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Group Policy Management Console
You must use the GPMC to manage Group Policy
deployment. The GPMC provides a single solution for managing all Group Policy-related
tasks, and it is also best suited to handle enterprise-level tasks, such as forest-related work.
The GPMC allows administrators to manage Group Policy and GPOs all from one easy-
to-use console whether their enterprise solution spans multiple domains and sites within
one or more forests or is local to one site. The GPMC adds flexibility, manageability, and
functionality. Using this console, you can also perform other functions, such as backup and
restore, importing, and copying.
Auditpol
.
exe
Auditpol.exe
is a command-line utility that works with Windows Vista,
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows
Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2. An administrator has the ability to display
information about policies and also to perform some functions to manipulate audit policies.
Table 6.1 shows some of the switches available for
auditpol.exe
.
Table 6.1
Auditpol.exe
switches
Switch
Description
/?
This is the
Auditpol.exe
help command.
/get
This allows you to display the current audit policy.
/set
This allows you to set a policy.
/list
This displays selectable policy elements.
/backup
This allows you to save the audit policy to a file.
/restore
This restores a policy from previous backup.
/clear
This clears the audit policy.
/remove
This removes all per-user audit policy settings and disables all system
audit policy settings.
/ResourceSACL
This configures the Global Resource SACL.
You should be careful when making Group Policy settings because certain
options might prevent the proper use of systems on your network. Always
test Group Policy settings on a small group of users before you deploy
them throughout your organization. You'll probably find that some settings
need to be changed to be effective.
Exercise 6.1 walks you through the process of installing the Group Policy Management
MMC snap-in for editing Group Policy settings and creating a GPO.
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