What is the difference in these GPOs?

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From: mrmoneymatters (mrmoneymatters_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/12/05 

Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:55:04 -0800

I am a netadmin and thought I understood group policy, but I am confused.

When I go to start, admin tools, and open the "domain controller security
policy" and make changes it replicates those changes to the other dc. That is
great. Now, when I go to ad users and computer, right click on the domain
controllers ou, properties, and open the group policy, the settings are
different than the ones in the "domain contrller security policy".

Are these two different group policy objects? I am an MCSE and I don't
remember there being another place to apply group policy. I thougt it was
just a shortcut to the policy applied to the ou. If thats the case why are my
settings different?

Thanks for any help.

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