Active Directory Domain Services 2008 : Link a Group Policy Object, Remove a Group Policy Object Link, Disable a Group Policy Object Link

Link a Group Policy Object

Scenario/Problem: You recently created a GPO and modified the settings based on your needs. You need to ensure that this GPO is applied to objects in an OU.

Solution: Link the GPO.

To link a 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, right-click the site, domain, or OU you want to link the GPO to and click Link an Existing GPO.
4.	On the Select GPO window, shown in Figure 1, select the GPO you want to link and click OK. Figure 1. Selecting a GPO.

Remove a Group Policy Object Link

Scenario/Problem: You accidently linked a GPO to the wrong OU.

Solution: Remove the GPO link.

To remove a GPO link, 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, expand the site, domain, or OU from which you want to remove the GPO link.
4.	Right-click the GPO for which you want to remove the link, and click Delete.
5.	Select OK on the confirmation screen, shown in Figure 2, to delete the GPO link. Figure 2. Removing a GPO link.

Disable a Group Policy Object Link

Scenario/Problem: You have a GPO that is linked to an OU. You suspect the GPO might be causing an issue to computers located in the OU. You need to temporarily prevent the GPO settings from being applied to computers in the OU.

Solution: Disable a GPO link.

To disable a GPO link, 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, expand the site, domain, or OU for which you want to disable the GPO link.
4.	Right-click the GPO for which you want to disable the link, and click Link Enabled.
5.	Ensure there is not a check next to Link Enabled, as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3. Disabling a GPO link.