Dump GPO to Text File - Win2k?

[Gerry Hickman]

Hi,

Is it possible to dump a group policy object defined on a domain controller
to a text file? I looked at the GPResult tool, but this tool seems to be for
testing the client? I just want to view what's on the server.

e.g. I open "Active Directory Users and Computers", choose my OU,
Right-Click and choose "Group Policy" tab. I can then highlight a policy and
choose "Edit". This will open the policy from the server in MMC, but instead
of viewig it in MMC, I just want to view it in a text file.

As I understand it, the object is stored partly in AD and partly in SYSVOL.

 

[Dave Britt]

Gerry,

If you are using a Windows XP machine to administer the environment
install the Group Policy Management Console onto the client (GPMC). This
tool is capable of administering Group policy in a Windows 2000 or Windows
2003 domain environment. It also comes with some standard scripts included
as part of the install for example:

This command will generate an XML and HTML report of all of you GPO's. Very
useful for documentation or passing on to people that do not have access to
GPMC.

cscript getreportsforAllgpos.wsf c:\Reports

Dave