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Grp policies...

Hi,

I still have NT4 servers and I have more and more W2K
workstations.
In NTConfig.pol (default computer/System WinNT) I have checked "Do not display the last connected user".
It doesn't work with the wkstations running W2K.

Is there any tip ??? (except setting each station
manually).

Thanx
WW

elisch

Is the NTConfig.pol located in the winlogon directory on your PDC/BDCs? If not, you will need to use group policy on the W2k stations and set it manually on each station. Win2k doesn't use local .pol files like NT 4.

The best option for manual configuration is a program called: Multi-remote registry change. You can find it at: http://www.eytcheson.com ...Its a pretty handy tool. You can create a single registry import file and push it out to a large group of machines.

cheers

wwalschaerts

ASKER

Hi,

Yes NTconfig.pol has the correct location... it works
fine with the workstations running NT4...
WW

elisch

Can you give me more information about your network? I'm assuming its an NT4 domain. Is it multiple sites? How many BDCs do you have?

It may be that the Win2k machines are connecting to a BDC that doesn't have the Policy in the netlogon directory. The NT 4 machines will work because the registry key was set the first time they logged in with the policy in effect. Even if the NTConfig.pol file was gone the NT 4 machines would still have the right settings.

cheers

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wwalschaerts

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I have spend a while to understand what to modify in the
adm file.
It is working perfectly.
Thanks a lot
WW