Server 2003 Group Policy issue by Loki
Started on : 06-01-2011 05:17 PM Replies : 10 Last post by : Loki on 06-01-2011 06:53 PM
Jun 1st, 2011
Loki Member Posts: 8453
Here at my new job I am trying to get some security set up. Starting small I went in and set up the screensaver to kick on after 180 seconds and require a password. Yet nothing is being pushed to the PC end. Been a LONG time since I have dealt with GP and was wondering what I might need to look at?
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05:17 PM
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FieroRumor Member Posts: 35007
Did you reboot the client machine?
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05:21 PM
Loki Member Posts: 8453
Client machines have been rebooted.. Ill try the force.
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05:26 PM
Loki Member Posts: 8453
No go on the force.. Ugh
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05:33 PM
kwagner Member Posts: 4258
Yeah group policy pushes are sketchy. gpupdate /force as rumor said seems to be the most likely to work, though still not a full guarantee from my experience. Give it a few reboots.
Edit: run rsop (I think rsop.msc) on the client to see if it's getting the policy you think it should be getting. Maybe it's not the right area to affect it the way you want.
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05:34 PM
FieroRumor Member Posts: 35007
You can also check the event logs to see if there are events listed related to the GP...
When I do a test GPs, I usually include a script which creates a folder on the client machine. That way, I can tell if the dang thing ran or not...
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05:36 PM
FieroRumor Member Posts: 35007
Also depends on where you created the GP! (which DC)
it takes time to propagate...
if the client doesn't hit that server when the users tries to login, that GP is PROBABLY not gonna run...
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05:37 PM
Loki Member Posts: 8453
rsop isnt showing what it should be getting, even after reboots and forces. Ugh. Maybe ill go kick the server
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05:38 PM
Loki Member Posts: 8453
.83 is our DC.. Every PC hits it. But just found out from the network admin some funky stuff has been going on that he is looking into anyway. sigh
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05:52 PM
86GT3.4DOHC Member Posts: 10007
Are you linking it to the appropriate group?
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06:01 PM
Loki Member Posts: 8453
Under user config > admin templates > control panel > display
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