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GPOADmin 5.20 - 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)
Creating a custom container hierarchy Selecting security, levels of approval, and notification options Viewing the differences between objects Copying/pasting objects Proposing the creation of controlled objects Merging GPOs Restoring an object to a previous version Restoring links to a previous version Managing your links with search and replace Linking GPOs to multiple Scopes of Management Managing compliance issues automatically with remediation rules Validating GPOs Managing GPO revisions with lineage Setting the change window for specific actions Working with registered objects Working with available objects Working with checked out objects Working with objects pending approval and deployment
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

Creating RSoP validation reports

You can schedule the generation of RSoP difference reports on one or more computers every 24 hours to validate whether the desired Group Policy settings have been applied.

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NOTE: This feature is available for SQL configuration stores only.
To create an RSoP validation report
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Expand GPOADmin, the Live Environment, right-click a domain or OU, and choose RSoP Validations.
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From the RSoP Validation Scheduler dialog, click New.
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Use the default RSoP comparison source, use the ellipse button to select an existing source, or click New RSoP to create a new source.
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Select which computers to compare against the specified RSoP report.
Container: Select this option to include all computers in a given organizational unit.
Computers: Select this option to add and remove specific computers.
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Select the output directory for the generated reports. You can use the ellipse button to select an existing directory.
The following subdirectories are created:
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A subdirectory named "RSoP validation".
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A subdirectory with the name of the RSoP validation.
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A subdirectory with the long version of the execution date.
The report will be saved in the subdirectory with the name "RSoP on [COMPUTER_NAME].html"
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Select Show differences only if you want the generated reports to only display differences; otherwise differences and similarities are displayed.
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Select the start date, time and time zone to run the reports. After the initial run they will be repeated every 24 hours.
To edit an RSoP validation report
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Expand GPOADmin, the Live Environment, right-click a domain or OU, and choose RSoP Validations.
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From the RSoP Validation Scheduler dialog, select the validation report, and click Edit.
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Click New RSoP to create a new source or use the ellipse button to select an existing source.
4
Select which computers to compare against the specified RSoP report.
Container: Select this option to include all computers in a given organizational unit.
Computers: Select this option to add and remove specific computers.
5
Select the output directory for the generated reports. You can use the ellipse button to select an existing directory.
The following subdirectories are created:
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A subdirectory named "RSoP validation".
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A subdirectory with the name of the RSoP validation.
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A subdirectory with the long version of the execution date.
The report will be saved in the subdirectory with the name "RSoP on [COMPUTER_NAME].html"
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Select Show differences only if you want the generated reports to only display differences; otherwise differences and similarities are displayed.
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Select the start date, time and time zone to run the reports. After the initial run they will be repeated every 24 hours.
To remove an RSoP validation report
1
Expand GPOADmin, the Live Environment, right-click a domain or OU, and choose RSoP Validations.
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From the RSoP Validation Scheduler dialog, select the validation report, and click Delete.

Exporting registry settings

Exporting registry settings

If you want to create custom GPO reports, you can export GPO settings to a spreadsheet and format the data to suit your needs.

To export GPO settings
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Select one or more GPOs, right-click and select Export Policy RegistrySettings to CSV.
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Select whether to export all settings, user settings only, or computer settings only.

Working with report folders

Reports in GPOADmin mirror the contents of My GPOADmin Reports folder in the Documents folder.

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NOTE: Report Folders are only available in the GPOADmin console.
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Managing report folders

Managing report folders

To create a folder
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Right-click Reports or any subfolder, and select New | Folder.
To rename a folder
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Right-click any subfolder under Reports, select Rename and enter the new name.
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NOTE: The name must be a valid Windows® folder and must not conflict with any other folder names of the same parent.
To delete a folder
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Right-click any subfolder under Reports and select Delete.
To manage reports using Windows Explorer
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Right-click Reports and select Open Folder in Explorer.
From here, you can manage your files in the typical manner.
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Once you return to GPOADmin, right-click Reports, and select Refresh to ensure that your view is updated.
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