Part 3: Group Policy

Part 3: Group Policy

Introduction
Microsoft technology central control install and remove apps.
Control the user experience.
supports rollback of changes.
Is client driven
Creeate configure and store in ad.
Is up to client to download policy.
Non windows clients can be added.
open regedit on client:
all gp clinet extensions has own folder in registry
GRoup policy management editor
Policy, user has no choice,
preferences user has a choice
New Features in 2008
Comments for Group Policy
Starter Group Policy Objects ( Templates )
Network Location Awareness ( default refresh time for GPOs is 90 minutes, 
 now Group policy can detect network changes, combines wiht ADML file ) 
Preferences ( policy maker purchased by Microsoft )
Windows PowerShell Cmdlets (R2) ( posersheel managemnt of GPOs )
New ADMX format ( xml based )  ( was ADM file before 2008, stored in sysvol share,
 changes need  copying of entire file, they are language specific )
New Group olicy feature is comments.
Configuring
start - admin tools
default is required
tell link from object by icon
can be linked to multiple ous