Re: Export GPO Settings?

Howdie Kardon!

Kardon Coupé wrote:
I've completly replaced the 2000 machine with the 2003 machine, but still have access to the 2000 machine, so I was going to export the gpos from the 2000 machine, and import them into the 2003 machine...

The 2003 machine is a complete new domain controller now, replacing the old 2000 box..

That is a bit of a pain. If you promoted the Windows Server 2003 to a Domain Controller within the 2000's domain, everything would have been a little easier.

Anyway, I see two option from now (you may of course wait for other people to respond to your issue, maybe someone else has a better idea of how to deal with it):

1.) Try to copy the folder structure in your sysvol folder and restore it on the new server. You should try to restore the original OU/GPO structure manually - but I don't think is will work well. (Test this in a testdomain! I'd try this NOT in a productive environment unless you made sure it worked before). I for one wouldn't count on this.

2.) Boot the Windows 2000 server again. Test-install a second server with Windows Server 2003 installed - promote it and make it second Domain Controller in the Windows 2000's domain. You can now install the GPMC and backup the policies from there. Afterwards restore them on the new live system.

What is the number of policies we're talking about? It would maybe be less time-consuming and less headache-producing just creating the policies from scratch.

P.S.: You should always think of having two domain controllers per domain. That makes restoring and fallbacking much easier.

cheers,

Florian
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