Re: GPO Help

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 03/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 00:11:52 GMT

The file system settings are used to configure ntfs security on files, not replace
the file. To do that look into using a startup script to copy the file to the
computers within the scope of influence of the policy. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;322241 --- note KB is wrong
in that startup scripts are under computer configuration.

"Everett LeCates" <elecates@harvardgrp.com> wrote in message
news:%23ppgMdNEEHA.3088@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I am having a problem with part of our group policies and am not sure what
> to try next. We run a windows 2000 domain and in the process of upgrading
> all clients from Windows 2000 Professional to Windows XP Professional. We
> have a program that everyone uses that relies on an ini file that resides in
> the c:\windows directory. I have under the domain policy for the OU under
> computer configuration security settings and file system I have it set to
> replace this file. However whenever the computer is booted up and the GPO is
> applied the file does not get copied over.
>
> One note we have had no problem with this GPO working on windows 200 clients
> and the only change there is on windows 2000 it is c:\winnt instead of
> c:\windows.
>
> Any hep would be much appreciated.
>
>

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