Re: Groop Policy Loosing its marbles...

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From: Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP] (cwshultz_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/20/05


Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:01:43 -0500

Can not seem to spell tonight..

That should have been 'would not be affected by this lockdown GPO!'.

-- 
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA  24014
Microsoft Active Directory MVP
http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
"Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@mvps.org> wrote in message 
news:ORZ91Kp$EHA.3988@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Looks like Ryan is going to address the issues that you are having with 
> the current setup.  I might have an alternative suggestion on how you 
> could do things.
>
> Have you thought about using a lockdown GPO?  Most likely in Replace 
> mode....
>
> You would simply put the computer account objects in the test OU and link 
> the GPO to that OU.  This way it does not matter who logs on to those 
> computers - they will be in lockdown mode.  Naturally, you would set it up 
> so that the Domain Admins ( or whatever ) would not be affected buy this 
> lockdown GPO!
>
> -- 
> Cary W. Shultz
> Roanoke, VA  24014
> Microsoft Active Directory MVP
>
> http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
> http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
>
>
>
> "Nathan Truhan" <ntruhan@nospam.nospam> wrote in message 
> news:11EE60D6-5234-4B65-91C7-0B0DAF6E0FA0@microsoft.com...
>> All,
>> I am stumped here..
>> I have 7 computers in a Training OU that are for student use.  5 in our 
>> lab
>> and 2 at our counter.
>> I have three policies defined for that OU and I have Block Inheritance
>> turned on, which all three set to be enforced and having the training 
>> user
>> below added to read them implicitly along with
>> authenticated users.
>>
>> 1) Rename Administrator (Computer Policy) <- Renames Administrator
>> 2) Automatic Logon (Computer Policy) <- Automatically logs onto the PC 
>> with
>> a user called kent\training, which I created under our REGISTRARS OU
>> 3) Training Machine Policy (User Policy) <- Lock the machine down for web
>> access only, no drive access, etc...
>>
>> This was previously working fine, however something has changed and I am 
>> not
>> sure what. because only 1 and 2 are applying.
>> When I run a Resultant Set of Policy on the training PC's, under the
>> computer properties, I see all three listed, however
>> under user properties, none of the three are listed, and instead I see 
>> the
>> ones from the OU one level above (Which is also where the training user
>> resides), which
>> include a Firewall setting, Folder redirection and others.
>>
>> I have block inheritance on, and it seems to work with the computer
>> settings, but it is not working with the user settings? (Allowing upper
>> Policies (none non blocking) to apply).
>> Any idea how I can get the third policy to reapply itself?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Nathan
>
> 


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