Archive for March 1st, 2009

Exchange 2003: Manage Distribution Group

Posted by Bloggylife in troubleshooting, windows on March 1, 2009

How to restrict modifications to group members?

Distribution groups contain members with common purposes, same department, same functionality.

If security setting is not configured properly, users within the domain can modify the members by add/delete members and changes will be reflected in the Global Address List (GAL), that will be propagated to all users.

The user doesn’t do that necessarily on purpose, they might edit a distribution group thinking it’s only on their outlook address book.

To limit permissions:

  • Open Active Directory Users and Computers console
  • Go to View -> Advanced features
  • Double click the group you want to configure
  • Click on security tab
  • Locate and select the user/group and check permission in the second window below. Authenticated Users group, are all the domain users, make sure of its permissions
  • Remove write permission from the specific user/group to prevent them from modifying group members

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Dreading Thoughts

Posted by Bloggylife in thoughts on March 1, 2009

dreading-work

I’m dreading going to work! Don’t want to close my eyes because I don’t want to face the morning. I thought, and boy was I wrong, that the past three working days will swiftly go by, they did go by knocking me over.

The thing about taking a break is probably when you get back, things will be stacked up … just waiting for you.

One mistake I did, was wear heels to work because I thought I wouldn’t be moving too much! Yeah right!! After 3aser, I had to go back home change and then back to work to finalize tasks. And then they wonder why I don’t dress up!! It’s not my fault.

I just checked my email, “el-hamdellah” everything seems going alright, couple of requests here and there.

I kept my work mobile on for most of the day, but turned it off early today because some creep is harassing me, the thing I wouldn’t be this annoyed if it were my personal mobile. To me, if my work mobile rings, it’s bad news!  I have to pick it up even if I don’t know the number no matter from which country the incoming call is from. So I hate it when someone starts bullshitting his nonsense over my work mobile. “ana wein oo enta wein” … Can I sue him ??

What I plan and need to do is, wake up … actually get moving away from the bed not kicking and crying, take a shower, drink tea, get in the car, go to work and not escape to KSA -nearest country-, get to work on time, go to the building and sit in my partition, drink my mega morning coffee and start double checking and work … and then figure out my way from there ….

I need to suck it up for the next couple of weeks because it’s my supervisor’s turn to take leave :(

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