TABLE OF CONTENTS Group Policy is used to manage and control various features and components of the Windows Server 2003 network. Group Policy settings can be used to define users desktop environments, to specify security settings, and to configure and control application behavior. Group Policy can be used to automatically deploy software to users and computers. You can also use group policies to assign scripts and redirect folders. Policies can be applied to a site, a domain, an organizational unit (OU) or a local computer.
Because Group Policy is used for so many important management functions, it is important for network administrators to be intimately familiar with how Group Policy works, and how they can use it for more flexibility and control of network components.
This chapter starts with the basics of Group Policy terminology and concepts, introducing you to user and computer policies and Group Policy Objects (GPOs). We discuss the scope and application order of policies, and you ll learn about Group Policy integration in Active Directory. We show you how to plan a Group Policy strategy, and then walk you through the steps of implementing Group Policy. We show you how to perform common Group Policy tasks, and discuss Group Policy propagation and replication. You ll also learn best practices for working with Group Policy, and we ll show you how to troubleshoot problems with Group Policy.
EXAM 70-294 OBJECTIVE 4, 4.2.1, 4.3.1
Group Policy is derived from the System Policies of the Windows NT days, and has been...
