Module 5: Creating and Configuring Group Policies

Module Overview Overview of Group Policies Configuring the Scope of Group Policy Objects Evaluating the Application of Group Policy Objects Managing Group Policy Objects Delegating Administrative Control of Group Policies

Lesson 1: Overview of Group Policies What Are Group Policies? Group Policy Settings How Group Policies Are Applied Exceptions to Normal Group Policy Processing Group Policy Components What Are ADM and ADMX files? What Is the Central Store? Demonstration: Configuring Group Policy Objects

What Are Group Policies? Use Group Policies to: Apply standard configurations Deploy software Enforce security settings Enforce a consistent desktop environment Group Policies enable IT administrators to automate one-to-many management of users and computers Local group policies are always in effect for local and domain users and local computer settings

Group Policy Settings Software Windows Security Operating systems Group Policy settings for computers control these settings: Software Windows Security Desktop Group Policy settings for users control these settings:

How Group Policies are Applied Computer starts Computer settings applied Startup scripts run Refresh Interval User logs on User settings applied Logon scripts run Refresh Interval Every 90 minutes

Exceptions to Group Policy Processing Additional exceptions: Windows XP and Vista use cached credential for faster logons Many GPO settings take two logons to take effect Cached credentials 500 KPS by default Certain client side extensions are not processed Prior to Vista, ICMP is used to detect a slow link Vista uses Network Location Awareness Slow links Remote access connections Moving a user or computer object in Active Directory

Group Policy Components Group Policy Object Stored in Active Directory Provides version information Group Policy Container Stored in shared SYSVOL folder Provides Group Policy settings Supports both ADM and ADMX templates Group Policy Template Contains Group Policy settings Stores content in two locations

What Are ADM and ADMX Files? ADM files are : Copied into every GPO in SYSVOL Difficult to customize ADMX files are : Language neutral Not stored in the GPO Extensible through XML

What Is the Central Store? The Central Store : Is a central repository for ADMX and ADML files Is stored in SYSVOL Must be created manually Is detected automatically by Windows Vista or Server 2008 Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 workstation Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 workstation ADMX files Domain controller with SYSVOL Domain controller with SYSVOL Domain controller with SYSVOL Domain controller with SYSVOL

Demonstration: Configuring Group Policy Objects In this demonstration, you will see how to: Create a GPO Configure settings

Lesson 2: Configuring the Scope of Group Policy Objects Group Policy Processing Order What Are Multiple Local Group Policies? Options for Modifying Group Policy Processing Demonstration: Configuring Group Policy Object Links Demonstration: Configuring Group Policy Inheritance Demonstration: Filtering Group Policy Objects Using Security Groups Demonstration: Filtering Group Policy Objects Using WMI Filters How Does Loopback Processing Work? Discussion: Configuring the Scope of Group Policy Processing

Group Policy Processing Order Site Domain OU GPO2 GPO3 GPO4 GPO5 GPO1 Local group

What Are Multiple Local Group Policies? One layer of computer configurations that applies to all users Layers apply only to individual users, not to groups There are three layers of user configurations: Administrator Non-Administrator User-specific

Options for Modifying Group Policy Processing Five methods to modify GPO default processing: Block inheritance Enforcement Filtering using security groups or WMI filters Disabling GPOs Loopback processing

Demonstration: Configuring Group Policy Object Links In this demonstration, you will see how to:  Create and link GPOs to different locations within AD DS  Disable a GPO link

Demonstration: Configuring Group Policy Inheritance In this demonstration, you will see how to:  Block GPO inheritance  Enforce GPO inheritance

Demonstration: Filtering Group Policy Objects By Using Security Groups In this demonstration, you will see how to filter the application of GPOs using security groups

Demonstration: Filtering Group Policy Objects Using WMI Filters In this demonstration, you will see how to create and assign a WMI filter

How Does Loopback Processing Work?

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Lesson 3: Evaluating the Application of Group Policy Objects What Is Group Policy Reporting? What Is Group Policy Modeling? Demonstration: How to Evaluate the Application of Group Policies

What Is Group Policy Reporting? Group Policy results are provided by the GPMC GPResult is a command line utility Group policy reporting is a method of planning and troubleshooting group policy

What Is Group Policy Modeling? The Group Policy Modeling Wizard simulates: Site membership Security group membership WMI filters Slow links Loopback processing The effects of moving user or computer objects to a different Active Directory container The Group Policy Modeling Wizard calculates the simulated net effect of GPOs

Demonstration: How to Evaluate the Application of Group Policies In this demonstration, you will see how to run each of the tools for reviewing the application of group policies

Lesson 4: Managing Group Policy Objects GPO Management Tasks What Is a Starter GPO? Demonstration: How to Copy a GPO Demonstration: Backing up and Restoring GPOs Demonstration: Importing a GPO Migrating Group Policy Objects

GPO Management Tasks GPO management tasks: Back up GPOs Restore GPOs Copy GPOs Import GPOs

What Is a Starter GPO? Stores administrative template settings on which the new GPOs will be based Can be exported to.cab files Can be imported into other areas of the enterprise Exported to cab file starterGPO Cab file Imported to GPMC Load cabinet file

Demonstration: How to Copy a GPO In this demonstration, you will see how to copy a GPO

Demonstration: Backing up and Restoring GPOs In this demonstration, you will see how to back up and restore a GPO

Demonstration: Importing a GPO In this demonstration, you will see how to:  Import a GPO  Use a migration table

Migrating Group Policy Objects The ADMX Migrator utility: Can be used to convert custom ADM files to ADMX Is GUI based and can be downloaded from the Microsoft download site utility

Lesson 5: Delegating Administrative Control of Group Policies Options for Delegating Control of GPOs Demonstration: How to Delegate Administrative Control of GPOs

Options for Delegating Control of GPOs Methods to delegate control of GPOs Create GPOs in the domain Edit or delete GPOs Link GPOs to containers Use reporting tools Membership in Group Policy Creator Owners group or explicit permission to create GPOs Assign Edit rights to individual policies Delegate the right to link GPOs to containers Delegate the right to use group policy reporting tools

Demonstration: How to Delegate Administrative Control of GPOs In this demonstration, you will see how to delegate the right to create, edit, link, and use the reporting tools for group policies

Lab: Creating and Configuring GPOs Exercise 1: Creating Group Policy Objects Exercise 2: Managing the Scope of GPO Application Exercise 3: Verifying GPO Application Exercise 4: Managing GPOs Exercise 5: Delegating Administrative Control of GPOs Estimated time: 75 minutes Logon information Virtual machine NYC-DC1, NYC-CL1 User nameAdministrator Password Pa$$w0rd

Lab Review What other method could be used to grant a user the right to create GPOs in the domain? If you need to apply a GPO to computers that have certain services installed, what is the best approach?

Module Review and Takeaways Considerations Review questions

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