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Administering Group Policy with Group Policy Management Console

By Jim Lundy

Microsoft Corporation

Published: April 2003











Abstract

In conjunction with Windows Server 2003, Microsoft has released a new Group Policy management solution that unifies management of Group Policy. Microsoft Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) provides a single solution formanaging all Group Policy-related tasks. GPMC lets administrators manage Group Policy for multiple domains and sites within one or more forests, in a simplified user interface (UI) with drag-and-drop support. Highlights include new functionality such as backup, restore, import, copy, and reporting of Group Policy objects (GPOs). These operations are fully scriptable, which lets administratorscustomize and automate management. Together these advantages make Group Policy much easier to use and help you manage your enterprise more cost-effectively.










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Contents



Introduction 1

GPMC System Requirements 1

Installing GPMC 2

Group Policy ManagementConsole Overview 3

Managing Multiple Forests 5

Domain Controllers in GPMC 6

Domain Contents Overview 8

Creating and Editing GPOs 11

Scoping GPOs 12

Linking GPOs 12

Security Filtering 13

Linking WMI Filters 14

Group Policy Inheritance 15

Delegating Group Policy 18

Delegating Creation of GPOs 18

Delegating an individual GPO 19

DelegatingPolicy-Related Permissions on SOMs 21

Delegating Linking of GPOs 22

Delegating Group Policy Modeling 22

Delegating Group Policy Results 23

Delegating Creation of WMI Filters 24

Delegating an individual WMI Filter 25

Reporting on GPO Settings 27

Administrative Templates Background 29

Administrative Templates and GPMC 29

Administrative Templates and Group...