Active Directory Domain Services 2008 : Enable a Group Policy Object Link, Enforce a Group Policy Object Link, Remove the Enforcement of a Group Policy Object Link

Enable a Group Policy Object Link

Scenario/Problem: You previously disabled a GPO link and need to reenable it.

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.
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 enable the GPO link.
4.	Right-click the GPO for which you want to enable the link, and click Link Enabled.
5.	Ensure there is a check next to Link Enabled, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Enabling a GPO link.

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.

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.
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 enforce the GPO link.
4.	Right-click the GPO for which you want to enforce the link, and click Enforced.
5.	Ensure there is a check next to Enforced, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2. Enforcing a GPO link.

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.

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.
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 remove the GPO link enforcement.
4.	Right-click the GPO for which you want to remove the GPO link enforcement, and click Enforced.
5.	Ensure there is not a check next to Enforced, as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3. Removing the enforcement of a GPO link.