Re: Group Policy Management Console

From: Kevin Sullivan (ksullivan_at_autoprof.com)
Date: 08/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:35:07 -0400

I can't comment on brain farting (at least right now although I do my fair
share of it) but it sounds like a bit of a misconception of how Group Policy
is applied...

The GPO is split to Computer Configuration and User Configuration. The
software installation and maintanence node under Computer Configuration is
targeting computers. the OU structure that you mentioned is containers that
contain users. Computer configuration applies to computers. So... if this is
what you are experiencing you need to have the GPO applied to an OU that
contains the target computer accounts. If you run an RSOP report you shoudl
see taht computer settings are coming from GPOs that are higher than your
computer object (placement in AD).

Could this be what you are seeing?

Kevin

"Lance" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:c46501c48a0d$528b3800$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Somebody smack me as I'm having a massive brain fart. I've
> got multiple OU's that I've named by city. In these OU's
> I've got my users that are located in that city. I want to
> apply a different GPO to each OU specifically for the
> installation of WINXP SP2. Right now if I apply a GPO to
> that OU the computer configuration isn't being applied. If
> I add those computer accounts to that OU and force an
> update, reboot what ever the computer configuration
> portion of the GPO doesn't get applied. Read and apply
> permission are enabled. Unless I've completely lost my
> mind can someone help point me in the right direction.
> Thanks
> Lance

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