Windows Group Policy by Stanek, William -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title page What’s This Book About? What Do I Need to Know? How Is This Book Organized? What Conventions Are Used in This Book? Other Resources Group Policy Preferences and Settings Understanding Group Policy Objects

Global Group Policy Local Group Policy

Managing Group Policy

Working with Group Policy Group Policy Administration Tools

Graphical Administration Tools Command-Line Tools

Keeping Group Policy Up to Date

Managing Policy Updates Managing Changes with Template Files Managing Changes with DFSR Replication

Applying and Linking Group Policy Objects

Policy Sets Within GPOs GPO Types GPO Links Connecting to and Working with GPOs

Using Default Policies

Working with the Default Domain Policy GPO Working with the Default Domain Controllers Policy GPO

Using Policy Preferences and Settings

Using Policy Settings for Administration Using Policy Preference for Administration Choosing Between Preferences and Settings

Controlling Device Installation Controlling Files and Folders Controlling Internet Explorer Controlling Power Options Controlling Printers Controlling Registry Keys and Values Controlling the Start Menu Controlling System Services Controlling Users and Groups

Understanding Resultant Set of Policy Managing Local Group Policies

Working with Top-Level LGPOs Working with Other LGPOs

Managing Active Directory-Based Group Policy

Working with GPOs in Sites, Domains, and OUs Accessing Additional Forests Showing Sites in Connected Forests Accessing Additional Domains Setting Domain Controller Focus Options

Delegating Privileges for Group Policy Management

Determining and Assigning GPO Creation Rights Determining Group Policy Management Privileges Delegating Control for Working with GPOs Delegating Authority for Managing Links and RSoP

Managing Your GPOs in Production

Using Starter GPOs Creating and Linking GPOs

Creating and Linking GPOs for Sites Creating and Linking GPOs for Domains

Creating and Then Linking a GPO for a Domain Creating and Linking a Domain GPO as a Single Operation

Creating and Linking GPOs for OUs

Creating OUs in the GPMC Creating and Then Linking a GPO for an OU Creating and Linking an OU GPO as a Single Operation

Determining Where a GPO Is Linked Enabling and Disabling GPOs Enabling and Disabling GPO Links Removing a GPO Link Deleting GPOs

Managing Group Policy Preferences

Configuring Management Actions and Editing States

Using the Create, Replace, Update, and Delete Actions Managing Editing States

Controlling Preference Items

Managing Precedence and Processing Setting the Security Context Removing Preference Items Applying Preference Items During Refresh

Using Item-Level Targeting

Using Change Control

Connecting to and Using AGPM Managing GPOs with Change Control Delegating Change Control Privileges Managing Workflow and E-mail Notification

Managing Controlled GPOs

Using GPO Templates

Creating GPO Templates Managing GPO Templates Delegating Privileges for GPO Templates

Creating Controlled GPOs

Creating GPOs with No Approval Required Creating GPOs with Approval Required

Controlling GPOs

Controlling GPOs with Permissions Controlling GPOs Without Permissions

Importing GPOs from Production Checking Out, Editing, and Checking In Controlled GPOs Deploying Controlled GPOs

Deploying a GPO with Permissions Deploying a GPO Without Permissions

Identifying Differences in GPOs Reviewing GPO Links Labeling and Renaming Controlled GPOs Uncontrolling GPOs Deleting Controlled GPOs

Deleting a GPO with Permissions Deleting a GPO Without Permissions

Restoring or Destroying Controlled GPOs

Restoring or Destroying Items with Permissions Restoring or Destroying Items Without Permissions

Controlling GPO Versions and History

Working with GPO History Preventing or Enabling Deletion of History Versions Rolling Back to a Previous Version of a GPO

Finding Policy Settings

Filtering Techniques for Policy Settings Filtering Policy Settings

Searching for GPOs

Search Techniques for Policy Objects, Links, and Settings Performing Searches for GPOs

Using Security Group Filters

Security Group Filtering Examining Security Group Filters Applying Security Group Filters

Using WMI Filters

Creating WMI Queries Managing WMI Filters

Creating a WMI Filter Viewing and Editing WMI Filters Applying or Removing a WMI Filter

Maintaining the SYSVOL

Managing SYSVOL Storage Managing Storage Quotas for DFS Replication Relocating the Staging Area Identifying Replication Partners Rebuilding the SYSVOL

Generating Replication Diagnostics Reports

Generating Replication Health Reports Performing Propagation Tests Generating Propagation Reports

Troubleshooting Replication Issues Managing Group Policy Inheritance

Changing Link Order and Precedence Overriding Inheritance Blocking Inheritance Enforcing Inheritance

Controlling Group Policy Processing and Refresh

Policy Processing and Refresh Essentials Policy Processing and Refresh Exceptions Refreshing Group Policy Manually Changing the Refresh Interval Modifying GPO Processing Configuring Loopback Processing

Configuring Slow-Link Detection

Slow-Link Detection Essentials Configuring Slow-Link Detection and Policy Processing Configuring Slow-Link and Background Policy Processing

Planning Group Policy Changes

Testing Implementation and Configuration Scenarios Determining Effective Settings and Last Refresh

Growing Your Enterprise Policy Configuration

Policy Processing for Thin Clients, Terminal Services, and Cloud Computing Policy Processing Across Forests

Maintaining GPO Storage

Examining Group Policy Containers Examining Group Policy Templates Understanding GPC and GPT Processing

Copying, Importing, and Migrating GPOs

Copying GPOs Importing GPOs Migrating GPOs

Backing Up and Restoring GPOs

Backing Up GPOs Restoring GPOs Backing Up and Restoring Starter GPOs Backing Up and Restoring WMI Filters Backing Up and Restoring the AGPM Archive Recovering the Default GPOs

Troubleshooting Group Policy

Diagnosing Group Policy: The Basics Common Problems with Group Policy Diagnosing Group Policy Issues Restoring the Default Policy GPOs

Installing the Remote Server Administration Tools

Configuring and Selecting Remote Server Administration Tools Removing the Remote Server Administration Tools

Installing Advanced Group Policy Management

Performing a Server Installation of AGPM Performing a Client Installation of AGPM

Making the Agpm.admx Template Available Configuring Group Policy to Support AGPM

Installing Group Policy Templates and Add-ins for Microsoft Office

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