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GPOADmin 5.13.5 - 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) Checking compliance Editing objects Synchronizing GPOs Exporting and importing
Creating Reports Working with the GPOADmin Dashboard Appendix: Windows PowerShell Commands Appendix: GPOADmin Event Log Appendix: GPOADmin Backup and Recovery Procedures Appendix: Customizing your workflow Appendix: GPOADmin Silent Installation Commands About Us

Protected Settings Assignment Report

This report displays which Protected Settings Policies have been assigned to which containers, whether inheritance has been blocked, and the associated container settings. This report is useful when you have more than one Protected Settings Policy applied to a single container.

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NOTE: To see this report, the Protected Settings for Group Policy Objects must be enabled through the server properties Options.

Creating Controlled Object Reports

To create Controlled Object Reports
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NOTE: You must use the GPOADmin console to create Controlled Object Reports.
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Expand the GPOADmin node.
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Right-click Reports and select New | Report.
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Select the type of report to run.
 
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Procedure

Settings Report
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Click Next.
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Select the service that you want to report on and click Next.
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Select the object you want to report on and click Next.
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Select the version you want to report on and click Next.
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Select to run the report or to save the report settings, and click Finish.

Difference Report
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Click Next.
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Select the service you want to report on and click Next.
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Select the object, or objects you want to report on and click Next.
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If you are comparing different versions of one object, select a Base version and then the Comparison versions.
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If you are comparing multiple objects, in the Base column, select the Base object that you want to compare the other objects to.
In the Version column, select a version for each object to compare.
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In the Show drop-down list, choose an option for which data to show in the report and click Next.
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Select to run the report or to save the report settings, and click Finish.
If you have chosen to compare more than two objects, click the tab corresponding to the object you are comparing to the base object to see those differences.

History Report
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Click Next.
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Select the service you want to report on and click Next.
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Select the object you want to report on and click Next.
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Select to run the report or to save the report settings and click Finish.

Group Policy Object Settings Search Report
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Click Next.
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Select the service you want to report on and click Next.
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Select the object you want to report on and click Next.
If you want to report on all the Group Policy Objects contained in this container and all subcontainers, select the Include subcontainers check box.
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Enter the setting name or value you want to report on and click Next.
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Select to run the report or to save the report settings and click Finish.

User Activity Report
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Click Next.
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Select the service you want to report on and click Next.
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Select the user you want to report on and click Next.
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Select to run the report or to save the report settings, and click Finish.

Compliance Report
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Click Next.
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Select the service you want to report on and click Next.
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Select the domain you want to report on and click Next.
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Select to run the report or to save the report settings and click Finish.

Change Auditor Report
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Select the service you want to report on and click Next.
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Select the object you want to report on and click Next.
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Select a time interval to report on, and click Next.
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Choose the object you want to Group by, Sort by, and the Sort order, and click Next.
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Select to run the report and/or to save the report settings and click Finish.
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When you are finished with the report, click Close.

You can also see Change Auditor information about objects on their Property pages, on the Change Auditor™ tab (Viewing and editing object properties ).

Change Auditor Working Copies Report
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Select the service you want to report on and click Next.
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Select the objects you want to report on and click Next.
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Select a time interval to report on, and click Next.
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Select to run the report and/or to save the report settings and click Finish.
You can see the changes made to the working copies under the Check Out section of the report.
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When you are finished with the report, click Close.

Deployment Report
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Select the domain you want to report on and click Next.
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Select the object types to display and an optional date range and click Next.
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Select to run the report and/or to save the report settings and click Finish.
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When you are finished with the report, click Close.

Protected Settings Assignment Report

 
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Click Next.
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Select the service that you want to report on and click Next.
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Select the required Protected Settings Policy you want to report on and click Next.
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Select to run the report or to save the report settings, and click Finish.

Diagnostic and troubleshooting reports

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NOTE: You must use the GPOADmin console to create Troubleshooting Reports.
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NOTE: The service account must have Domain admin s to run the FRS reports.
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Group Policy Object Consistency Report
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Software Installation Package Report
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Linked/Unlinked Report
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Inactive Policy Settings Report
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Group Policy Object Security Report
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Policy Analysis Report
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GPO Synchronization Report
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Group Policy Results
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Group Policy Results Difference Report
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Group Policy Modeling Report
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Creating Diagnostic and Troubleshooting Reports

Group Policy Object Consistency Report

This report tests all the domain controllers in a given domain to ensure the Active Directory® and SYSVOL portions of all GPO's have replicated correctly and consistently.

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