Re: Downlevel machine, AD user, system and group policies

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 05/17/04 

Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 04:56:33 -0700

Hi Steven,

Will any of the the user configurations of the system
policy be applied to AD user log on to Windows NT 4.0
workstation belonging to NT 4.0 domain?

Ray
>-----Original Message-----
>Some computer configuration polices are applied to the
computer such as password
>policy however user configuration Group Policy settings
will never be directly
>applied to any user logging onto a NT4.0 domain
computer. --- Steve
>
>
>"Albert" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:dae001c43b42$ba9f5120$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>> If a user with an account on Windows 2000 domain logs
on
>> to a Windows NT 4 workstation with an account in
Windows
>> NT 4.0 domain, which polices are used?
>>
>> Question 1
>> Computer settings are applied from system policies to
the
>> the Windows NT workstation. Is that right?
>>
>> Question 2
>> User settings are applied from group policies to the
user
>> account, Is that correct? May be group policy will not
>> apply at all since the user logs on to a downlevel
client
>> (i.e. Windows NT 4.0)
>>
>>
>> Please advice
>>
>> Albert
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

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