There are a few more items to understand when it comes to GPO links. You already know about the Group Policy processing order and how GPOs filter down to client computers in the order of sites, then domains, then OUs, and then nested OUs. This is important to remember any time that you are working within Group Policy. The question still remaining is: how or where do you determine when a GPO needs to apply at one of those tiers? How do you take a GPO and apply it somewhere? To a particular site, domain, or OU? The answer to this question is GPO links. You use links to associate GPOs with places inside Active Directory. Sometimes, this means that each GPO is linked to only a single location, like a very specific OU because that GPO is for a very specific purpose. Other times, you may find GPOs that need to be linked to many different places. Perhaps you have a...
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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