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Active Administrator 8.6 - User Guide

Active Administrator Overview User Provisioning Certificates Security & Delegation  Active Directory Health
Switching to Active Directory Health Using the Active Directory Health landing page Installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents Using the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent configuration utility Excluding domain controllers Managing the Remediation Library Analyzing Active Directory health Analyzing Azure Active Directory Managing Active Directory Health Analyzer alerts Managing alert notifications Pushing alerts to System Center Operations Manager and SNMP managers Managing monitored domain controllers Managing data collectors Active Directory Health Templates Managing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents Using the Troubleshooter Recovering Active Directory Health data
Auditing & Alerting Group Policy Active Directory Recovery Active Directory Infrastructure DC Management DNS Management Configuration
Using the Configuration landing page Managing tasks Defining role-based access Setting email server options Configuring SCOM and SNMP Settings Setting notification options Setting Active Template options Setting agent installation options Setting recovery options Setting GPO history options Setting certificate configuration Setting service monitoring policy Managing archive databases Migrating data to another database Setting a preferred domain controller Setting up workstation logon auditing Managing configuration settings Setting user options Managing the Active Directory server
Diagnostic Console Alerts Appendix
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Active Directory Certificate Services service is not running Active Directory Domain Services is not running Active Directory Web Services service is not running Consecutive replication failures DC cache hits DC DIT disk space DC DIT log file disk space DC LDAP load DC LDAP response too slow DC Memory Usage DC properties dropped DC RID pool low DC SMB connections DC SYSVOL disk space DC time sync lost Detected NO_CLIENT_SITE record DFS Replication service not running DFS service is not running DFSR conflict area disk space DFSR conflict files generated DFSR RDC not enabled DFSR sharing violation DFSR staged file age DFSR staging area disk space DFSR USN records accepted DFSRS CPU load DFSRS unresponsive DFSRS virtual memory DFSRS working set DNS Client Service is not running Domain controller CPU load Domain controller page faults Domain controller unresponsive File Replication Service is not running File replication (NTFRS) staging space free in kilobytes GC response too slow Group policy object inconsistent Hard disk drive Intersite Messaging Service is not running Invalid primary DNS domain controller address Invalid secondary DNS domain controller address KDC service is not running LSASS CPU load LSASS virtual memory LSASS working set Missing SRV DNS record for either the primary or secondary DNS server NETLOGON not shared NetLogon service is not running Orphaned group policy objects exist Physical memory Power supply Primary DNS resolver is not responding Secondary DNS resolver is not responding Security Accounts Manager Service is not running SRV record is not registered in DNS SYSVOL not shared W32Time service is not running Workstation Service is not running
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Linking Group Policy objects

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Group Policy > Managing GPOs by container > Linking Group Policy objects

Linking Group Policy objects

There are two methods to link Group Policy objects. You can create a new Group Policy object to link to a selected container, or you can link an existing Group Policy object to a selected container.

To create and link a new Group Policy object
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Select Group Policy | GPO by Container.
2
Select a domain controller.
3
Right-click a container, and choose Create a GPO, and Link it here.
4
Type a name for the GPO.
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By default the Group Policy Object Editor opens when you click OK. If you do not want to edit the GPO at this time, clear the check box. To modify the GPO at a later time, see Managing Group Policy objects.
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Click OK.
To link existing Group Policy objects
1
Select Group Policy | GPO by Container.
2
Select a domain controller.
3
Select a container, and click Link Existing.
4
Select a domain to view existing Group Policy objects.
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NOTE: If you do not see the domain you need, click Add Forest, type the forest name or browse to locate the name, select the account with access to the forest, and click OK.
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Select a Group Policy object and click Add. Repeat for additional Group Policy objects.
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Click OK.

Blocking inheritance

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Group Policy > Managing GPOs by container > Blocking inheritance

Blocking inheritance

By default, child-level containers inherit GPOs from the parent container. You can link GPOs to a child container and block the inheritance from the parent.

The folder icon next to the container indicates if it is blocked () or unblocked().

To block inheritance
1
Select Group Policy | GPO by Container.
2
Select a domain controller.
3
Select a container, and click Block.
To unblock inheritance
1
Select Group Policy | GPO by Container.
2
Select a domain controller.
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Select a blocked container, and click Unblock.

Managing linked GPOs

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Group Policy > Managing GPOs by container > Managing linked GPOs

Managing linked GPOs

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Comparing linked GPOs
To manage linked GPOs
1
Select Group Policy | GPO by Container.
2
Select a domain controller.
3
Select a container to view the current GPO links.
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Use the Links menu to manage the linked GPOs.
 

Table 80. Links menu

Option

Description

Move GPO Link Up

Move the selected link up one position.

Group Policy is applied based on the order the links display in the Current GPO Links area.

Move GPO Link Down

Move the selected link down one position.

Group Policy is applied based on the order the links display in the Current GPO Links area.

Edit GPO

Open the Group Policy Management Editor for the linked GPO.

Explore GPO

Locate a linked GPO in Windows® Explorer.

Compare

Compare multiple GPOs side-by-side with differences color-coded. See Comparing linked GPOs.

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.

Remove Link(s)

Remove selected GPO links.

Linked Container Properties

Open the properties for the container linked to the selected GPO.

Comparing linked GPOs

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Group Policy > Managing GPOs by container > Managing linked GPOs > Comparing linked GPOs

Comparing linked GPOs

You can compare Group Policies being used in production, or compare those in production against Group Policies in the offline Group Policy repository.

To compare multiple linked GPOs
1
Select Group Policy | GPO by Container.
2
Select a domain controller.
3
Select a container to view the current linked GPOs.
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Select a linked GPO that you want to compare to other GPOs, and select Links | Compare.

You also can select multiple linked GPOs. The first selected GPO is used as the source GPO. Each subsequent linked GPO is considered a target GPO.

The Summary tab lists the source GPO and all the targets used in the comparison. Each target GPO is listed on a separate tab compared to the source GPO.

For more information on the comparison results, see Comparing Group Policy objects.

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