Hi Graham, The default behavior is that a copy of the ADM template is taken and stored on the Sysvol under the GUID for that Policy ( <file:///\\DomainName\Sysvol\DNSName\Policies\GUID\ADM> \\DomainName\Sysvol\DNSName\Policies\GUID\ADM). It will use that version in the future unless it finds a more recent version on the workstation, in which case it will replace it. You can modify the behavior so that it doesn't update the ADM file on the Sysvol and you can also get it to always use the local copy of the ADM file. Alan Cuthbertson Policy Management Software:- http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir <http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=pol_summary.shtml> &f=pol_summary.shtml ADM Template Editor:- http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir <http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=adm_summary.shtml> &f=adm_summary.shtml Policy Log Reporter(Free) http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir <http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=policyreporter.shtml> &f=policyreporter.shtml -----Original Message----- From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Graham Turner Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 8:31 AM To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gptalk] Re: import of administrative templates on same note, what would be expected behaviour if we were to open a GPO, which contains settings from an ADM template, but the template file (ADM) is not available from the editing system ? just thinking through the scenario of admin workstations on which ADM files would be generally stored being lost without backup of ADM files ? > Hi Graham, > > > > It shouldn't matter whether you run GPEDIT, or whether you load a GPO from > within ADUC. The later simply calls GPEDIT with a parameter identifying the > Policy. > > > > By default when loading an ADM file it will load the ADM file from > systemroot\INF, but there is nothing to stop you browsing anywhere else to > get the file. > > > > Alan Cuthbertson > > > > > > Policy Management Software:- > > http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir > <http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=pol_summary.shtml> > &f=pol_summary.shtml > > > > ADM Template Editor:- > > http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir > <http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=adm_summary.shtml> > &f=adm_summary.shtml > > > > Policy Log Reporter(Free) > > http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir > <http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=policyreporter.shtml> > &f=policyreporter.shtml > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Graham Turner > Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 8:03 AM > To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [gptalk] import of administrative templates > > > > Hopefully, just a quick 'sanity check' re import of admin templates > > > > does it make any difference as to whether they are imported using the local > gp > > editor (gpedit.msc) or that which opens having opened a GPO using ADUC ?? > > > > i assume both GP editors use the same location for ADM's (systemroot\INF) ?? > > > > GT > > > > *********************** > > You can unsubscribe from gptalk by sending email to > gptalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by > logging into the freelists.org Web interface. Archives for the list are > available at //www.freelists.org/archives/gptalk/ > > ************************ > > > *********************** You can unsubscribe from gptalk by sending email to gptalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the freelists.org Web interface. Archives for the list are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/gptalk/ ************************