Bob- I think you will find that products like PolicyMaker, and others on the market which extend Group Policy natively with additional configuration functionality, to be a much better way to go in AD environments than relying on scripts or a scripting infrastructure. Because of the fact that they plug right into the GP infrastructure, you don't have to learn anything new and can use many of the same management tools (e.g. GPMC, etc.) that you probably use today. I'm a little biased, of course, towards anything that uses and improves Group Policy, but I think you'll find it a good way to go.
Darren -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Williamson, Bob Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 7:07 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Opinions on Profile Maker? Sorry, that should have been POLICYmaker.....not profile maker. Bob Williamson, MCSE Eisenhower and Carlson -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 6:51 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Opinions on Profile Maker? I am about to evaluate it but I have a friend at another firm who absolutely loves. He cannot say enough about it. He says he has seen no adverse affects on the login process. There is a agent that is deployed. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Williamson, Bob Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 9:42 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Opinions on Profile Maker? I was eyeing sciptlogic for some admin proposes (auto printer stuff, auto this, auto that....) but at the last moment decided to look at "Profile Maker" by Desktopstandard. It adds extensions and logic to AD. I have yet to try it in a networking environment, but am ready to pull the trigger on the purchase. It seems to good to be true? Does it add a lot of overhead to the login process? Etc. Yes, I know most of the stuff can be done for free using scripting, but hey I am an admin not a code guy and I am a one person IT dept.... Anyone use it? Thanks, Bob Williamson, MCSE Eisenhower and Carlson NOTICE: This is a private and confidential communication for the sole viewing and use of the intended recipient. This communication may contain information protected by the attorney/client privilege or work product doctrine. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, please immediately notify the sender and delete and destroy all copies of this communication. The unauthorized disclosure, distribution, copying, or use of information contained in this communication may violate the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510 et seq., the Washington Privacy Act, RCW 9.73, and Article I, section 7 of the Washington Constitution. List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
