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2-step verification question

Here's my situation and then my question.Small parochial school and I'm the Google admin person and full time librarian with teaching load. So I'm not the best at understanding some of the admin stuff. We have some "generic" user accounts that more t...

2-Step verification?

So we have the accounts for staff setup to require MFA. I think we give them a grace perion of a few days etc. But if they don't unlike every other service that would just force them at that login but Google prevents them from loggin in at all. So th...

Silly Google Vault service question

Our Google Workspace was set up years before I got here and I'm wondering about this probably dumb question: the Vault services is turned on for Everyone at the root level of our Workspace... If I turn that off, will that affect retention at all (see...

GCPW & 2SV long login time after verification?

This is specific to Windows devices using GCPW and 2SV. Does anyone else notice a lengthy period of time for the login process? We are seeing varying times but the word I am getting on average time is 5 minutes. That just seems like a really long tim...

Dave_Burek by New Contributor III
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Resolved! Third-party apps automatically configured/unconfigured

I am really struggling with the third-party apps settings.  I opened a support ticket with Google 3 weeks ago and we've had a lot of back and forth, but my issue is still unresolved. Our "configured apps" list started with almost 700 apps.  There wer...

JenWerder by New Contributor
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Students browser auto launching site

We have the students logins set to open to a specific page and for the most part it works. We're seeing on a few that does work and then after the login finishes it changes page to another site crazygames.com which our content filter blocks. I'm sure...

Apps Script collaboration

All right stopCollaborate and listenYoda is back with a brand-new inventionSomething grabs hold of me tightlyFlow like a harpoon daily and nightlyWill it ever stop?Yo, I don't know.OK, enough of that. I was thinking of collaborating with everyone on ...

GuruGabe1 by New Contributor II
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YouTube Approve Button (Missing)

I'm looking to test using the YouTube Approve button, but can't get it to be shown.I've recently checked the Special Approvers: Google Classroom Teachers setting, but it's been a few hours.I've identified this video that is not viewable by users with...

Email, but no Login?

I have a situation where a student who recently left and I failed to close their account in a timely manner. That part is on me. However, my question to the group is...If the there is an email that came from an account, shouldn't there be some other ...

jsb_tech by New Contributor III
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Cloud backup services?

For years, I have recommended Spanning Backup as a cloud backup service.  Since Spanning was assimilated by the Kaseya collective, the product and our service from them has suffered. We're now looking for non-Kaseya cloud backup services. (Backupify ...

BrianGray by New Contributor II
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Google Print Preview locks up Chrome

Anyone else see this now or in the past? So far I've only had one student and one staff member see this issue, but both this week. One is on a Chromebook and one on a Windows laptop. When they go to print preview it hangs at loading preview then all ...

kcalderw by Contributor
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Context Aware Access - know issue with some ISPs

Just flagging an know issue with Context Aware access. We restrict access to the UK using context aware access. Some ISP issue what presents as a UK IP - but does not validate as being definitely UK in the Google backend and therefore get flagged and...

rdnixon by Contributor
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Dynamic groups

So I created my first dynamic group in workspace.  I set the "who can post" access setting to nobody (unchecked every box) thinking that would prevent sending messages to the group.I then sent a message to the group from my email and it got delivered...

Jamboard No More

Giveth with extended Chromebook life. Taketh away with the end of Jamboard  I am very sad as we use this extensively. Dear Edu Administrator,We’re writing to let you know that we will wind down the Jamboard application next year. From now until Octob...

dochxp by Contributor
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Resolved! YouTube Premium- purchase page not loading

I have a staff member who wants to purchase YT Premium with her school account.... but anytime she goes to the purchases and membership page, it is blank. The page itself loads, but the purchase interface does not. YouTube is turned on for staff; wha...

Windows Endpoint Management - Applocker policies fail to push

I am working with Google on this, but wanted to check here and see if anyone has some insight to my problem.I am attempting to push some Applocker policies to devices, but it fails every time, based on which type I send (MSI, EXE, Script).The script ...

hanker by New Contributor III
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Share Drive Permission Structure

Hey everyone...I started a Feature Requests a while back that's gotten little traction - although a Google insider was the first to respond...and someone recently upvote it as wellI would appreciate you guys upvoting it IF you would find this useful ...

jstaime by New Contributor III
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Extended life for Chromebooks.

I read a very interesting article about longer lives for Chromebooks. Ithought this was the most interesting part. Does anyone had any insider info to this?"The change is to take effect in 2024. Chromebooks released in 2021 and thereafter will automa...

Gmail Redirect Notices

Good Morning All,  has anyone else noticed that we now get sent to a redirect notice page sometimes when clicking links in Gmail.  I haven't pinned down what exactly is the criteria to get the notice but I have heard of it happening mostly with the l...

K12 Sysadmin Discord

Just FYI, I know that since the other community was closed down the original post was lost. Lance has approved the posting of the original message but if that has changed please let me know. For those that enjoy a realtime discussion I had set up a D...

kcalderw by Contributor
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