Active Administrator 8.6.2 - User Guide

Managing links

Managing links

The Group Policy tree indicates which GPOs are linked and which are not. If the GPO is linked, the number of links displays next to the GPO.

NOTE: You also can manage links in the GPO by Container module. See Managing linked GPOs.

Topics 

•	Adding a link

To manage links

1	Select Group Policy | Group Policy Objects.

2	Select a domain controller.

3	Select a Group Policy with links.

4	Use the Links menu to manage the Group Policy links.

 

Table 78. Links menu

Option	Description
Add Link	Add a link to the selected Group Policy. See Adding a link.
Remove Link	Remove selected Group Policy links.
Refresh Links	Refresh the Group Policy links.
Link Properties	Open the properties for the selected Group Policy link.
Change No Override	Toggle the value in the No Override column. By default, Group Policy Objects at a lower level can override policy set at a higher level (No displays in the No Override column). To prevent other Group Policy Objects at a lower level from overriding the policy set in a Group Policy Object, change the No Override value to Yes.
Change Disabled	Toggle the value in the Disabled column. By default, links are enabled (No displays in the Disabled column). If you want to disable the Group Policy Link from being applied to the selected container, change the Disabled value to Yes.

Adding a link

Adding a link

To link a Group Policy object to a container

1	Select Group Policy | Group Policy Objects.

2	Select a domain controller.

3	Select a Group Policy object, and select Links | Add Link.

4	Select the container to link to the Group Policy object.

5

Click OK.

6	Click Refresh, if necessary.

Managing GPOs by container

Managing GPOs by container

Active Administrator® includes the ability to view Group Policy objects (GPOs) by the containers to which they are linked, which allows administrators to quickly view and manage Group Policy objects for a specific container. After locating a desired container object, applied GPOs are displayed, and a Resultant Set of Policies calculation can be provided immediately.

Topics 

•	Creating containers

•	Linking Group Policy objects

•	Blocking inheritance

•	Managing linked GPOs

•	Reporting on Group Policy objects

To manage GPOs by container

1	Select Group Policy | GPO by Container.

2	Select a domain controller.

NOTE: Use the icons to manage the selected managed domain controller. See Managing domain controllers.

3	Use the tool bar to manage GPOs.

 

Table 79. GPO by container tool bar

Option	Description
Refresh	Refresh the display.
New GPO	Create a new GPO. See Creating a new Group Policy object.
Link Existing	Link an existing GPO to a container. See Linking Group Policy objects.
New OU	Create a new container. See Creating containers.
Block	Block inheritance of GPOs from the parent. See Blocking inheritance.
Unblock	Unblock inheritance of GPOs from the parent. See Blocking inheritance.
Delete	Delete a selected container.
Properties	Open the properties for the selected container.
Links	Manage linked GPOs. See Managing linked GPOs.
Reports	Generate reports on selected containers. See Reporting on Group Policy objects.

Creating containers

Creating containers

To create a container

1	Select Group Policy | GPO by Container.

2	Select a domain controller.

3	Select a container in the tree, and click New OU.

4	Type the name of the organizational unit.

5	By default, the container is protected from accidental deletion. A warning message displays if a user attempts to delete the container. To remove the protection, clear the check box.

6

Click OK.