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Setting home page using GPO
I need to move over my intranet from one server to another. I figure the best was is to just name a new server and force users to point there when opening internet explorer. I am a Microsoft shop. I would think you can use GPO but after creating a test GPO where I tweaked the settings in User Configuration > Internet Explorer Maintenance > URLs > Important URLs and selected Customize Home Page, it did not pull it down. Am I missing something?
Have you forced a Group Policy Update after creating your GP? Or how long have you waited to test?
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About 25 minutes, and now, I did not force. How would you force. (should have known better to wait at least an hour) But does it sound like what I did was correct?
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I did try both and still nothing. Does what I did sound right in the GPO settings?
Is it al local group policy or a GPO linked to an OU?
If it's a GPO linked to an OU, the user object should be placed in the OU.
If it's a GPO linked to an OU, the user object should be placed in the OU.
ASKER
It is linked and the ojects are in the container. But thank you.
Have you used gpresult and the RSOP yet?
With gpresult you can see if the GPO is applied. With the RSOP you can look if the setting is applied.
With gpresult you can see if the GPO is applied. With the RSOP you can look if the setting is applied.
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Sorry for the late delay, have been traveling. Not really sure how to use those comands, can you provide some help please?
Open MMC (start => run => mmc)
Add the RSOP (add/remove snap-in => add => Resultant set of policies => add => close => OK)
Right click "resultant set of policies" adn click "generate RSOP data"
Now you see an almost empty GPO. Only the applied settings will be shown. A perfect tool to see what settings are applied by a GPO. (Local, Site, Domain and OU GPO's)
NOTE: Previously you said "the ojects are in the container" => it is impossible to link a GPO to a container...linking GPO's is only possible with OU's.
Add the RSOP (add/remove snap-in => add => Resultant set of policies => add => close => OK)
Right click "resultant set of policies" adn click "generate RSOP data"
Now you see an almost empty GPO. Only the applied settings will be shown. A perfect tool to see what settings are applied by a GPO. (Local, Site, Domain and OU GPO's)
NOTE: Previously you said "the ojects are in the container" => it is impossible to link a GPO to a container...linking GPO's is only possible with OU's.