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GPOADmin 5.21 - 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 Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Appendix: GPOADmin with SQL Replication About Us

Restricting access to objects

By default, access to containers and objects is based on the security directly assigned to it and the security from its parent container.

If necessary, you can block inheritance to restrict access to the container or object.

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NOTE: Inheritance cannot be blocked on root containers (Version Control Root, Lost & Found, and Protected Settings Root).
To block inheritance:
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Right-click the required container and select Properties.
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Select the Security tab and click to enable the Block Inheritance option.
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Click OK.
Once enabled, the security on the container or object is based on the access directly assigned to it. Any child container or objects inheritance stops at the first container where inheritance is blocked.

Adding notifications for users

An administrator can add notifications for multiple users. Such users may never log in to GPOADmin, but for business reasons, may need to be notified when an object is created, modified, or deleted.

Administrators can also copy notification settings from one user to other users or merge new notification settings with existing ones.

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NOTE: Only users with the Set Notification right can manage GPOADmin notifications.
To add notifications
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Right-click the Forest node and select Notification Manager.
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Select the container you want to set notifications on.
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Under the Notifications menu, select Add Subscribers.
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If there are no users listed, you can add either an Administrator or a User by selecting Add Administrator or Add User.
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Select the check box next to the user and click OK.
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You can have the application attempt to discover the user’s email address by clicking the Autodiscover email address button.
If the application fails to discover the user’s email, or you want to redirect it, type the email address in the Email box and click Set.
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Click OK.
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In the Notification Manager window, select the user and then under the Notifications menu, select Set Notifications.
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NOTE: A newly added user will not be retained until you assign notifications for that user.
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Select the actions for which you want to have the user notified and click OK.
To paste and merge notification settings
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In the Notification Manager window, right-click the name of the user from which you want to copy notifications and select Copy Notifications.
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Select the target user or group of users and do one of the following:
To paste notifications, select Paste Notifications.
Pasting overwrites the target user’s existing notifications.
To merge the copied notifications with the target user’s existing notifications, select Merge Notifications.

Selecting events on which to be notified

Using the notification option you can set up to receive an email each time a specified action is performed within the Version Control system.

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NOTE: Only users with the Set Notification right can manage GPOADmin notifications.
To set up notification
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Navigate to the version-controlled object for which you want to be notified.
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Right-click the object and select Options.
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Select Notifications.
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Select the events that you want to be notified about, and click OK.
A notification email will now be sent when the specified events take place on (and beneath, in the case of a container) the selected object.
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NOTE: To set up the email address for the notification messages, see Configuring user preferences or Adding notifications for users .

Restricting inheritance on notifications

If required, you can select to restrict the inheritance on notification settings from the Version Control root to child containers and objects.

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NOTE: Only users with the Block Notification Inheritance right can restrict notifications.
To block the notification settings on child containers and objects:
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Right-click the Version Control Root node, required container or object, and select Properties.
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Select the Notifications tab.
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Click to enable the Block inheritance option.
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Select the actions for the selected container or object that you want to be notified on.
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Click OK.
The notification settings will now follow the selected configuration rather than be inherited from the parent container,
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