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GPOADmin 5.16 - 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 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

Viewing the differences between objects

You can create a report that shows the differences between two or more objects.

To view the difference between settings using the GPOADmin console
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Expand the Version Control Root node, and the required container.
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Select two or more similar objects, right-click and select Reports | Differences.
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In the Base column, select the Base object that you want to compare the other objects to.
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In the Version column, select a version for each object to compare.
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In the Show list, choose an option for which data to show in the report.
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Click OK.
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View the Report.
If you choose to compare more than one object to the base, each comparison report is displayed in its own tab.
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Click Print to print the report.
Click Save As to save the report in HTML.
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Click Close.
To view the difference between GPO settings using the GPMC Extension
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Select the two or more GPOs to compare.
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Click Reports | Differences. Select the version that you want to compare from the lists, and click OK.
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In the Base column, select the Base object that you want to compare the other objects to.
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In the Version column, select a version for each object to compare.
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In the Show list, choose an option for which data to show in the report.
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Click OK.
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View the Report.
If you choose to compare more than one object to the base, each comparison report is displayed in its own tab.
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Click Print to print the report.
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Click Save As to save the report in HTML.
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Click Close.

Copying/pasting objects

Copying/pasting objects

You can easily copy and paste objects within the hierarchy. When you copy and paste an object within the version control system, you have the option to preserve the object’s history.

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NOTE: Multiple objects can be cut and pasted, but you can only copy and paste one object at a time.

You can choose the version of the object to copy. When a single object is pasted, you have the option to select the live version (if available), the working copy (if the object is currently checked out to you) or any of the historical versions of the object.

When you paste the object, it becomes a new object with a version of 0.0 in the checked out state. This version number indicates that the version is not considered "live" until it goes through the approval process. If you copy and paste the GPO with the history, it becomes a GPO that is shared with the original GPO.

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NOTE: If you copy and paste an object that is checked out, changes to the working copy will not be pasted. Only the history, up to the last checked out version, can be pasted.

When you drag and drop an object between containers on the same service, it will invoke the "move" operation. If dragging and dropping between containers on different services, it will invoke the "copy" operation.

When you right-click and drag and drop, you will be presented with two options: "Copy here" and "Move here". When dragging between containers on the same service, a copy means copy and a move means move. However, when dragging and dropping between containers on different services, regardless of which option is selected, the copy operation will be invoked.

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NOTE: You cannot move objects between domains.
To copy and paste an object
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NOTE: You cannot copy and paste objects in the GPMC Extension.
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Expand the Version Control Root node and the required container.
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Right-click an object and select Copy.
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Right-click the target container, and select Paste.
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From the Export wizard, select the version that you want to test and click Next.
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Select the target Version Control domain for the object and click Next.
If you choose to copy the history from the source, when you view the history on the pasted object, the actions are clearly marked as having been actions on the source.
If an object with the same name already exists in the target container you will have the following options: cancel the paste, edit the name, or continue using the duplicate name.
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Select a migration table (if required) and click Next.
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Click Finish.
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NOTE: If the Enable Unique Names option is selected, the copied object's name will be the same as the original with an auto-incremented numerical value appended. For example, Name (1), Name (2). etc.

Proposing the creation of controlled objects

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Creating Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
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Creating starter GPOs
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Creating WMI filters
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Creating scripts
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Creating Desired State Configuration (DSC) PowerShell scripts

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.

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NOTE: To work with and edit workflow disabled GPOs, you must have the GPMC Edit, Delete, and Modify Security right as well as the DeleteSubtree right.

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.

To propose the creation of a GPO in the GPOADmin console
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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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Enter a name and select the location for the GPO and click Next.
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If required, select the Starter GPOs to use as a basis for this new GPO.
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Click Launch Editor.
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Make the required edits to the new GPO and close the Group Policy Editor.
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Modify any additional GPO settings if required and click Next.
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If required, click Add, enter security filters, and click Next.
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If required, select WMI filters to apply, and click Finish.
When you make edits and check the GPO in, the version will be updated to version 0.1. This number will increase by.1 until you select to Check In and Request Approval. At this point the GPO is not live.
Once you complete your edits, you can select Check In and Request Approval. If approved and deployed, the new GPO will become available with a version number of 1.0. For more information on the approval and deployment process, see Requesting approval and Deploying objects (scheduling and associated items) .
Users with the delegated rights, can link registered GPOs to Scopes of Management (Sites, Domains, and Organizational Units) and add WMI Filters. For more information about linking GPOs, see Linking GPOs . For information about adding WMI Filters, see Creating WMI filters and Creating Group Policy Objects (GPOs) .
To propose the creation of a GPO in the GPMC Extension
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Right-click in any blank area of the GPO Management pane and choose New | Group Policy Object.
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Enter a name and select the location for the GPO and click Next.
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If required, select the Starter GPOs to use as a basis for this new GPO.
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Click Launch Editor.
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Make the required edits to the new GPO and close the Group Policy Editor.
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Modify any additional GPO settings if required and click Next.
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If required, click Add, enter security filters, and click Next.
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If required, select WMI filters to apply, and click Finish.
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