Re: software deployment via GPO



I'm a little confused by your description. You say you're deploying the
package to computers but then you also say you're using user groups to
filter its effect. That's not going to work. If its a computer-assigned
package, then you have to control which computers will read the GPO, not
users. The reason gpresults says its empty is that you have nothing in the
per-user part of that GPO (at least, that's what I'm assuming from your
description). If you want to control which *users* get a package, then you
need to deploy that package per-user (under the User Configuration side of
the GPO).

Darren

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"LFM" <nothankyou@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This shouldn't be as difficult as it has become...

I have a pdf generation program I am trying to deploy via GPO.
I've created the msi file and have it in a directory on a common share
that users have read access to.

I've created the GPO policy and have it deploying to the computers. I've
created a Gobal security group and assigned a few users for a test group
so that I can test the installation before opening the installation to all
users. (followed these instructions:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324750/en-us - how to assign software to a
specific group using GPO)

When I log into the test computer I do not get the deployment. When I run
gpresult it shows "The following GPO's were not applied because they were
filtered out" then lists my PDF GPO : filter not applied <empty>

The other policies that are set for the computers are applied, but this
one is not.

Any assistance would be appreciated.







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