Group Policy Computer vs User

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We have migrated a group of users to AD. All desktops are running Win2kSP3.
We tried to set a mandatory screen saver in the Computer policy. This didn't work! It never replicated to the desktops.
When we set the policy in the User policy it worked fine. We prefer to set this on the computer as opposed to the user. Any ideas?

Thanks.
Ken

 

[Steve Dodson [MSFT]]

I would suggest enabling a loopback policy which will apply the user policy
settings to the computer:

231287 Loopback Processing of Group Policy
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231287

Hope that Helps!

Steve Dodson [MSFT]
Directory Services
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We have migrated a group of users to AD. All desktops are running

Win2kSP3.
We tried to set a mandatory screen saver in the Computer policy. This
didn't work! It never replicated to the desktops.
When we set the policy in the User policy it worked fine. We prefer to set
this on the computer as opposed to the user. Any ideas?

Thanks.
Ken

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[Jason King]

Make sure the Computer itself is located in that OU you have the Policy
applied to...

We have migrated a group of users to AD. All desktops are running Win2kSP3.
We tried to set a mandatory screen saver in the Computer policy. This

didn't work! It never replicated to the desktops.

When we set the policy in the User policy it worked fine. We prefer to

set this on the computer as opposed to the user. Any ideas?

 

[Jason King]

Make sure the Computer itself is located in that OU you have the Policy
applied to...

We have migrated a group of users to AD. All desktops are running Win2kSP3.
We tried to set a mandatory screen saver in the Computer policy. This

didn't work! It never replicated to the desktops.

When we set the policy in the User policy it worked fine. We prefer to

set this on the computer as opposed to the user. Any ideas?