Group Policy Management & Configuration Flashcards
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Which tool is used to create and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in Windows Server 2012?
Answer: Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
The Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) is the primary tool for creating, linking, and managing GPOs across an Active Directory domain.
What is the default order in which Group Policy is applied (from first to last)?
Answer: Local, Site, Domain, OU
Group Policy is applied in LSDOU order: Local, Site, Domain, then Organizational Unit, with each successive layer able to override the previous.
An administrator wants a GPO setting to take effect immediately without waiting for the standard refresh interval. Which command should be run?
Answer: gpupdate /force
The gpupdate /force command forces an immediate refresh of all Group Policy settings on the local computer, bypassing the normal refresh interval.
Which Group Policy feature allows an administrator to configure settings only for specific users based on their security group membership?
Answer: Security Filtering
Security Filtering allows administrators to specify which users or computers within a GPO's scope will actually have the GPO applied to them based on security group membership.
What is the default Group Policy refresh interval for domain computers in Windows Server 2012?
Answer: 90 minutes
The default Group Policy refresh interval for domain member computers is 90 minutes, with a random offset of 0-30 minutes to prevent network flooding.
Which utility generates an HTML report showing the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) for a specific user and computer?
Answer: gpresult /H
The gpresult /H command generates an HTML RSoP report that shows which GPO settings are applied to a specific user or computer.
An OU has Block Inheritance enabled. Which GPO setting can override this and force the GPO to still apply?
Answer: Enforced (No Override)
Setting a GPO to 'Enforced' (previously called 'No Override') forces the policy to apply even if the target OU has Block Inheritance configured.
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