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Pesos
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 Posted - 11/09/2004 : 7:38:52 PM
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Hi all,
GPO user settings under admin/IE maintenance (in this case specifying a proxy server for IE) only kick in for new users. current users do not get the setting applied.
searching around seems to confirm this - as these settings are specified as "preferences" and don't get forced on users (i've tried gpupdate /force).
so - is there another way I can force this proxy setting other than this GPO? Basically I want to find a way to make this change, then i will apply a policy to prevent the user from changing it.
thanks!
Wes
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dmarelia
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Pesos
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Posted - 11/09/2004 : 8:25:28 PM
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the only way it kicks in is if I create a new user, then apply the policy to it. existing users are unaffected (i have tried this with many accounts).
i want it to be mandatory - by preference i was referring to the many posts i've seen referring to these IE settings as "preferences" rather than "settings" - as in the user can change them.
i want to somehow set this proxy (users have never had a proxy set before) and then prevent it from being changed. the latter can be done via GP easily enough, but the former just doesn't kick in for existing users...
thanks!
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dmarelia
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Pesos
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Posted - 11/10/2004 : 3:13:21 PM
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Thanks Darren,
I originally tried it without preference mode, i then tried it with, and again without. doesn't seem to kick in regardless.
here is an exceprt from the txt file:
10/18/2004 10:07:38 NoClear flag is specified.
10/18/2004 10:07:38 COM initialized with S_OK success code.
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Branding Internet Explorer...
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Command line is "/mode:isp /peruser".
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Global branding settings are:
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Context is (0x01C00008) "Internet Content Providers, running from per-user stub";
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Settings file is "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Signup\install.ins";
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Target folder path is "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Signup".
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Done.
10/18/2004 10:07:38 About to clear previous branding...
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Done.
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Processing migration of old settings...
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Done.
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Processing wininet setup...
10/18/2004 10:07:38 There are no connection settings to process!
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Done.
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Processing deletion of connection settings...
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Existing connection settings weren't specified to be deleted!
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Done.
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Processing zones HKCU settings...
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Done.
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Processing local machine policies and restrictions...
10/18/2004 10:07:38 There are no local machine *.inf files to process!
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Done.
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Processing current user policies and restrictions...
10/18/2004 10:07:38 There are no current user *.inf files to process!
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Done.
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Processing legacy policies and restrictions...
10/18/2004 10:07:38 There are no local machine *.inf files to process!
10/18/2004 10:07:38 There are no current user *.inf files to process!
10/18/2004 10:07:38 There are no legacy *.inf files to process!
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Done.
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Processing general customizations...
10/18/2004 10:07:38 ! Internal failure. Some of the settings may not get applied.
10/18/2004 10:07:38 Done.
what is that last part about internal failure?!?
thanks,
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dmarelia
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Pesos
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Posted - 11/10/2004 : 4:53:18 PM
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ok i created a new gpo with the proxy setting and applied it to a new test OU, then moved my account in there, and get the same thing:
09/08/2004 13:57:09 NoClear flag is specified.
09/08/2004 13:57:09 COM initialized with S_OK success code.
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Branding Internet Explorer...
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Command line is "/mode:isp /peruser".
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Global branding settings are:
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Context is (0x01C00008) "Internet Content Providers, running from per-user stub";
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Settings file is "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Signup\install.ins";
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Target folder path is "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Signup".
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Done.
09/08/2004 13:57:09 About to clear previous branding...
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Done.
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Processing migration of old settings...
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Done.
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Processing wininet setup...
09/08/2004 13:57:09 There are no connection settings to process!
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Done.
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Processing deletion of connection settings...
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Existing connection settings weren't specified to be deleted!
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Done.
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Processing zones HKCU settings...
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Done.
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Processing local machine policies and restrictions...
09/08/2004 13:57:09 There are no local machine *.inf files to process!
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Done.
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Processing current user policies and restrictions...
09/08/2004 13:57:09 There are no current user *.inf files to process!
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Done.
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Processing legacy policies and restrictions...
09/08/2004 13:57:09 There are no local machine *.inf files to process!
09/08/2004 13:57:09 There are no current user *.inf files to process!
09/08/2004 13:57:09 There are no legacy *.inf files to process!
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Done.
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Processing general customizations...
09/08/2004 13:57:09 ! Internal failure. Some of the settings may not get applied.
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Done.
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Processing Help->About customization...
09/08/2004 13:57:09 Done. |
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dmarelia
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Pesos
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Posted - 11/10/2004 : 11:47:39 PM
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Hi Dareen, the first txt is from the lab account profile, the second txt i posted was from my own account. it seems to happen with any existing account. if I create a new account, it works fine.
at this point I'm about ready to throw out all the work i did on creating the original lab account and just redo it from scratch with the proxy policy in place from the beginning. of course, if I change the proxy information i'll have to go through this all again... |
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IE maintenance only applies to new accounts
