Method and system for implementing group policy operations
US8244841B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1458
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for performing various operations on group policy objects, by manipulating group policy objects as a single entity to perform backup, restore, import and copy operations. The backup operation transfers the various subparts of a selected group policy object to a file system. A restore operation restores a backed-up group policy object to its domain, in the same state as when the backup was performed. An import operation transfers the settings within a backed-up source group policy object to a destination group policy object, erasing its previous settings. A copy operation transfers the settings from a source group policy object to a new group policy object. Copy and import operations can be cross-domain, and a migration table can be used to convert security group and UNC pathnames as appropriate for the destination domain. Backup management, rollback of incomplete operations, and support for application deployment are also provided.
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