Linking GPO from Parent Domain to Child Domain

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Philip,

You want to use a tool to save the GPO from the parent, then import to the
child. Try not to span domains with GPO links, causes some overhead and
network traffic not needed.

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Derek Melber
BrainCore.Net
derekm@braincore.net
"Philip Wang" <genesis_beta@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I have done some reading up on the above and it seems like
> GPO can be applied to Sites, Domains or OUs. But it
> doesn't mentioned about Child Domain.
>
> I assume GPO created from a Parent Domain can be linked to
> a Child Domain? And this can only be done by the Parent
> Domain Administrator? Any disadvantage other than speed or
> bandwidth performance?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Philip Wang

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Agreed, do NOT link GPOs between multiple domains; the reason is that GPOs
are replicated ONLY within the domain that they are created in. If you take
a GPO from a parent domain and link it to say an OU in the child domain, the
clients in the child domain will have to contact a DC in their local domain
to process their logon and apply most GPOs and then contact a DC in the
parent domain and possibly connect over a slow wan to connect to the GPO
files in the sysvol share and apply them.

Adam Arndt
"Philip Wang" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Derek,
>
> Thanks for the advise.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Philip,
>>
>>You want to use a tool to save the GPO from the parent,
> then import to the
>>child. Try not to span domains with GPO links, causes
> some overhead and
>>network traffic not needed.
>>
>>--
>>Derek Melber
>>BrainCore.Net
>>derekm@braincore.net
>>"Philip Wang" <genesis_beta@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:781401c43108$4752e1d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>> I have done some reading up on the above and it seems
> like
>>> GPO can be applied to Sites, Domains or OUs. But it
>>> doesn't mentioned about Child Domain.
>>>
>>> I assume GPO created from a Parent Domain can be
> linked to
>>> a Child Domain? And this can only be done by the Parent
>>> Domain Administrator? Any disadvantage other than
> speed or
>>> bandwidth performance?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Philip Wang
>>
>>
>>.
>>