That does work, but it doesn't transfer redirected folder settings. Also, you can get into some trouble with replication between domain controllers, i.e. they don't replicate. The GPT.INI file contains a version number that must match the GPO's version which is stored in AD. To make sure they replicate when you do it this way, be sure to immediately make a change to one of the settings in the GPO under Administrative Templates. Since the GPMC came out, that's the way to go now. Jeff Durbin -----Original Message----- From: Joe shonk [mailto:jshonk_dhl@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:55 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Group policy objects GPOs can be moved in Windows 2000, but not very easily. Basically it involves setting up a blank GPO and identifing the GUID for the object. For the GPO you want to copy from, idendify the object's GUID. Then on the domain controller, locate the SYSVOL\{domain name}\policies\{copy from GUID}\ directory. Copy it's contents (dirs and all) to the SYSVOL\{domain name}\policies\{copy to GUID}\ directory. Go edit the GPO, verify your settings and apply the policy as needed. Joe Brian Lilley <Brian.Lilley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: does Windows 2000 do it?? -----Original Message----- From: Steven Sporen [mailto:steven.sporen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 11 September 2003 17:05 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Group policy objects Windows 2003 allows you to export and import the GPO's. -----Original Message----- From: Brian Lilley [mailto:Brian.Lilley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 11 September 2003 02:25 To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Group policy objects If a group policy was built in a test environment... How would I move this into production.?? Is it a case of just copying a .gpo file over and assigning it to Sites/domains/OU's?? thanks in advance.. 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