add a registry key to computers in a certain group
We are running AD on W2K3 Standard. How can I add a registry key to the computers of a certain group of users using Group Policy (or any other method)?
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In the key
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-140908
I need to create a REG_DWORD called "AutomaticPlotLog" all members of my CAD OU.
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-140908
I need to create a REG_DWORD called "AutomaticPlotLog" all members of my CAD OU.
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Do you work with AutoCAD, oBdA? It seems that you have more than a passing knowledge about this. On all the CAD stations I've looked at, the key has been HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-140908
Sorry, I've no experience with AutoCAD, but what you find under HKEY_USERS\<SID>\... are the HKCU hives of the users logged on to the machine. On a workstation, that's usually only the logged on user (while it's rather filled on a Terminal Server).
If you run PsGetSID with the SID from the key, it's likely that it'll return your account name; you'll find the same entries under HKCU\Software\... as well.
PsGetSID
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/psgetsid.shtml
If you run PsGetSID with the SID from the key, it's likely that it'll return your account name; you'll find the same entries under HKCU\Software\... as well.
PsGetSID
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/psgetsid.shtml
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If the goes where you suggest, will it then apply to all users who log on to that machine and user autocad?
This is a per-user setting, so you can't just change a single entry and have it work for all users; if you use a group policy to deploy the setting, this will be applied to the respective users. You might want to try what happens if you set the registry key at HKLM\Software\Autodesk\...
Here's a similar situation, with changes to HKCU\... as well:
AutoCAD® units or dimension scale is automatically overridden
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=2885185&linkID=2475323
Here's a similar situation, with changes to HKCU\... as well:
AutoCAD® units or dimension scale is automatically overridden
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=2885185&linkID=2475323
are they in there own OU?
are they all windows 2000 or 2003?
are they all in one site or is everyone in 1 or more sites to recive the reg key?
depending on what you are doing just a straight group policy may work. Or you may have to filter it with WMI.
Post back and I will help you if I can.
kelo