Security Workshops event!
I just posted this event over here.Since the first session is tomorrow, I am posting it here too, so people don't miss it.
Forum Posts
URL Blocking Issue
I have removed https://accounts.google.com from an OU in Devices>Chrome>Settings>Users & Browsers settings but I am still getting blocked when trying to log in to another Google account. What am I missing?
Lacros article from Androidcentral
https://www.androidcentral.com/chromebooks-laptops/chromeos-lacros-coming-soon "For one, you'll no longer need to switch between user accounts just because you have multiple profiles. The same profile switcher that is currently available in Chrome on...
Resolved! Students sharing docs with students
Hello,A teacher has asked me why some of her students cannot share a doc with another student. I paused and asked her if that was what she really wanted, as I do see this as a place where students could communicate during school (why we turned of cha...
Resolved! Access to this Community block message
I have a person that is trying to join this community but received this error message. He is the IT Admin but is unsure how to resolve this. Any advice?
Google Drive Transcoder Changes 3/1/2024 via Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/k12sysadmin/comments/1bnl3ez/google_drive_transcoder_changes_312024/?share_id=erxFlyFBb1byuefrgULrs&utm_content=1&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1
Resolved! Api Workspace directory users
Hola, buen dia, soy nuevo en el sistema de workspace for education, estoy desarrollando una plataforma y necesito hacer uso del sistema de directorios. Para ser mas claro doy un ejemplo: Un docente de la institución sin privilegios elevados e incluso...
GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION: Product Training Series of 16 (February 20, 2024 - April 11, 2024)
The Google for Education team is just back from attending BETT 2024 where we announced 15 new Chromebooks and more than 30 new Google for Education features that help tackle some of the biggest challenges and opportunities facing education today, in...
Secondary calendar video conferencing
I was asked by a staff member today why they are unable to add a Google Meet through Google Calendar. They are able to do it to their primary calendar, but this does not seem to be an option district wide on secondary calendars. Is there a reason f...
Google Drive logout
I would like to know if there is a way to have you logged out of your Google Drive when you log out of Chrome or email. For security reasons I do not like that drives are still available even though you are not logged in to gmail
Sensitive data sharing
If we have one file that contains sensitive data and one of the users from the organization wants to share it with some outsiders, can we stop the users from sending the file that contains the sensitive data??? or if the user is sending these types o...
Google Admin>Devices > Chrome > Settings >Users & browsers > Idle settings aren't working?
Google Admin>Devices > Chrome > Settings >Users & browsers > Idle settings aren't working?We have issues in our School with users not locking their Chromebooks and leaving them accessible. As this is privacy concern that needs enforcement, I was hopi...
Resolved! Question About Shared Drive Deleted Files Restoration
Hey folks,Age old tale, user deleted a bunch of stuff out of a Google Shared Drive, everyone freaked out, now we need to restore it. Its been under the 25 day mark, 14 to be exact, and I was able to go into Settings for Drive and Docs > Manage shared...
Cannot Create Shared Drive Folder via Service Account
Hi,I created a script to create Google Drive folders by providing the folder_id and the new folder name. This worked for all folders under "My Drive" that I share with the service account.I now want to do the same thing for a Shared Drive, but I keep...
New admin control restricts incoming Google Meet calls
Anyone else get this email, I am not sure exactly what it is doing. Is this for classroom meets or the meets that teachers might create for their students? Righ now, we are supposed to have where only teachers/staff can create a meet and students c...
redirecting all file saves to google drive?
Hi, I've configured the option for downloads to default to drive. I was wondering if local saving (My Files) could be restricted alltogether? Had a staff member who kept everything local and experienced extensive data loss.
multiple desks on chromebook
Can we prevent students from creating multiple desks on their chromebooks? It appears to be messing with our GoGuardian management program, potentially making them appear offline.
Sites Owners
Is there any way to determine who owns a Google Site in your domain?
Changing student profile pics
I've been asked by our admins to restrict (and reset) student profile photos. I know how to restrict but I was curious what others did in this scenario. Did you just set a default photo and push to all students? Did you revert back to their letter (G...
Is there any way of blocking Gmail App use for 1 or a few users?
I know this can be done at the OU level but our system automatically places users in their school and grade OUs so if I move a user to a different OU the system just moves them back so I cannot make a sub OU and use that method to an OU with the serv...
Device updates bandwidth throttling ?
I know you can limit overall network speeds on a chromebook. (Not sure why) but is there any way to limit just chrome updates. Sometimes all 16000 of them update at once (even with scatter updates enabled) and it uses most of out ISP connection
Getting Google to stop reviews of our School
Hi,I work at a UK secondary school and have been tasked with 'turning off' google reviews for the school.We have control of the business on Google, but as I'm sure you are aware there is no 'turn off reviews' button.Has anyone had a luck either by re...
Can I search fofr users by job title in Gsuite?
Spoiler We added some users with a specific job title over time but they are spread out to different OUS and we don't have a list. Can I query all users for the title fiels with a specifric word in it?
Resolved! Shared drive duplicate file?
Is there any way or app of searching for duplicate files in a shared/team drive? I have a departments drive that hit the 400k limit. I've found a few for your personel drive but they don't work on a shared drive and I'm sure they probably have many ...
School Youtube account
I've mostly managed to steer clear of these sort of issues, but this one has just ended up on my plate:I've been informed that our marketing team hasn't been able to log into our school's "official" YouTube channel for several years.A quick Youtube s...
Remove old API Controls
HiCan Google introduce a new feature to allow a Super Admin to delete old API ControlsSecurity > Access and data control > API control > MANAGE THIRD PARTY APP ACCESSWhilst permissions can be changed preventing access there is no mechanism to delete ...
Prevent a school account to be under a personal account
Hello,So we are having an interesting discussion here at school, we can't limit Chromebooks to only a student's school account, but we do want them to at least be logged in to use our SSO apps.We have had a rough start of this year as here in the Net...
Feature Request: Disable Quick Answers in Google Forms Quiz Locked Mode
https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/Feature-Ideas/Allow-quot-Quick-Answers-quot-to-be-Disabled-when-using-Google/idi-p/643518#M19155
Tracing a file in Google Drive from Drive desktop app?
Hi everyone,Does anyone know how to trace a file that shows up in the Google Drive desktop app cache in Drive? A user has a file that our XDR is showing as malware in the Google Drive drivefs content cache. Anyone know how I can find the source fil...
Chrome log files
Is there a log file that shows me when a USB drive has been used? I have found network log files and used the Google Log Analyzer. Is there a way for me to see if/when a USB drive has been used on a Chromebook?
