System and method for managing group policy backup
US7752487B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1469
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system and program product for group policy backup management in an enterprise network having a plurality of domains. A list of group policies for a domain is retrieved and a digital signature is determined for each policy on the list of policies for the domain. The digital signature for each policy in the domain is compared with a corresponding previous digital signature for the same policy. If the current digital signature for each policy matches the corresponding previous digital signature for the same policy, no backup is performed. Each policy having a current digital signature that does not match the corresponding previous digital signature for the same policy is backed up. The preceding steps are repeated for each domain in a plurality of domains within the enterprise network computing environment. Individual policies can also be backed up or restored upon user request. The system contains a group policy backup component for automatically backing up each modified policy in each domain, and a group policy backup manager component for backing up and restoring individual policies in a domain.
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