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Server 2003 and Security Policy?

I have a windows 2003 server that was just a stand alone server. I set up all my local security policies according to policy. Then I joined this server to a domain and made it a domain controller. Now when I go to administrative tools I can only see Domain Controller Security Policy and Domain Security Policy and the Local Policy is gone from the menu. Where do I go to find the local security policy settings or are the policy setting for this server now controlled by the first domain controller that was in the domain I joined this server to?

NJComputerNetworks

Local policy becomes Domain Controller Security policy once you run DCPROMO. There is no local policy available from the menu after you run dcpromo

Jay_Jay70

Hi a182612,

you end up with a default domain controller policy which affects all domain controllers as NJ has already said, and you end up with a default domain policy as well which affects all machines domain wide

for ease of policy management and viewing i would download the group policy management console from ms
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0a6d4c24-8cbd-4b35-9272-dd3cbfc81887&DisplayLang=en

a182612

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When I promoted the server to a domain controller It set all my local values back to default. If I go back into the Domain Security Policy under Local Policies and reset these will that cause me any problems? I have to make it match the security policies the powers above gave me.

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