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pamarths
Posts:48
 | | 12/22/2009 7:45 PM |
| I have following questions in mind. Can some one help me please
1. How GPPs will be processed. Is it similar to GPOs? Will GPPs maintain
a local copy of XML? Will they work based on versioning like GPOs?
2. Is there procedure to construct values dynamically using GPPs? For
example, I want to set a environment variable called "office" on all
computers and this should hold the SITE name of computer. How can I achieve
this with GPOs?
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| JamieNelson
Posts:0
| | 12/22/2009 8:47 PM |
| 1. Yes, GPP is just a part of a GPO, so they are processed no
different. If you break it down, a GPP is a XML file stored in SYSVOL
with the rest of the GPO. When a client processes that XML it stores it
locally and I don't think it downloads it again unless it has changed.
So, to answer the second part of your first question; yes, they rely on
versioning.
2. Yes, in your example you can create environment variables using
item-leveling targeting
a. Under Computer/User Configuration, drill down to Preferences >
Windows Settings > Environment
b. Right-click Environment, select New > Environment Variable
c. Leave action as "Update". Enter the "office" as the name and a
site name as the value.
d. Select the "Common" tab and check the "Item-level targeting"
checkbox. Then click the "Targeting..." button.
e. Select "New Item" and pick "Site" from the drop-down menu. Then
select "Browse" in the bottom pane of the targeting editor and select
the same AD site you did in step c.
f. Repeat the entire process for each of the sites in your
environment.
Regards,
Jamie Nelson | Sr. Administrator | BI&T Infrastructure-Intel | Devon
Energy Corporation | Work: ' 405.552.8054 | Mobile: ' 405.248.7963 |
http://www.dvn.com <http://www.dvn.com/>
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sitaram Pamarthi
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:44 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Need few inner details of how GPPs works.
I have following questions in mind. Can some one help me please
1. How GPPs will be processed. Is it similar to GPOs? Will GPPs
maintain a local copy of XML? Will they work based on versioning like
GPOs?
2. Is there procedure to construct values dynamically using GPPs?
For example, I want to set a environment variable called "office" on all
computers and this should hold the SITE name of computer. How can I
achieve this with GPOs?
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| pamarths
Posts:48
| | 12/23/2009 8:11 AM |
| Thanks for your response nelson. Comments inline in brown.
Few more questions:
1) Will GPPs will do a try? For example, if drive mapping is failed at the
time of login, is there any option to make it retry after certain delay(say
10 secs)?
2) User/Adminstrator is allowed to change the settings applied through the
preferences? If yes, Will the next GPO refresh fix the discrepancies with
the help of local XML?
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 2:16 AM, Nelson, Jamie <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 1. Yes, GPP is just a part of a GPO, so they are processed no
> different. If you break it down, a GPP is a XML file stored in SYSVOL with
> the rest of the GPO. When a client processes that XML it stores it locally
> and I don’t think it downloads it again unless it has changed. So, to answer
> the second part of your first question; yes, they rely on versioning.
>
[Sitaram] What is the XML file in local machine?. You said, GPP will be
processed only when there is a change in version number like GPOs, but the
below example, if the machine moves from one site to another, the site env
will not get updated automatically. Is it like a machine processes all GPOs
when there is change in group membership/site/OU location occurs?
> 2. Yes, in your example you can create environment variables using
> item-leveling targeting
>
> a. Under Computer/User Configuration, drill down to Preferences >
> Windows Settings > Environment
>
> b. Right-click Environment, select New > Environment Variable
>
> c. Leave action as “Update”. Enter the “office” as the name and a
> site name as the value.
>
> d. Select the “Common” tab and check the “Item-level targeting”
> checkbox. Then click the “Targeting…” button.
>
> e. Select “New Item” and pick “Site” from the drop-down menu. Then
> select “Browse” in the bottom pane of the targeting editor and select the
> same AD site you did in step c.
>
> f. Repeat the entire process for each of the sites in your
> environment.
>
> [SITARAM] Thanks for details steps. I might ping you again if I struct
> somewhere with this :-)
>
> Regards,
>
> * *
>
> * *
>
> * *
>
> * *
>
> *Jamie Nelson* | Sr. Administrator | BI&T Infrastructure-Intel | *Devon
> Energy Corporation* | Work: ' 405.552.8054 | Mobile: ' 405.248.7963 |
> http://www.dvn.com
>
>
>
> *From:* xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Sitaram Pamarthi
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:44 PM
>
> *To:* xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [gptalk] Need few inner details of how GPPs works.
>
>
>
> I have following questions in mind. Can some one help me please
>
> 1. How GPPs will be processed. Is it similar to GPOs? Will GPPs
> maintain a local copy of XML? Will they work based on versioning like GPOs?
> 2. Is there procedure to construct values dynamically using GPPs? For
> example, I want to set a environment variable called "office" on all
> computers and this should hold the SITE name of computer. How can I achieve
> this with GPOs?
>
>
>
>
>
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| JamieNelson
Posts:0
| | 12/23/2009 9:22 AM |
| 1. Group Policy Preferences will process according to the
background refresh interval that normal GPO settings go by. So, by
default, GPPs should get re-applied approximately every 1.5 hours. There
is no way to configure a delay as you have suggested, but you could
lessen the length of time between background policy refreshes. Don't
shorten it too much though. Microsoft sets it that way for a reason, so
workstations are not taxing Domain Controllers by constantly updating
their policies.
2. Yes, preferences are not policies, so in most cases they cannot
be enforced. However, assuming you do not configure the preference to
only apply once it should get re-applied for you automatically during
the next background refresh.
To answer to your other question from my earlier reply:
1. I didn't say GPP wouldn't be processed, just that the local XML
is only going to be updated when/if GPP changes. In your case, if a
machine changes sites, the variable should get updated at the next
background refresh as long as you have configured preferences for each
of the sites in your environment. The preference for the old site will
no longer apply, but the preference for the new one will. This would
have an "Update" effect on the environment variable. The location of the
XML is dependent on whether it is machine or user settings. Machine
Settings should be in the "All Users" profile folder under Application
Data\GroupPolicy\Preference. User settings should be the same, but would
be in the user-specific profile folder.
Jamie Nelson | Sr. Administrator | BI&T Infrastructure-Intel | Devon
Energy Corporation | Work: ' 405.552.8054 | Mobile: ' 405.248.7963 |
http://www.dvn.com <http://www.dvn.com/>
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sitaram Pamarthi
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 2:10 AM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [gptalk] Need few inner details of how GPPs works.
Thanks for your response nelson. Comments inline in brown.
Few more questions:
1) Will GPPs will do a try? For example, if drive mapping is failed at
the time of login, is there any option to make it retry after certain
delay(say 10 secs)?
2) User/Adminstrator is allowed to change the settings applied through
the preferences? If yes, Will the next GPO refresh fix the discrepancies
with the help of local XML?
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 2:16 AM, Nelson, Jamie <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
1. Yes, GPP is just a part of a GPO, so they are processed no
different. If you break it down, a GPP is a XML file stored in SYSVOL
with the rest of the GPO. When a client processes that XML it stores it
locally and I don't think it downloads it again unless it has changed.
So, to answer the second part of your first question; yes, they rely on
versioning.
[Sitaram] What is the XML file in local machine?. You said, GPP will be
processed only when there is a change in version number like GPOs, but
the below example, if the machine moves from one site to another, the
site env will not get updated automatically. Is it like a machine
processes all GPOs when there is change in group membership/site/OU
location occurs?
2. Yes, in your example you can create environment
variables using item-leveling targeting
a. Under Computer/User Configuration, drill down to
Preferences > Windows Settings > Environment
b. Right-click Environment, select New > Environment
Variable
c. Leave action as "Update". Enter the "office" as the
name and a site name as the value.
d. Select the "Common" tab and check the "Item-level
targeting" checkbox. Then click the "Targeting..." button.
e. Select "New Item" and pick "Site" from the drop-down
menu. Then select "Browse" in the bottom pane of the targeting editor
and select the same AD site you did in step c.
f. Repeat the entire process for each of the sites in
your environment.
[SITARAM] Thanks for details steps. I might ping you again if I
struct somewhere with this :-)
Regards,
Jamie Nelson | Sr. Administrator | BI&T Infrastructure-Intel |
Devon Energy Corporation | Work: ' 405.552.8054 | Mobile: ' 405.248.7963
| http://www.dvn.com <http://www.dvn.com/>
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sitaram Pamarthi
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:44 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Need few inner details of how GPPs works.
I have following questions in mind. Can some one help me please
1. How GPPs will be processed. Is it similar to GPOs? Will
GPPs maintain a local copy of XML? Will they work based on versioning
like GPOs?
2. Is there procedure to construct values dynamically using
GPPs? For example, I want to set a environment variable called "office"
on all computers and this should hold the SITE name of computer. How can
I achieve this with GPOs?
________________________________
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| dougdelaney
Posts:43
| | 12/23/2009 3:59 PM |
| In my experience, the local XML file gets over-written each time policy processing occurs. I have yet to find a way to implement a local preference, Windows 7 w/RSAT gpedit.msc doesn't even show preferences.
Doug Delaney
Technology Consultant III
Americas Regional Delivery Engineering
HP Enterprise Services
Telephone +1 248.365.9187
Mobile +1 248.210.4973
Email xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
985 W. Entrance Dr., 2A / Auburn Hills, MI 48326
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From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nelson, Jamie
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 4:21 AM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] Need few inner details of how GPPs works.
1. Group Policy Preferences will process according to the background refresh interval that normal GPO settings go by. So, by default, GPPs should get re-applied approximately every 1.5 hours. There is no way to configure a delay as you have suggested, but you could lessen the length of time between background policy refreshes. Don't shorten it too much though. Microsoft sets it that way for a reason, so workstations are not taxing Domain Controllers by constantly updating their policies.
2. Yes, preferences are not policies, so in most cases they cannot be enforced. However, assuming you do not configure the preference to only apply once it should get re-applied for you automatically during the next background refresh.
To answer to your other question from my earlier reply:
1. I didn't say GPP wouldn't be processed, just that the local XML is only going to be updated when/if GPP changes. In your case, if a machine changes sites, the variable should get updated at the next background refresh as long as you have configured preferences for each of the sites in your environment. The preference for the old site will no longer apply, but the preference for the new one will. This would have an "Update" effect on the environment variable. The location of the XML is dependent on whether it is machine or user settings. Machine Settings should be in the "All Users" profile folder under Application Data\GroupPolicy\Preference. User settings should be the same, but would be in the user-specific profile folder.
Jamie Nelson | Sr. Administrator | BI&T Infrastructure-Intel | Devon Energy Corporation | Work: ' 405.552.8054 | Mobile: ' 405.248.7963 | http://www.dvn.com<http://www.dvn.com/>
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sitaram Pamarthi
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 2:10 AM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [gptalk] Need few inner details of how GPPs works.
Thanks for your response nelson. Comments inline in brown.
Few more questions:
1) Will GPPs will do a try? For example, if drive mapping is failed at the time of login, is there any option to make it retry after certain delay(say 10 secs)?
2) User/Adminstrator is allowed to change the settings applied through the preferences? If yes, Will the next GPO refresh fix the discrepancies with the help of local XML?
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 2:16 AM, Nelson, Jamie <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
1. Yes, GPP is just a part of a GPO, so they are processed no different. If you break it down, a GPP is a XML file stored in SYSVOL with the rest of the GPO. When a client processes that XML it stores it locally and I don't think it downloads it again unless it has changed. So, to answer the second part of your first question; yes, they rely on versioning.
[Sitaram] What is the XML file in local machine?. You said, GPP will be processed only when there is a change in version number like GPOs, but the below example, if the machine moves from one site to another, the site env will not get updated automatically. Is it like a machine processes all GPOs when there is change in group membership/site/OU location occurs?
2. Yes, in your example you can create environment variables using item-leveling targeting
a. Under Computer/User Configuration, drill down to Preferences > Windows Settings > Environment
b. Right-click Environment, select New > Environment Variable
c. Leave action as "Update". Enter the "office" as the name and a site name as the value.
d. Select the "Common" tab and check the "Item-level targeting" checkbox. Then click the "Targeting..." button.
e. Select "New Item" and pick "Site" from the drop-down menu. Then select "Browse" in the bottom pane of the targeting editor and select the same AD site you did in step c.
f. Repeat the entire process for each of the sites in your environment.
[SITARAM] Thanks for details steps. I might ping you again if I struct somewhere with this :-)
Regards,
Jamie Nelson | Sr. Administrator | BI&T Infrastructure-Intel | Devon Energy Corporation | Work: ' 405.552.8054 | Mobile: ' 405.248.7963 | http://www.dvn.com<http://www.dvn.com/>
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Sitaram Pamarthi
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:44 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [gptalk] Need few inner details of how GPPs works.
I have following questions in mind. Can some one help me please
1. How GPPs will be processed. Is it similar to GPOs? Will GPPs maintain a local copy of XML? Will they work based on versioning like GPOs?
2. Is there procedure to construct values dynamically using GPPs? For example, I want to set a environment variable called "office" on all computers and this should hold the SITE name of computer. How can I achieve this with GPOs?
________________________________
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| dmarelia
Posts:441
| | 12/23/2009 4:47 PM |
| Yea, no support for local GPO processing of GP Preferences settings. That's hard coded into implementation. The local file cache (in AppData) of GPP settings are strictly used by GPP to revert setting values that no longer apply (if that option is chosen and the particular setting can be reverted).
Darren
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Delaney, Doug
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:56 AM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] Need few inner details of how GPPs works.
In my experience, the local XML file gets over-written each time policy processing occurs. I have yet to find a way to implement a local preference, Windows 7 w/RSAT gpedit.msc doesn't even show preferences.
Doug Delaney
Technology Consultant III
Americas Regional Delivery Engineering
HP Enterprise Services
Telephone +1 248.365.9187
Mobile +1 248.210.4973
Email xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailtoxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
985 W. Entrance Dr., 2A / Auburn Hills, MI 48326
[cid:image001.jpg@01CA83AC.2F0F0ED0]
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nelson, Jamie
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 4:21 AM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [gptalk] Need few inner details of how GPPs works.
1. Group Policy Preferences will process according to the background refresh interval that normal GPO settings go by. So, by default, GPPs should get re-applied approximately every 1.5 hours. There is no way to configure a delay as you have suggested, but you could lessen the length of time between background policy refreshes. Don't shorten it too much though. Microsoft sets it that way for a reason, so workstations are not taxing Domain Controllers by constantly updating their policies.
2. Yes, preferences are not policies, so in most cases they cannot be enforced. However, assuming you do not configure the preference to only apply once it should get re-applied for you automatically during the next background refresh.
To answer to your other question from my earlier reply:
1. I didn't say GPP wouldn't be processed, just that the local XML is only going to be updated when/if GPP changes. In your case, if a machine changes sites, the variable should get updated at the next background refresh as long as you have configured preferences for each of the sites in your environment. The preference for the old site will no longer apply, but the preference for the new one will. This would have an "Update" effect on the environment variable. The location of the XML is dependent on whether it is machine or user settings. Machine Settings should be in the "All Users" profile folder under Application Data\GroupPolicy\Preference. User settings should be the same, but would be in the user-specific profile folder.
Jamie Nelson | Sr. Administrator | BI&T Infrastructure-Intel | Devon Energy Corporation | Work: ' 405.552.8054 | Mobile: ' 405.248.7963 | http://www.dvn.com<http://www.dvn.com/>
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sitaram Pamarthi
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 2:10 AM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [gptalk] Need few inner details of how GPPs works.
Thanks for your response nelson. Comments inline in brown.
Few more questions:
1) Will GPPs will do a try? For example, if drive mapping is failed at the time of login, is there any option to make it retry after certain delay(say 10 secs)?
2) User/Adminstrator is allowed to change the settings applied through the preferences? If yes, Will the next GPO refresh fix the discrepancies with the help of local XML?
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 2:16 AM, Nelson, Jamie <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
1. Yes, GPP is just a part of a GPO, so they are processed no different. If you break it down, a GPP is a XML file stored in SYSVOL with the rest of the GPO. When a client processes that XML it stores it locally and I don't think it downloads it again unless it has changed. So, to answer the second part of your first question; yes, they rely on versioning.
[Sitaram] What is the XML file in local machine?. You said, GPP will be processed only when there is a change in version number like GPOs, but the below example, if the machine moves from one site to another, the site env will not get updated automatically. Is it like a machine processes all GPOs when there is change in group membership/site/OU location occurs?
2. Yes, in your example you can create environment variables using item-leveling targeting
a. Under Computer/User Configuration, drill down to Preferences > Windows Settings > Environment
b. Right-click Environment, select New > Environment Variable
c. Leave action as "Update". Enter the "office" as the name and a site name as the value.
d. Select the "Common" tab and check the "Item-level targeting" checkbox. Then click the "Targeting..." button.
e. Select "New Item" and pick "Site" from the drop-down menu. Then select "Browse" in the bottom pane of the targeting editor and select the same AD site you did in step c.
f. Repeat the entire process for each of the sites in your environment.
[SITARAM] Thanks for details steps. I might ping you again if I struct somewhere with this :-)
Regards,
Jamie Nelson | Sr. Administrator | BI&T Infrastructure-Intel | Devon Energy Corporation | Work: ' 405.552.8054 | Mobile: ' 405.248.7963 | http://www.dvn.com<http://www.dvn.com/>
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Sitaram Pamarthi
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:44 PM
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [gptalk] Need few inner details of how GPPs works.
I have following questions in mind. Can some one help me please
1. How GPPs will be processed. Is it similar to GPOs? Will GPPs maintain a local copy of XML? Will they work based on versioning like GPOs?
2. Is there procedure to construct values dynamically using GPPs? For example, I want to set a environment variable called "office" on all computers and this should hold the SITE name of computer. How can I achieve this with GPOs?
________________________________
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| pamarths
Posts:48
| | 12/24/2009 3:32 PM |
| Thanks for your detailed reply. Really helpful..!!
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Nelson, Jamie <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 1. Group Policy Preferences will process according to the
> background refresh interval that normal GPO settings go by. So, by default,
> GPPs should get re-applied approximately every 1.5 hours. There is no way to
> configure a delay as you have suggested, but you could lessen the length of
> time between background policy refreshes. Don’t shorten it too much though.
> Microsoft sets it that way for a reason, so workstations are not taxing
> Domain Controllers by constantly updating their policies.
>
> 2. Yes, preferences are not policies, so in most cases they cannot
> be enforced. However, assuming you do not configure the preference to only
> apply once it should get re-applied for you automatically during the next
> background refresh.
>
>
>
> To answer to your other question from my earlier reply:
>
>
>
> 1. I didn’t say GPP wouldn’t be processed, just that the local XML
> is only going to be updated when/if GPP changes. In your case, if a machine
> changes sites, the variable should get updated at the next background
> refresh as long as you have configured preferences for each of the sites in
> your environment. The preference for the old site will no longer apply, but
> the preference for the new one will. This would have an “Update” effect on
> the environment variable. The location of the XML is dependent on whether it
> is machine or user settings. Machine Settings should be in the “All Users”
> profile folder under Application Data\GroupPolicy\Preference. User settings
> should be the same, but would be in the user-specific profile folder.
>
>
>
> *Jamie Nelson* | Sr. Administrator | BI&T Infrastructure-Intel | *Devon
> Energy Corporation* | Work: ' 405.552.8054 | Mobile: ' 405.248.7963 |
> http://www.dvn.com
>
>
>
> *From:* xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Sitaram Pamarthi
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 23, 2009 2:10 AM
>
> *To:* xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* Re: [gptalk] Need few inner details of how GPPs works.
>
>
>
> Thanks for your response nelson. Comments inline in brown.
>
> Few more questions:
>
> 1) Will GPPs will do a try? For example, if drive mapping is failed at the
> time of login, is there any option to make it retry after certain delay(say
> 10 secs)?
>
> 2) User/Adminstrator is allowed to change the settings applied through the
> preferences? If yes, Will the next GPO refresh fix the discrepancies with
> the help of local XML?
>
> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 2:16 AM, Nelson, Jamie <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> 1. Yes, GPP is just a part of a GPO, so they are processed no
> different. If you break it down, a GPP is a XML file stored in SYSVOL with
> the rest of the GPO. When a client processes that XML it stores it locally
> and I don’t think it downloads it again unless it has changed. So, to answer
> the second part of your first question; yes, they rely on versioning.
>
> [Sitaram] What is the XML file in local machine?. You said, GPP will be
> processed only when there is a change in version number like GPOs, but the
> below example, if the machine moves from one site to another, the site env
> will not get updated automatically. Is it like a machine processes all GPOs
> when there is change in group membership/site/OU location occurs?
>
> 2. Yes, in your example you can create environment variables using
> item-leveling targeting
>
> a. Under Computer/User Configuration, drill down to Preferences >
> Windows Settings > Environment
>
> b. Right-click Environment, select New > Environment Variable
>
> c. Leave action as “Update”. Enter the “office” as the name and a
> site name as the value.
>
> d. Select the “Common” tab and check the “Item-level targeting”
> checkbox. Then click the “Targeting…” button.
>
> e. Select “New Item” and pick “Site” from the drop-down menu. Then
> select “Browse” in the bottom pane of the targeting editor and select the
> same AD site you did in step c.
>
> f. Repeat the entire process for each of the sites in your
> environment.
>
> [SITARAM] Thanks for details steps. I might ping you again if I struct
> somewhere with this :-)
>
> Regards,
>
> * *
>
> * *
>
> * *
>
> * *
>
> *Jamie Nelson* | Sr. Administrator | BI&T Infrastructure-Intel | *Devon
> Energy Corporation* | Work: ' 405.552.8054 | Mobile: ' 405.248.7963 |
> http://www.dvn.com
>
>
>
> *From:* xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Sitaram Pamarthi
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:44 PM
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> *To:* xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> *Subject:* [gptalk] Need few inner details of how GPPs works.
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> I have following questions in mind. Can some one help me please
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> 1. How GPPs will be processed. Is it similar to GPOs? Will GPPs
> maintain a local copy of XML? Will they work based on versioning like GPOs?
> 2. Is there procedure to construct values dynamically using GPPs? For
> example, I want to set a environment variable called "office" on all
> computers and this should hold the SITE name of computer. How can I achieve
> this with GPOs?
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