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Server domain Help

Posted: 17. Feb 2014, 16:23
by rhys119
Ive at last made a domain and connected another machine to it :) problem is i create a Groupolicy object to restrict somethings For the organization group which i called users
but it only works if they logon to my domain from the local computer if they use another machine to logon to the domain it has no effect
also wen i share a Drive i have to map network it for it to show in my computer but ive seen on library computers that by default all users have access to there own drive/documents
how do i do this please?

Re: Server domain Help

Posted: 17. Feb 2014, 17:14
by scottgus1
If they can access your domain controller guest from another PC on the network (not the host), then your guest's network settings are good. (Your DC guest's network card would most likely be set to Bridged.)
If only your host can get to the DC guest, but other PCs can't even get to the guest, your guest needs to be set to bridged network.
The other stuff on setting up mapped user drives, getting Group Policy to work, etc. can be best answered on Micorsoft's forums (I assume Microsoft because you're asking about Group Policy.)
Keep in mind that you'd have to configure things carefully if you already have a domain controller on your present network.

Re: Server domain Help

Posted: 17. Feb 2014, 20:38
by rhys119
ok cheers not sure what guest and host and all that means
But i have the pc im on now which is my main + 2 virtual box with windows server domain which are on the same domain when i connect my main pc to the domain it asks for the user and pass from the domain controller i type it then it comes up with a dns error

Re: Server domain Help

Posted: 17. Feb 2014, 21:44
by FrodoHobbits
Host = Physical PC running VBox
Guests = The VM's you created

Re: Server domain Help

Posted: 18. Feb 2014, 03:47
by BillG
rhys119 wrote:ok cheers not sure what guest and host and all that means
But i have the pc im on now which is my main + 2 virtual box with windows server domain which are on the same domain when i connect my main pc to the domain it asks for the user and pass from the domain controller i type it then it comes up with a dns error

That doesn't surprise me. The host is most unlikely to be using the domain controller for DNS, and that is what needs to happen for a domain joined machine. I think you need to do a bit more reading on how a domain works.

It is not a good idea to join the host to a domain controller which is running as a vm on that host.