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More info?)
Thanks, Diana!
It looks like I was on the right track (yeah, right!), Ijust didn't follow
through with a reboot. I would have never figured that out without your help.
The article states "It may be necesary to edit the
%systemroot%\system32\grouppolicy\gpt.ini and change the version entry so
that the policy gets applied." What did it want me to change the version to?
It is currently has
[General]
gPCFunctionalityversion=2
""Diana Smith [MSFT]"" wrote:
> Hello,
>
> If the settings that the administrator wants to enable are available on
> the user and computer level from the Group Policy Microsoft Management
> Console (MMC) snap-in, the administrator should use Local Machine policies.
> Since it may be difficult to visit each client to distribute and configure
> Local Group Policy, you can use the following two methods to configure
> Local Group Policy on multiple clients:• Local Group Policy can be
> configured for a single system; then it can be cloned. The Microsoft System
> Preparation (Sysprep) tool can be used in conjunction with other
> third-party software to clone the computers. The cloned computers can
> retain the settings.
>
> Administrators can also configure a Local Group Policy on one client
> computer, and then copy the associate's pieces that make up the Local Group
> Policy Object (LGPO) to other clients.
>
> NOTE: The only settings you can transfer from one client to another are the
> settings from Administrative Templates.
>
> If this is what you want take a look at the article listed below:
>
> Group Policies for Windows 2000 Professional Clients in Windows NT 4.0
> Domain or Workgroups
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;274478
>
> Diana Smith [MSFT]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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> | OS: WinXP Pro SP2
> | Is there a way to export these policies from the local security settings
> | from one computer to another?
> | Password Policy
> | Account Lockout Policy
> | User Rights Assignment
> | Security Options
> |
> | I can open up the local security settings and then export the list to a
> txt
> | file, but I have no idea what to do from there. I tried Action and then
> | import policy on the recieving computer, but it defults to a system
> folder
> | and an inf file. (I have a feeling this is the wrong thing to do)
> |
> | I have tried using secedit /export, but don't know how to use the
> switches
> | and options to move the data I want to the floppy and then back to the
> second
> | computer. (I am weak when it comes to command line skills)
> |
> | I think I even tried coping the files in the
> | windows\security\templates\policies folder over with no luck.
> |
> | Help!
> |
>
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> diasmith@online.microsoft.com
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