Re: Group Policy Not Applying to All Computers

Howdy Richard!

Richard Maloley II schrieb:
I help manage a network of around 50 pc's. We have a Windows 2003
Domain Controller, and when we apply group policies they sometimes do
not apply to some computers.

It's difficult to tell what this problem might be, since you're not providing any further information about the operating system's you're running or what polcies you're trying to deploy or .. . I will provide you some "standard"-points to check, maybe there's something that solves your problem:

- On Windows XP workstations, it's always good to apply the policy "Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon" at "CompConf\Adm Vorl\System\Logon"

- Having a look at the eventlog and tools like "gpresult" and "rsop.msc" should give you a hint if there is an error with Client Side Extensions that are responsible for policy application.

- Check your DNS configuration on the clients. Are they all the same?

- Do all clients lie in the scope of the policy or does the policy just apply to "some" clients since all other clients belong to another OU?

cheers,

Florian
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