PowerShell can also be handy for pulling information about GPOs, or from inside GPOs. This can be used as a powerful tool for documenting and reporting on your Group Policy environment. Remember that since we are using PowerShell for this data, all of the PowerShell rules for manipulating data output by object still apply. While this is not a book about PowerShell itself, I will say that oftentimes when issuing commands that output large amounts of data, the data is able to be formatted in various ways by using a pipe (|) and some syntax behind the pipe. We'll point out an example of that data formatting in our first cmdlet, but know that these object formatting capabilities are present whenever querying information with pretty much any PowerShell cmdlet, Group Policy-related or not.
Mastering Windows Group Policy
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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.
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Mastering Windows Group Policy
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Group Policy - The Basics
Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
Daily Tasks in Group Policy
Advanced Filtering of Group Policy Objects
Deploying Policy Settings
Group Policy Preferences
Group Policy as a Security Mechanism
Group Policy Maintenance
Group Policy Troubleshooting
PowerShell for Group Policy Administration
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