Updating Domain Computer Objects with Last Logon and Machine Information
Apr09

Updating Domain Computer Objects with Last Logon and Machine Information

Last Logon KB ID 0001340  Problem I can’t really take the credit for this, I was at a client’s site a few weeks ago, and they were doing this. I thought ‘That’s cool, I’ll have a play with that when I get the chance”. Essentially, you update the description of the Computer object(s) in AD so that they list; The last user who logged on. What time they logged on. What AD ‘Site’ the machine...

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Mapping Printers based on Computer OU (via Script)
Nov17

Mapping Printers based on Computer OU (via Script)

KB ID 0000645  Problem Location based printing has long been a pain. In the past I’ve tackled it with Group Policy Preferences, and I’ve even gone ‘old school’ and mapped printers with con2prt. A few months ago I put in a new network at a school, they were using a vbs script to deploy all their classroom printers, and I had a quick (unsuccessful) attempt to do the same. But time was against me and I used GPP...

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