Re: Users "bypassing" Group Policy restrictions

While I likewise agree you've got some rather creative users on your
hands the fact that they went to such lengths to circumvent your
automatic policies should scream in flashing, bold letters there is
something wrong with the relationship between IT and the users. Instead
of trying to force them into compliance, have you undertaken a frank
and open interview with the users in question to determine why is it
the policies you have or trying to put in place do not work? What
application that they think they absolutely must have are you denying?
What procedural routine (correct or otherwise) do your policies prevent
and thus annoy the heck out of your users? Is it really and truly a
case of they being mavericks and doing whatever they damn well please
and IT can get stuffed? If the latter then compliance with IT practices
could/should be a precondition of their continued employment. Or you
could administratively disable their ethernet port at the switch. Or
you could wash your hands of them and refuse to support their work. Or
you could get the CIO/CTO to read them the riot act. But first look to
see what your policies are doing that the users take such great
exception to and examine whether a readjustment might be in order.

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