Active Administrator 8.6 - User Guide

Scheduling a purge of GPO backups

Scheduling a purge of GPO backups

You can create a schedule to purge GPO backups older than N days.

To schedule a purge of GPO backups

1	Select Group Policy | GPO Backup | Schedule Purge.

2	Optionally, select Enable scheduling for purging GPO backups.

3	Enter the number of days of backups to keep.

4	Optionally, click Update to make changes to the default schedule.

5	Select the schedule type, set the related date and time for the schedule, and click OK.

6	Click Save.

Comparing Group Policy backups

Comparing Group Policy backups

To compare two or more GPO backups

1	Select Group Policy | GPO Backup.

2	Select two or more backups.

3	Click Compare.

4	When the comparison process is complete, a full report displays with the differences color-coded. Use the tool bar to examine the data.

 

Table 86. GPO comparison tool bar

Option	Description
Next	Go to the next difference.
Previous	Go to the previous difference.
Show	Filter the display to show All, Differences only, Changes only, Added only, Removed only, or Similarities only.
Find	Type characters in the Find box and the cursor automatically goes to the first occurrence.
Next	Go to the next line.
Color Options	Change the colors on the display. Default colors are Yellow for Changed, Green for Added, and Red for Removed.
View Printable	View and print the comparison.
Save	Save the comparison as a Compare file (*.compare).

Restoring a Group Policy object

Restoring a Group Policy object

With Active Administrator, you can easily restore backed up GPOs to repair damaged GPOs or those that were accidentally deleted.

To restore a selected Group Policy object

1	Select Group Policy | GPO Backup.

2	Click Restore Group Policy.

3	Select the Group Policy backup to restore.

4	To restore the backup to a different domain:

a	Select Restore to Domain.

b	Click Add Domain.

c	Select the domain.

d

Click OK.

5	Select to restore links, if available.

6

Click OK.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Active Administrator® includes the ability to view event log entries on Windows® 2000 and later client computers so administrators can quickly view Group Policy object application and errors on remote computers. The Client-side Troubleshooting page provides several options to make management easier.

Topics 

•	Enabling logging

•	Updating Group Policy

To troubleshoot Group Policy

1	Select Group Policy | Troubleshooting.

2	Type a computer name, or browse to locate a computer.

3	Click Retrieve Events.

4	Use the tool bar to set up logging and update group policies.

 

Table 87. Client-side troubleshooting tool bar

Option	Description
Refresh Events	Refresh the list of events log entries.
Apply Changes	Apply changes to the logging settings. See Enabling logging.
Update Group Policies	Update group policies. You can choose to force an update even if no changes were made. See Updating Group Policy.
View Logs	View the contents of the user config log or the software deployment log. See Enabling logging.