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GPOADmin 5.18 - User Guide

Introducing Quest GPOADmin Configuring GPOADmin Using GPOADmin
Connecting to the Version Control system Navigating the GPOADmin console Search folders Accessing the GPMC extension Configuring user preferences Working with the live environment Working with controlled objects (version control root)
Creating a custom container hierarchy Selecting security, levels of approval, and notification options Viewing the differences between objects Copying/pasting objects Proposing the creation of controlled objects Merging GPOs Restoring an object to a previous version Restoring links to a previous version Managing your links with search and replace Linking GPOs to multiple Scopes of Management Managing compliance issues automatically with remediation rules Validating GPOs Managing GPO revisions with lineage Setting the change window for specific actions Working with registered objects Working with available objects Working with checked out objects Working with objects pending approval and deployment
Checking compliance Editing objects Synchronizing GPOs Exporting and importing
Creating Reports Appendix: Windows PowerShell Commands Appendix: GPOADmin Event Log Appendix: GPOADmin Backup and Recovery Procedures Appendix: Customizing your workflow Appendix: GPOADmin Silent Installation Commands Appendix: Configuring Gmail for Notifications Appendix: Registering GPOADmin for Office 365 Exchange Online Appendix: GPOADmin with SQL Replication About Us

Creating Group Policy Objects (GPOs)

Users with the appropriate permission can propose the creation of a GPO that does not currently exist in the enterprise environment and have it placed within the Version Control system. If you have starter GPOs within your version control system, you can select one to use as a basis for a new GPO.

When you create a GPO as Workflow Disabled, you are creating it in the context of the user you are logged in as. This GPO sits immediately in the live environment.

When you create a GPO as Workflow Enabled, you create it in the context of the GPOADmin Service Account and this GPO sits awaiting deployment. Once deployed, it sits in the live environment.

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Expand the Version Control Root node, right-click the required container, and select New | Group Policy Object.
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Click Launch Editor.
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If required, click Add, enter security filters, and click Next.
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Click Launch Editor.
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If required, click Add, enter security filters, and click Next.

Creating starter GPOs

Starter GPOs include a collection of Administrative Template policy settings in a single object. They are useful when you want to distribute a GPO with specific settings to other environments. When you create a new GPO from a starter GPO, it inherits all of the Administrative Template policy settings and values of the starter GPO.

There are 2 type of starter GPOs:

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Expand the Version Control Root node, right-click the required container, and select New | Starter GPO.
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Click Launch Editor.

Creating WMI filters

Using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) filters, you can control where GPOs are applied based on the attributes of a target computer.

The WMI filter associated with the GPO is processed on the target computer. The query, in the WMI filter that is linked to a GPO, is evaluated on the target computer.

For example, your filter may be “Select computers that have a processor speed higher than 2 GHz”. If the target computer meets the criteria, the GPO is applied. If not, the GPO is not applied.

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Right-click and select New | WMI Filter.
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To add an additional query to the filter, select New Query, and specify the Root Namespace and Query as described in Step 5.
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Click Finish.

Creating scripts

Logon, logoff, Startup and Shutdown scripts contained in the SYSVOLS Scripts folder (and its subfolders) can be registered and will be detected by the Watcher Service and reported as non-compliant.

Users with the appropriate permission can propose the creation of a script that does not currently exist in the enterprise environment and have it placed within the Version Control system.

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