copying Group Poliy Objects...

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Hi all,

sometimes I need to copy group policies objects from an ou to another
one (or from one domain to another one). Usually, what I do is simply
a copy & paste of the files pertaining to the group policy from the
sysvol folder. However it needs some tweaking because the newly
created group policy does not always work right away.

I do this because we have different


So I was looking for a more proper way to do this operation. I found
out that GPMC can do this by selecting the group policy you want to
copy and clicking paste. I noticed however that the new policy has the
same GUID as the source GP. So, I wonder, it does not create a new
policy ? Am I right ? So what's the meaning of this ? It's just a link
to a different ou, isnt' it ?

Thanks in advance, I'm a bit confused...

Bar
 
Hi Bar,

Your correct in your assumption, yes it's just linking them.

This is actually the recommended method as it means that you can write one
GPO, link it to multiple OU's, then if you need to change it, your only
changing it once.

Use the GPMC to create the GPO's in the group policy container, then link
them to the appropriate OU.

Andrew
 
aausten said:
Hi Bar,

Your correct in your assumption, yes it's just linking them.

This is actually the recommended method as it means that you
can write one
GPO, link it to multiple OU's, then if you need to change it,
your only
changing it once.

Use the GPMC to create the GPO's in the group policy
container, then link
them to the appropriate OU.

Andrew
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Hi,

The only way to "really" copy the GP is to do what you have done.
Copy the insides from one policy in SYSVOL to another. If you copy and
paste in the MMC you just create a link. Therefore any modifications
to it will affect all the OU’s it is linked to.

This was something I thought they would fix with Windows 2003. It is
annoying. With NT System Policies you could copy policies over to
another policy with no problems.

Cheers,

Lara
 
Perhaps not as simple as "copy and paste", but with GPMC you can "Backup" a
GPO, then "Import" the settings from that backup into a new, empty, GPO.
This will effectively copy the settings from one GPO into another one.

To use the Backup and Import method, right click on the GPO in the "Group
Policy Objects" container in GPMC.

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Hi,
To use the Backup and Import method, right click on the GPO in the
"Group Policy Objects" container in GPMC.
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That is definitely a cool feature. I haven’t downloaded the new GP
Management console. I found it annoying when I was working on a
friends server as it seemed there were far more steps in applying a
GPO to an OU than the old way. However, this feature makes it
worthwhile.

Cheers,

Lara
 
Well, having used GPMC for a while, I can not imagine managing GPOs without
it. I suggest you try out its variuos capabilities.

--
Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders

It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.
 
Hi,
Well, having used GPMC for a while, I can not imagine managing GPOs
without it. I suggest you try out its variuos capabilities.
Click to expand...

I will thanks. I have been away on maternity for 1 year. When I got
back in November I have had a lot to do with learning the ins and outs
of Windows 2003. Will have a look at GPMC.

Cheers,

Lara
 
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