The child container settings apply case conflict

Group Policies

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Benefits of Group Policies

Types of Group Policies

Software Settings
Logon/logoff scripts
Security Settings (password policy, etc.)Administrative Templates
Remote Installation Services (RIS)
Folder Redirection

A local GPO exists on every Windows 2003 computer, and by default, only security settings are configured.

Need appropriate permissions to create GPO

Creating a GPO

Support for Windows 95,
Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0

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Applications can be assigned or published using GPO

With User Configuration, you can assign or publish applications to users

With Computer Configuration, you can assign applications to computers.

The policy finally assigned to a computer or a user is the cumulative effect of all GPOs assigned to the site, domain, and OU to which the user or computer belongs.

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In case of conflict, computer settings take precedence over user settings.

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apply to the computer, regardless of who logs on

Policies set in User Configuration node

Hands-on exercise in lab

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