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Mastering Windows Group Policy

By : Jordan Krause
5 (1)
Book Image

Mastering Windows Group Policy

5 (1)
By: Jordan Krause

Overview of this book

This book begins with a discussion of the core material any administrator needs to know in order to start working with Group Policy. Moving on, we will also walk through the process of building a lab environment to start testing Group Policy today. Next we will explore the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) and start using the powerful features available for us within that interface. Once you are well versed with using GPMC, you will learn to perform and manage the traditional core tasks inside Group Policy. Included in the book are many examples and walk-throughs of the different filtering options available for the application of Group Policy settings, as this is the real power that Group Policy holds within your network. You will also learn how you can use Group Policy to secure your Active Directory environment, and also understand how Group Policy preferences are different than policies, with the help of real-world examples. Finally we will spend some time on maintenance and troubleshooting common Group Policy-related issues so that you, as a directory administrator, will understand the diagnosing process for policy settings. By the end of the book, you will be able to jump right in and use Group Policy to its full potential.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Group Policy results wizard

Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) data is often critical to the Group Policy troubleshooting process. Usually when working a support ticket, you are trying to correct some behavior by identifying the GPOs applying to a machine or user, and then digging into those policies to figure out what settings contained within are the ones causing your problems.

If you happen to be sitting in the cubicle next to the user having trouble, getting the RSOP data is very easy: just walk over there and do it! Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. Usually the IT staff are in their own section of the building, perhaps on another floor, or in many cases in an entirely different ZIP code. While you certainly could use some kind of remote-assistance technology to screen-share with the user and plunk out the commands right there on the local system, a capability exists inside...