Correct way to delete GPO or reverse settings.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy (More info?)

GPOs won't go back to the default, but the settings might be removed from
the Registry from the GPO that was deleted. If the setting is not configured
in another GPO or from the local gpo, the setting will go to a default
setting, or might remain the same until you change it again.

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Derek Melber
BrainCore.Net
derekm@braincore.net
"jason G" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, Can someone tell me what would happen if i deleted a gpo policy.
>
> Will it eventaully restore all the changed settings on clients machines
back to there default before we used the policy to disable certain things or
will the changes stick in the clients and i will have to create another one
disabling or reversing the settings that i choose on the one that i deleted?
>
> thanks
>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy (More info?)

You have it perfect!

There are only "some" of the settings that don't tattoo! all of the
Administrative Templates settings don't tattoo. However, almost EVERY
security setting tattoos!

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Derek Melber
BrainCore.Net
derekm@braincore.net
"jason g" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Im sorry that is confussing to me.
>
> So what your saying is that if i delete a gpo the settings on the client
may even still stick even that the GPO is gone. And the only way is to
either create another GPO that tells the setting to be enabled if it was
disabled in a former GPO
>
> I thought the idea of 2000 policy was that it didnt "tatoo" the registry
and once removed any changes to the client with the gpo would be undone.
>
> ----- Derek Melber [MVP] wrote: -----
>
> GPOs won't go back to the default, but the settings might be removed
from
> the Registry from the GPO that was deleted. If the setting is not
configured
> in another GPO or from the local gpo, the setting will go to a
default
> setting, or might remain the same until you change it again.
>
> --
> Derek Melber
> BrainCore.Net
> derekm@braincore.net
> "jason G" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7BA7E8C3-FBF8-45C8-9E69-4C4521DCEFE1@microsoft.com...
> > Hello, Can someone tell me what would happen if i deleted a gpo
policy.
> >> Will it eventaully restore all the changed settings on clients
machines
> back to there default before we used the policy to disable certain
things or
> will the changes stick in the clients and i will have to create
another one
> disabling or reversing the settings that i choose on the one that i
deleted?
> >> thanks
> >>>