing GP precedence. everything worked well when we added (linked 
>> > > to OU)
>> > > more and more policies. the problem appears when i remove (unlink) or 
>> > > disable
>> > >  policies ( no matter if 1, 2 or all of them)
>> > >
>> > > some of the settings ARE STILL APPLIED :(
>> > > (checked and confirmed: "hide clock" , "hide IE icon on the 
>> > > deskktop", "hide
>> > > network places on desktop") those settings are permament in the 
>> > > user's
>> > > environment!
>> > >
>> > > i check affected user with GPResults and it showes than no policies 
>> > > are
>> > > applied however the user still has the restrictions from  the state 
>> > > where the
>> > > policies were working
>> > >
>> > > I AM NOT USING roaming prfiles for my users just local and I guess 
>> > > that the
>> > > policies tatooed locally stored locopy of user profile and when the 
>> > > profile
>> > > is used the restrictions are still applied.
>> > >
>> > > when the affected user logs onto another workstation (the one that he 
>> > > had
>> > > never log on to) he gets a new local profile and no policies are 
>> > > applied to
>> > > him.
>> > >
>> > > when the user logs onto a workstation and there is a copy of his 
>> > > profile
>> > > (which was using when the policies were linked) the user uses its 
>> > > profile and
>> > > despite there are no policies now he is being applied the old shadow 
>> > > policies
>> > >
>> > > when i delete the copy of the profile so the user gets a new one, 
>> > > everything
>> > > is ok
>> > >
>> > > I DO NOT WANT to use roaming nor mandatory roaming profiles, I want 
>> > > to let
>> > > my users use their local profiles
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Do You have any idea on fixing the problem?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Have a good day
>> > > Piotr Majcher
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > 


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