Scripting GPOs and Policies

Six6siX · 1 Feb 2011 at 22:05

I'm not entirely sure this can be done but it's worth an ask.

Is it possible to script GPO creation and/or importing?

And is it possible to script changes to domain/domain controller security policies etc?

Systems running Server 2003 R2, and currently we have to manually create the GPOs and import a backup, changing folder redirection for each, then change settings as applicable.

I have done a lot of the AD structure scripting already and if I could script this bit then that would automate a large chunk of the config process.

Have had a search around but can't seem to find any information on this

Thanks

Six6siX · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:42

But it would need implementing in the first instance - which is what I want to script.

The replication on the partner domain controller isn't the issue, as like you say, it will replicate.

It does sound strange, but for their application, this is a process that needs to be repeated quite often as the server pairs are in isolation from anything else.

Six6siX · 3 Feb 2011 at 18:15

That sounds exactly like what I am after, thanks for the link. I will give that a shot

Six6siX · 7 Feb 2011 at 11:16

Worked perfectly, thanks for that