Another example of someone looking for answers without knowledge that ran into in the newsgroups… I wish there was some way to determine what country was involved…
Subject: How to edit host file using GPO
Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 07:06:13 -0700
From: Shanthi <Shanthi@discussions.microsoft.com>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directoryI want to add some more lines in all clients host file thru GPO. Please
advise me how to doShanthi
I followed up with
——– Original Message ——–
Subject: Re: How to edit host file using GPO
Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 14:16:37 -0400
From: Joe Richards [MVP] <humorexpress@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory
References: <B839E076-5563-4E8D-8BD2-689759347A3F@microsoft.com>I wouldn’t advise it…
But if you absolutely must, I would set up a startup script that piped
the additional lines into the file likeecho blah blah blah >>path_to_file
This should be more than enough for most any person who is minimally qualified to be a Domain Admin to follow, at least IMO. While there may not be enough to run there is at least enough to do a google and look for more help. The response back to me was
——– Original Message ——–
Subject: Re: How to edit host file using GPO
Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 22:42:35 -0700
From: Shanthi <Shanthi@discussions.microsoft.com>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory
References: <B839E076-5563-4E8D-8BD2-689759347A3F@microsoft.com> <OIKOHYOjHHA.5044@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>great. could you please explain in detail how to do this?
Shanthi
Seriously…. WTF.
If you work for the company who is actually paying Shanthi to be an “admin”, I recommend he be fired and you review your hiring practices.
joe
Ouch, who pissed in your Wheaties today?
Because of people like that out there, my career as a consultant is safe….
Haha!
The strange thing is, he might be, for all we know, the consultant!
The sad thing is the fact that this guy even knows what a host file is means that he is better than some of the “admins†I’ve seen in my area. Remember I’m in an area where just having the right security clearance can get you a job at 70k+.
Here are some quick blaring examples
• Admin had no clue what a hidden share was
• Admins routinely have no clue what FSMO roles are; we are talking about windows admins who supposedly have their MCSE
• Admins have no clue that R2 was released; say longhorn and they are even more clueless
• Ask them about their favorite MVP…typical response, what is an MVP?
• Simple questions, how big is your AD or sysvol
I get that people have families and don’t want to dedicate every waking moment doing this but even the basics of a google search are lost on people like you said Joe
MVP = Microsoft Most Valuable Professional ?
How does that matter if I know any MVP?