copying Group Poliy Objects...

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Hi Bar,

Your correct in your assumption, yes it's just linking them.

This is actually the recommended method as it means that you can write one
GPO, link it to multiple OU's, then if you need to change it, your only
changing it once.

Use the GPMC to create the GPO's in the group policy container, then link
them to the appropriate OU.

Andrew
"barabba" <barabba72@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> sometimes I need to copy group policies objects from an ou to another
> one (or from one domain to another one). Usually, what I do is simply
> a copy & paste of the files pertaining to the group policy from the
> sysvol folder. However it needs some tweaking because the newly
> created group policy does not always work right away.
>
> I do this because we have different
>
>
> So I was looking for a more proper way to do this operation. I found
> out that GPMC can do this by selecting the group policy you want to
> copy and clicking paste. I noticed however that the new policy has the
> same GUID as the source GP. So, I wonder, it does not create a new
> policy ? Am I right ? So what's the meaning of this ? It's just a link
> to a different ou, isnt' it ?
>
> Thanks in advance, I'm a bit confused...
>
> Bar

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Perhaps not as simple as "copy and paste", but with GPMC you can "Backup" a
GPO, then "Import" the settings from that backup into a new, empty, GPO.
This will effectively copy the settings from one GPO into another one.

To use the Backup and Import method, right click on the GPO in the "Group
Policy Objects" container in GPMC.

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"lforbes" <UseLinkToEmail@WindowsForumz.com> wrote in message
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> "aausten" wrote:
> > Hi Bar,
> >
> > Your correct in your assumption, yes it's just linking them.
> >
> > This is actually the recommended method as it means that you
> > can write one
> > GPO, link it to multiple OU's, then if you need to change it,
> > your only
> > changing it once.
> >
> > Use the GPMC to create the GPO's in the group policy
> > container, then link
> > them to the appropriate OU.
> >
> > Andrew
> > "barabba" <barabba72@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:8ec33ba5.0501070352.5580096a@posting.google.com...
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > sometimes I need to copy group policies objects from an ou
> > to another
> > > one (or from one domain to another one). Usually, what I do
> > is simply
> > > a copy & paste of the files pertaining to the group policy
> > from the
> > > sysvol folder. However it needs some tweaking because the
> > newly
> > > created group policy does not always work right away.
> > >
> > > I do this because we have different
> > >
> > >
> > > So I was looking for a more proper way to do this operation.
> > I found
> > > out that GPMC can do this by selecting the group policy you
> > want to
> > > copy and clicking paste. I noticed however that the new
> > policy has the
> > > same GUID as the source GP. So, I wonder, it does not create
> > a new
> > > policy ? Am I right ? So what's the meaning of this ? It's
> > just a link
> > > to a different ou, isnt' it ?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance, I'm a bit confused...
> > >
> > > Bar
>
> Hi,
>
> The only way to "really" copy the GP is to do what you have done.
> Copy the insides from one policy in SYSVOL to another. If you copy and
> paste in the MMC you just create a link. Therefore any modifications
> to it will affect all the OU's it is linked to.
>
> This was something I thought they would fix with Windows 2003. It is
> annoying. With NT System Policies you could copy policies over to
> another policy with no problems.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Lara
>
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Well, having used GPMC for a while, I can not imagine managing GPOs without
it. I suggest you try out its variuos capabilities.

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"lforbes" <UseLinkToEmail@WindowsForumz.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> > To use the Backup and Import method, right click on the GPO in the
> > "Group Policy Objects" container in GPMC.
>
> That is definitely a cool feature. I haven't downloaded the new GP
> Management console. I found it annoying when I was working on a
> friends server as it seemed there were far more steps in applying a
> GPO to an OU than the old way. However, this feature makes it
> worthwhile.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Lara
>
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Ah, well, congratulations and all the best for you and your family!

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"lforbes" <UseLinkToEmail@WindowsForumz.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> > Well, having used GPMC for a while, I can not imagine managing GPOs
> > without it. I suggest you try out its variuos capabilities.
>
> I will thanks. I have been away on maternity for 1 year. When I got
> back in November I have had a lot to do with learning the ins and outs
> of Windows 2003. Will have a look at GPMC.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Lara