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Questions tagged [user-settings]

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Difference between profile and home path

What's the difference between a user's home path and their profile path in Windows Server 2003?
user10369
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User-specific anacrontab?

I can use crontab -e as a normal user to edit my user crontab. Does anacron have any similar feature for individual non-admin users, or does it only have a system-wide anacrontab?
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Dynamically set the screen lock timeout depending on network connection

We need to configure the screen lock timeout on our laptop machines so that the inactivity time dynamically changes according to the connection: if the laptop is directly connected to the corporate network through Ethernet, then the screen should…
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SQL Server User Mapping - Limit view of databases for a user

I am adding a new Login with SQL Server Authentication. I set its Server Role as public and then went into User Mapping, selecting the only database this user should have access to. I then change the Default Schema to dbo and made this user the…
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Choose which folders appear on start (menu) setting via group policy

There is a number of switches available under a setting in windows 10 called "Choose which folders appear on Start". I find them very handy but by default only Settings is switched on. I would like to be able to modify this default setting and push…
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Add language bar with two settings for all users in domain on local computer?

I have a Windows 7 computer that needs to have both English and Spanish (US) language settings enabled. It is on the domain. Multiple users will use this machine, and it will be the only machine with this setting. The problem I'm having is that I…
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prevent storage in documents and settings for account (windows)

Is there a way to prevent a local account on a windows xp machine from storing any data in the documents and settings folder? The machine is used on a domain predominantly and is a base image. When a new instance of the image is created, the use of…
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New Active Directory domain for small Dev shop, moving users data to domain account

We have decided that it is time to build a domain in our smallish office, and i have been tasked with the job. The Domain is setup, and we are in the process of creating usernames and passwords for users. Since the users all have existing machines…
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Duplicate user with all applications and settings - Windows Server 2012 R2

We are logging in to our Server with Remote Desktop (don't ask me why...we have our reasons...;-). Each time a new employee starts I have been re-installing applications and setting etc for them on the server, it takes a lot of time and I am sure…
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centos 7 normal user modify the network settings like changing the ipaddress

In all version Centos 7 normal user can able modify the network settings like changing the ipaddress ... But in centos 6 normal user not able to change the network settings .. I have changed the user shell also but still same output
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How to increase time for password-protected screensaver

I run a network with server 2012 r2, I have users in active directory. The computers lock after 5 minutes of inactivity. Is there any way to extend the time to 1 hour?
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Local Account: Find Last Password Change

Is there a an easy way from the command line (or even just a setting to check somewhere) to see when a password for a local Windows account (specifically Server 2K3) expires or when it was last changed?
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Windows Server 2003 - Every time I remote desktop in... it sits on "Applying User Settings" for 30 seconds

Every day, the first time that I log in to a relatively (otherwise) speedy windows 2003 server, it sits on "applying user settings" or something similar for 30+ seconds after a successfull login (before the desktop appears). Any thoughts on how to…
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How to Set Terminal Services User Preferences?

The server that hosts my terminal service is set to use dd/mm/yyyy and Pounds for currency. When I login as a user instead of getting the aforementioned settings I get mm/dd/yyyy and Dollars for currency; however, if I login as an administrator, the…
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Disable 'Options' from the File Menu in Office 2007 applications

We have deployed Office 2007 to multiple computers in an office environment (Windows Server 2008 and Windows XP CLients) and need to remove the 'Options' setting seen from the File menu. Is there a way this can be achieved via group policy or…
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