Enable a Group Policy Object Link
Scenario/Problem: You previously disabled a GPO link and need to reenable it.
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Solution: Enable a GPO link.
To enable 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.
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2. | Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Group Policy Management.
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3. | In the console tree, expand the site, domain, or OU for which you want to enable the GPO link.
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4. | Right-click the GPO for which you want to enable the link, and click Link Enabled.
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5. | Ensure there is a check next to Link Enabled, as shown in Figure 1.
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Enforce a Group Policy Object Link
Scenario/Problem:
You need to ensure the settings that are in a GPO that is linked to a
parent OU are not overwritten by settings in GPOs linked to child OUs.
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Solution: Enforce a GPO link.
To enforce 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.
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2. | Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Group Policy Management.
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3. | In the console tree, expand the site, domain, or OU for which you want to enforce the GPO link.
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4. | Right-click the GPO for which you want to enforce the link, and click Enforced.
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5. | Ensure there is a check next to Enforced, as shown in Figure 2.
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Remove the Enforcement of a Group Policy Object Link
Scenario/Problem: You previously enabled the enforcement of a GPO link. You no longer require this GPO link to be enforced.
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Solution: Remove the enforcement of a GPO link.
To remove the enforcement of 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.
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2. | Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Group Policy Management.
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3. | In the console tree, expand the site, domain, or OU for which you want to remove the GPO link enforcement.
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4. | Right-click the GPO for which you want to remove the GPO link enforcement, and click Enforced.
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5. | Ensure there is not a check next to Enforced, as shown in Figure 3.
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