Custom ADM Template

[Guest]

I want to create a policy that would configure the XP SP2 Firewall on a user
by user basis. Right now it looks like it will only do it with the computer
ADM template. Anyway I thought that creating my own ADM template with it
removed from the computer ADM and add it to the user ADM. Where is this
setting?
I have been looking through the default ADM templates with no success.

Thanks,

Mike B.

 

[Bruce Sanderson]

Firewall settings are per computer, not per user. There is no way to apply
the XP SP2 firewall settings on a per user basis. Even if you build a
custom adm that "applies" settings to a user account, Windows XP SP2 will
ignore them. Support for policies has to be included in the OS (or in
application) for settings in a GPO to be useful.

The firewall settings specification is in the Windows XP SP2 version of
system.adm. On a Windows XP SP2 computer, look in
%systemroot%\system32\inf\system.adm. Search for wf_profile_domain.

The Windows XP SP2 version of the .adm files can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...4b-7112-4b6c-ad4a-bbf3802a5c9b&DisplayLang=en.

Why do you want to apply different firewall settings to different users?
Perhaps there is an alternate method to reach the desired objective.