Active Directory Domain Services 2008 : Export a Starter GPO, Import a Starter GPO

Export a Starter GPO

Scenario/Problem: You have a number of starter GPOs in your AD DS domain. You need to copy one of these starter GPOs to a domain in another AD DS forest.

Solution: Export the starter GPO.

To export a starter GPO, perform the following steps:

1.	Log on to a domain controller or a member computer that has Windows Server 2008 RSAT installed.
2.	Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Group Policy Management.
3.	In the console tree, navigate to the domain that contains the starter GPO you want to export.
4.	Select the Starter GPOs node.
5.	In the details pane, shown in Figure 1, select the starter GPO you want to export and click Save as Cabinet. Figure 1. Exporting a starter GPO.
6.	In the Save Starter GPO as Cabinet window, type the name and location to which to export the starter GPO; then click Save.

Import a Starter GPO

Scenario/Problem: You have an export of a starter GPO that you need to import into your AD DS domain.

Solution: Import the starter GPO.

To import a starter GPO, perform the following steps:

1.	Log on to a domain controller or a member computer that has Windows Server 2008 RSAT installed.
2.	Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Group Policy Management.
3.	In the console tree, navigate to the domain that contains the starter GPO you want to import.
4.	Select the Starter GPOs node.
5.	In the details pane, select Load Cabinet.
6.	In the Load Starter GPO Wizard, shown in Figure 2, click Browse for CAB. Figure 2. The Load Starter GPO Wizard.
7.	Type the name and location of the starter GPO cabinet file you want to import, and click Open.
8.	Click OK to import the starter GPO, as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3. Importing a starter GPO.

Note

If you have an existing starter GPO that has the same name as the starter GPO you are importing, you will receive a message that the existing starter GPO will be overwritten.