mukvinman
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Set default profile picture through Group Policy
Hi
I have server 2008 AD installed and have windows 7 as clients, my requirement is, when ever a user power on the machine and when he gets the login screen, he should see the company profile as the profile picture.
Can I do it using GP, if yes, can someone please tell the steps or way to do it?
I have server 2008 AD installed and have windows 7 as clients, my requirement is, when ever a user power on the machine and when he gets the login screen, he should see the company profile as the profile picture.
Can I do it using GP, if yes, can someone please tell the steps or way to do it?
As it was mentioned above, you can do that this way. But instead of modifying local policies (as your environment is Active Directory), open GPMC console and create new policy or modify one of existing. Do necessary changes within that GPO and link it to OU with users. This is user setting not computer, so it only affects user objects
Regards,
Krzysztof
Regards,
Krzysztof
T o set a users Desktop wallpaper via a Group Policy Object (GPO) the following two settings need to be configured.
\User Configiguration\Administra tive Templates\Desktop\Active Desktop\
Enable Active Desktop; and
Active Desktop Wallpaper
You can also follow below url for more info
http://www.geekshangout.com/node/94
Regards,
Rahul
\User Configiguration\Administra
Enable Active Desktop; and
Active Desktop Wallpaper
You can also follow below url for more info
http://www.geekshangout.com/node/94
Regards,
Rahul
My reference was meant to be applied in the manner that Krzysztof describes. The Administrative Templates are a GP option and can modified and pushed out via GPO.
Thanks Krzysztof for clarifying!
Thanks Krzysztof for clarifying!
ASKER
Thanks, to all.........
I have enabled it at the GPO but I am not sure where do I need to copy that image that I want to be visible there?
I have enabled it at the GPO but I am not sure where do I need to copy that image that I want to be visible there?
Default User logon images stored at
User Login Picture is stored in the following folder with the name user.bmp .
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\U ser Account Pictures
The default guest picture is stored at :
"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ User Account Pictures " in the name guest.bmp
Best course of action to use a logon script to copy the file from a share to the above locations.
User Login Picture is stored in the following folder with the name user.bmp .
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\U
The default guest picture is stored at :
"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\
Best course of action to use a logon script to copy the file from a share to the above locations.
Put an image in any publicly available share for DOmain Users (they need read&execute rights there) during the first GPO startup, image will be copied to "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ User Account Pictures"
Picture can bu put into NETLOGON share which is always available for Domain Users (even for those new), NETLOGIN share stores logon scripts and you can also put there an image
@jodiddy: no problem :)
Krzysztof
Picture can bu put into NETLOGON share which is always available for Domain Users (even for those new), NETLOGIN share stores logon scripts and you can also put there an image
@jodiddy: no problem :)
Krzysztof
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worked fine
http://www.corenetworkz.co
Local computer policy > Computer configuration > Administrative Templates > Control panel > User Accounts
We should double click on the user account and open the default user logon Picture configuration window.
userloginpicture.png