Re: Security Templates vs Group Policy

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thanks alot for the help guys and gals ;)... last thing, if you configure
security the settings in GPO and then import the settings from the security
template, will the security template settings override the gpo security
options?


"Ben Smith" <online_bensmi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d6492c05e53017e9897f2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <#XmHFojnFHA.3092@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, coolromeo29
> @yahoo.com says...
>> Sorry for asking so many questions, its just that i want to get alot of
>> things cleared up.
>
> No need to apologize - ask away, this is why this group exists.
>
>> I'm going to a school that offers these certification
>> courses, but the instructors aren't reliable :(.
>
> Ouch. Instructor led training is all about the trainer, everything else
> is somewhat irrelevant.
>
>> My question is, if you can
>> configure the same Security options in Group Policy (ie, account lockout,
>> auditing, password policy ect) whats the need for the Security Templates?
>
> Group Policy is a vehicle to apply security templates (that is why you
> can import them.) Security templates also can be used without group
> policy as local security policies.
> \
>> Isn't it kind of redundant? You can configure the same options in GPO and
>> just deploy them to the Sites, Domains, or OU's.
>


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