Group Policy Administration: The Personal Trainer for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Book excerpt: Learning Group Policy administration doesn't have to be a frustrating experience, you can learn everything you need to manage Group Policy effectively by reading this book. To learn how to manage Group Policy, you need practical hands-on advice from an expert who understands what it is like to just start out. By working step by step through essential tasks, you can learn to: Configure Local GPOs and Active Directory-based GPOs, Manage policy preferences and settings, Model policy changes through the console, Migrate and maintain the SYSVOL, Diagnose and troubleshoot replication issues, Know when to enforce, block, or override inheritance, Filter policy settings, search GPOs, and manage permissions, Implement change control and advanced management, Manage operating system-specific deployment issues. This book is designed for anyone who wants to learn how to manage Group Policy, including those who manage or support computers running Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Inside, you'll find comprehensive overviews, step-by-step procedures, frequently used tasks, documented examples, and much more. One of the goals is to keep the content so concise that the book remains compact and easy to navigate while at the same time ensuring that the book is packed with as much information as possible--making it a valuable resource.