Sent: Tue 24/05/2005 15:24
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org; Steven Wood
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Delivering MSI packages effectively
If your domain is in Windows 2000 "native" mode (or Windows 2000
domain
functional level) or higher, you can effectively nest global groups
into
global groups.
With a dispersed OU structure (I echo Jorge's
question, "why"), I would
suggest:
1) A global group containing the
computers of each classroom
2) A global group representing the software
package
3) Nest the classroom groups into the software group
4) Filter the
GPO to apply only to the software group. Remove (don't
deny - remove)
"Authenticated Users" ability to "Apply Group Policy" and
allow the Software
group Read and Apply Group Policy. If you're using
the GPMC (which you
should be), it's even easier: remove Auth Users and
add the software
group.
Dan
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Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 7:08
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To: 'Steven Wood '; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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'ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org '
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Delivering MSI
packages effectively
You have two possibilities:
For both create a GPO
with the APP assigned.
(1) link the GPO to each classroom and you're
done
(2) link the GPO to the workstations OU and use group filtering
by
giving a
group (that represents the classroom) read and apply
permissions to the
GPO.
Each workstation must be a member of their
corresponding group
Question: why do you have such a deep structure?
Delegations?, GPOs?
something
else
Cheers,
#JORGE#
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Sent:
5/24/2005 3:48 PM
Subject: [ActiveDir] Delivering MSI packages
effectively
I'm hoping someone can explain to me the most effective way
to deliver
an MSi package in the following scenairo.
My AD structure
looks something like
this:
Workstations
Building
One
Classroom
1
Classroom
2
etc
to
Classroom 99
Building
Two
Classroom
1
etc
to
Classroom 99
Building
Three
Classroom
1
etc
to
Classroom 99
I have an GPO connected to most rooms. If I have an MSI
package that I
need to deliver to say 25 rooms what would be the most
effective way to
assign to the required classrooms? Currently I have to
assign the app 25
times, once to each
room.
Regards
Steven
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