Darren, thanks 4 mail back in the interim i dug into the 'versioning' of these ADM's and it seems that "most recent" versions are not always in the same OS
i cite comparison of ADM version (ie dates) on different OS conf.adm - 22/2/03 (2003/SP1) - 17/7/04 (xp sp2) system.adm - 18/02/05 (2003 / sp1) - 17/07/04 (xp / sp2) so if i read this tight it would seem the rule of latest OS is not strict - hence my view to come back to the 'most recent' ?? i assume if the 'admin' workstation is running windows server 2003 we are ok to put in the ADM files shipped with say XP sp2, assuming of course as above they are more recent ? > Graham- > You are correct on both counts. ADMs are typically supersets of each > other--2003, SP1 is a superset of XP,SP2, XP is a superset of 2000, etc. And > it is definitely best to manage such a mixed environment from the latest > platform (e.g. XP). The key of course, is to pay attention to the > "Supported" tags in the newer ADMs. > > Darren > > Darren Mar-Elia > For comprehensive Windows Group Policy Information, check out > www.gpoguy.com-- the best source for GPO FAQs, video training, tools and > whitepapers. Also check out the Windows Group Policy Guide, the definitive > resource for Group Policy information. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Graham Turner > Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 7:41 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ActiveDir] adm file management > > quick question (hopefully not too daft) ref ADM file management > > it seems different OS's ship with different versions of the 'standard' ADM > files that include conf.adm / interes.adm / system.adm ... > > say if you are maintaining policies that link to containers holding say XP , > 2000, > 2003 computers it would not be unreasonable to manage them all from a single > host on which you edit policies. > > am i correct to say that in maintaining the settings in these files are > always cumulative - if that's the right word > > if so then it is correct working practice to always use the MOST RECENT > version of an ADM file with no fear of breaking previously functional GPO's > ??? > > GT > > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx
