Group policy help

Sp00n · 18 Apr 2006 at 13:38

The problem is with outlook settings, basically we used to have an exchange server called exchg01 and now its called exchg02, this is fine however one of our group policies is still pointing to the exchg01 server and i can't find which one it is!

I have downloaded and installed the ORK but i still can't seem to find out which policy is causing this headache, does anyone have any ideas?

Also is there a tool out which is similar to gpresult but goes in to more detail on which policy is affecting which setting?

Sp00n · 18 Apr 2006 at 16:46

Ok... that didnt go down well.

How about this, is there a registry setting that holds the default exchange address because all the problems are when users connect to our terminal servers so its either a setting on a the server itself or a policy which is only enforced on the terminal services OU.

Otacon · 18 Apr 2006 at 16:54

This isn't controlled directly by group policy - you will have a software installation policy enabled with a transforms file that sets an Outlook default profile - that profile will be configured to your old Exchange server.

To fix this, you'd need to uninstall Office via the same policy, create a new transforms file (using the custom installation wizard in the office resource kit), and push Office back out with that new transforms.

No quick fix.

Sp00n · 18 Apr 2006 at 17:30

I apprieciate the reply, i'll have a look in to that.

Thanks.

Sp00n · 19 Apr 2006 at 10:03

Right... so office was pushed out originally to the terminal servers via a software policy along with a 'transform' file which gives settings for default profiles etc.

This policy should be in the GPM for my domain shouldn't it? ..because i can't see a policy to install office.

Would this problem occur if office was just installed on the machine with a normal cd?

Otacon · 19 Apr 2006 at 10:46

You can apply a transforms to an install from CD, if that's how it was done. Totally unmanagable though.

Sp00n · 19 Apr 2006 at 11:23

Hah... i see now.

So i guess a better practice would be to apply the transform file through group policy? that way we can just edit the policy as and when?