Need help with multiple GPOs

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From: Graham Prentice (gprentice__at__oakville.ca)
Date: 01/07/05 

Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 13:00:44 -0500

Hi we have several OUs with computer objects in each OU.
Top---OU#1--GPO#1
---OU
---OU---OU#2--GPO#2---OU#3---GPO#3
When a user logs into a computer in OU#1 we would like the GPO#1 to apply.
For this we set GPO loopback processing mode to 'merge'
Farther down the tree branches we have another OU with computer objects
which we would like to override the GPO#1 with GPO#2.
It seems GPO#1 likes to take affect even on OU#2.
I've tried setting GPO#2 loopback processing to 'replace' but still not
working.
The users log into either OU's so user placement is in the default 'Users'
OU.
What's strange is that it did seem to work a while back, but now it's not.
GPO#3 seems ok.
Unfortunately things are locked down a bit and access to the cmd prompt by
user is blocked by GPO.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Graham

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