[gptalk] Re: Clean Up Existing GP settings

  • From: "Tim Bolton" <jsclmedave@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:23:37 -0600

Ok thanks Darren.  I will just document the heck out of it and go one line
at a time.

Thanks!!


Tim

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Darren Mar-Elia <darren@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Tim-
>
> There is no list like you describe but if all you are talking about are
> admin. templates, then you should be fine. They should get removed from the
> DDP when they are moved and re-applied by the appropriate GPOs. The
> challenge will be if you have security settings, since those don't get
> removed in most cases. That just means that if you are moving those settings
> to other GPOs, they will simply be re-applied. However, if you are removing
> settings, that might result in the previous settings simply being left
> behind.  Just something to be aware of.
>
>
> Darren
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> *From:* gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Tim Bolton
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:09 AM
> *To:* gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [gptalk] Clean Up Existing GP settings
>
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> I am attempting to root out a bunch of redundant - and in some cases not
> needed - GP settings for a client.
>
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> They broke rule number 1 by setting everything for multiple sites into the
> Default Domain Policy.  They also created separate OUs and redundant
> settings.
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> What I want to do now is start backing out the not needed, and moving the
> needed settings from the Default Domain Policy to specific GPs assigned to
> their specific PCs and or Users.
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> So is there a list of GP that I will run into issues with due to Registry
> changes or anything like that?  I would like to get it cleaned up then
> tackle the tricky settings one at a time to ensure they do not cause other
> issues.
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> Thanks!
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> --
>
> Tim Bolton
>



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Tim Bolton

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