Re: Backing up GPO's

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Maybe I'm describing what I want to do incrorrectly. What I really want to
do is copy all of the settings from one server to another server. I have
spent some time on one school setting up screen savers, desktop settings,
wallpaper, etc. I would like to take all of these settings, and apply them
to a new server so I don't have to go through all of that brain damage again.

I have tried backing up the GPO as described, and I don't get any errors or
anything, I just don't see the settings that I had in the other server.

"Ace Fekay [MVP]" wrote:

> In news:2EA4DF28-57BD-4A5C-AF57-891D01382369@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Ick <Ick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> made this post, which I then commented
> about below:
> > I would like to backup a GPO on one server, one domain, and restore
> > it onto another server in another location with a different server
> > name and different domain name.
> >
> > I have tried the backup command in GPMC, and have tried the scripts,
> > but when I try to restore it onto the new server, there is no info
> > restored such as display settings, etc.
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
> Not exactly what settings you have that didn't import, and not sure how you
> went about it, but see if these links help explain what exactly gets backed
> up and restored, depending on where you restore it to, and the sepecific
> steps invloved:
>
> CalNetAD Documentation Group Policy Management Console:
> http://calnetad.berkeley.edu/documentation/technical/gpmc/
>
> Backup using GPMC:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/edbff35f-8dae-4c7d-ae09-c5a48962f9d2.mspx
>
> Back up a Group Policy object using GPMC Group Policy:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/a8e7d87a-762f-4ecf-bfe7-2c97e50a64e7.mspx
>
> I hope that helps.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ace
>
> Please direct all replies ONLY to the Microsoft public newsgroups
> so all can benefit.
>
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> and confers no rights.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, MVP
> Microsoft Windows MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
> Infinite Diversities in Infinite Combinations.
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