Re: Group Policy - ADM Files - I am totally confused!

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Alan wrote:



"Steve Foster [SBS MVP]" <steve.foster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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%windir%\system32\GroupPolicy is the primary repository for
installed ADM files. And this is where GPMC will look first when you
want to add a new ADM to it. If new GPOs are then created, the
additional ADM will be copied to the Policies\<GUID>\Adm folder
along with the others.


Hi Steve,

Another query:

You mention that if I add a new ADM file to the
%windir%\system32\GroupPolicy location and then create a new GPO (and
add the new ADM template in that GPO) the ADM file will be copied to
the relavent location under Policies\<GUID>\.

That makes sense.

However, what if I update the ADM files in the
%windir%\system32\GroupPolicy location? Will the new copies of the
ADM file be copied over to the existing Policies\<GUID>\. location
where the GPOs are stored? It would seem likely that they would have
to be at least if / when any setting exposed in the new ADM files were
used to make a change to a GP setting?

Or, do I need to do anything manually to keep them in line?

Also, if I update the ADM files on the DC, should I then copy those
files over from \\DC\%windir%\system32\GroupPolicy to my own
workstation and put them over the top of the existing ones in the
C:\Windows\Inf location?

The ADMs are not critical to the functioning of the GPOs, they're there (AIUI) to facilitate remote GPO management.

I'd expect the GPMC and other management tools to replace the ADMs in the GPO folders any time the GPOs are amended. An existing GPO with an out of date ADM probably won't get the new ADM until it's edited.

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