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Multiple users on 1 server

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  • Windows 8
  • Business Computing
  • User Accounts
  • Servers
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August 6, 2013 8:40:27 AM

I have 5 connected pc's to the srever through windows 8, now i have about 30-50 user accounts i must create, about 20 need to have the same desktop when they login, and the other 10 need a complelty seperate one, any one know the best way?

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August 6, 2013 8:42:49 AM

groups, then set each groups background
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August 6, 2013 8:44:46 AM

organise people in active directory into groups then create and apply different group policys with the different background to each group.
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August 6, 2013 8:46:36 AM

i forgto to mention, they each have to be able to personalize and save their documents, only 1 file needs shared between all of them..
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August 6, 2013 8:51:15 AM

It sounds like we're getting into doing your job for you. I'm sure if you're in an IT position with 50 users, you are at a small-medium sized company and making a decent wage and you should know this stuff or go to school and learn it.

Answering a quick question is 1 thing. Adding on new things you want now, I can see this thread is going to be "and 1 more thing" oh "and 1 more thing" until we have done your job and you have the system up and running the way your company wants and is paying you for.
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August 6, 2013 8:55:36 AM

I'm coming from server 2003, there are some major differences here, just asking if you guys new a better way than i did, lol
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August 6, 2013 8:57:19 AM

server 2003 to 2008 or even server 8 is not that majorly different, there are more options for group policies but active directory and group policy remain very much the same since they have to remain backwards compatible.
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August 6, 2013 11:32:43 AM

My suggestion would be to create your user accounts individually, then build your necessary groups. It will be easier to assign access, personalizations, etc. using groups instead of individual users. From there, if you don't know much about what you want with the group policy objects or how to do something, then just keep it simple. You can actually cause more problems by trying to go and configure too much in GPO for groups than if you just keep it minimal. What is set up on the desktop for users is usually controlled by roaming profiles. I honestly am not a Group Policy expert, so you might have to do some more looking and reading into that yourself, but I think that would be a good place for you to start.
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