Automate backup/restore of GPOs

[Sam]

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Group policy Management console allows easy backing up
and restoring of GPOs. But I think the backing up of
GPOs using GPMC can only be done manually.

Is there a way of automating the backing up of GPOs using
Group Policy Management console or any other utility?


Sam.

 

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Sam wrote:

> Group policy Management console allows easy backing up
> and restoring of GPOs. But I think the backing up of
> GPOs using GPMC can only be done manually.
>
> Is there a way of automating the backing up of GPOs using
> Group Policy Management console or any other utility?
Hi

GPMC has a script interface, so I would think that is possible.


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

 

[Guest]

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yes its easy. creat a batch script with the following information

cscript BackupAllGPOs.wsf "D:\domain name GPO Backups" > GPOBak.log

the BackupAllGPOs.wsf can be found in the gpmc\scripts folder. run the
batch script as a scheduled task.


"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
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> Sam wrote:
>
> > Group policy Management console allows easy backing up
> > and restoring of GPOs. But I think the backing up of
> > GPOs using GPMC can only be done manually.
> >
> > Is there a way of automating the backing up of GPOs using
> > Group Policy Management console or any other utility?
> Hi
>
> GPMC has a script interface, so I would think that is possible.
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx