group policy translation

[genghiz]

Hello friends:

I have recently took a new job, the existing Windows 2003 Active Directory
is not pretty, there are many Group Policies that I am trying to understand.
Is there a utility that will tell me what exactly each one of these group
policies accomplish?

Thanks.

 

[Florian Frommherz [MVP]]

Howdie!

I have recently took a new job, the existing Windows 2003 Active Directory
is not pretty, there are many Group Policies that I am trying to understand.
Is there a utility that will tell me what exactly each one of these group
policies accomplish?

You mean a tool that gives you the explain text messages of each setting
of the policy? There's no such tool. What you can do is use the GPMC and
its settings tab - it displays all settings of a GP. Many of the setting
names of the GPs are very explanatory.

cheers,
Florian

 

[genghiz]

Thanks Florian!!!!

Howdie!

I have recently took a new job, the existing Windows 2003 Active
Directory is not pretty, there are many Group Policies that I am trying
to understand. Is there a utility that will tell me what exactly each one
of these group policies accomplish?

You mean a tool that gives you the explain text messages of each setting
of the policy? There's no such tool. What you can do is use the GPMC and
its settings tab - it displays all settings of a GP. Many of the setting
names of the GPs are very explanatory.

cheers,
Florian
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