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Fully delete both GPO link and GPO Object using gpmc

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hallstein

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Jun 1, 2004, 4:32:18 AM6/1/04
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Hi,

when I delete a GPO in gpmc, I can only delete the LINK. How can I also
delete the OBJECT? In the old Windows 2000 group policy app, I also got
a question about if I should also delete the object.

Marin Marinov

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Jun 1, 2004, 9:48:16 AM6/1/04
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In article <uS0V0L7...@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>,
hall...@online.yahoo.com says...
You can delete the GPO from the Group Policy Objects container - all
links to it and the GPO itself are deleted.

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Marin Marinov
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hallstein

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Jun 9, 2004, 3:52:58 AM6/9/04
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Marin Marinov wrote:
> In article <uS0V0L7...@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>,
> hall...@online.yahoo.com says...
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>when I delete a GPO in gpmc, I can only delete the LINK. How can I also
>>delete the OBJECT? In the old Windows 2000 group policy app, I also got
>>a question about if I should also delete the object.
>>
>
> You can delete the GPO from the Group Policy Objects container - all
> links to it and the GPO itself are deleted.

I'm afraid this is not correct. I was talking about the new GPMC (group
policy management) in Windows XP. When I right-click on a object, I get
this warning: Do you want to delete this link? This will not delete the
GPO itself.

I can only see the tabs "Linked Group Policy Objects", "Group Policy
Inheritance" and "Delegation" for my OU. I wonder if I'm lacking some
kind of access?

Marin Marinov

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Jun 9, 2004, 1:41:38 PM6/9/04
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<snip>

> I'm afraid this is not correct. I was talking about the new GPMC (group
> policy management) in Windows XP. When I right-click on a object, I get
> this warning: Do you want to delete this link? This will not delete the
> GPO itself.
>
> I can only see the tabs "Linked Group Policy Objects", "Group Policy
> Inheritance" and "Delegation" for my OU. I wonder if I'm lacking some
> kind of access?
>
Yup, I was refering to the same tool ;) On the left hand side in the
tree navigate to (replace "sample.com" with your specific domain name):
Forest:sample.com\Domains\sample.com\Group Policy objects. Expand Group
Policy Objects and you'll see all GPOs under it. Right click the one you
want to delete and chose "Delete". You'll get the message:
"Do you want to delete this GPO and all links to it in this domain? This
will not delete links in other domains."

Click OK and it's gone ;)

HTH
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Cheers,
Marin Marinov
MCT, MCSE 2003/2000/NT4.0,
MCSE:Security 2003/2000, MCP+I
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hallstein

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Jun 25, 2004, 8:45:21 AM6/25/04
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> Yup, I was refering to the same tool ;) On the left hand side in the
> tree navigate to (replace "sample.com" with your specific domain name):
> Forest:sample.com\Domains\sample.com\Group Policy objects. Expand Group
> Policy Objects and you'll see all GPOs under it. Right click the one you
> want to delete and chose "Delete". You'll get the message:
> "Do you want to delete this GPO and all links to it in this domain? This
> will not delete links in other domains."

Thanks. I guess they looked very similar to an OU. :)

-- hallstein

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