How it looks:
<domain.name>
\sysvol
\<domain.name>
\PolicyDefinitions
excel15.admx
\EN-US
excel15.adml
excel15.opal
Copying the structure down from \PolicyDefinitions to the local store made the
Excel template show in GPMC. So now I'm scratching my head why GPMC isn't
automagically detecting the Central Store structure and using that instead.
From what I've read it's supposed happen on it's own once the correct structure
is there.
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Adding admin templates to GPO
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 19:59:26 +0000
And you got the adml files over into the central store location also, in their
language subfolder?
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Kennedy, Jim
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 11:53 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Adding admin templates to GPO
You are not using an XP machine for GPMC are you? Those won’t see the central
store. Newer GPMC’s will see it automagically.
From:
[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Daniel Chenault
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 2:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Adding admin templates to GPO
Found
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929841 which describes how to create the
Central Store. The folder structure as specified already exists and the GPO I
created this morning is in there (and
is replicated). GPMC is not reading it though. <scratches head>
From:
[email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Adding admin templates to GPO
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:40:06 -0800
Yes, meant adml. Sorry; juggling several balls at the moment.
Copying to the local store and restarting GPMC worked. Thank you.
Now... how do I get GPMC to look to the Central Store? Replication is working
fine by the way; all SYSVOLS show the created directory and files.
From:
[email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Adding admin templates to GPO
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 19:30:25 +0000
Yes, you do have to both set up the central store and point your machines to
use the central store location (easiest with policy).
In the meantime, just copy the same files to the local machine’s folders,
usually c:\windows\policydefinitions to get it going and usable. (Restart GPMC
after
copying).
And you meant adml on your first sentence, not admx right?
-Bonnie
From:
[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Daniel Chenault
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 12:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Adding admin templates to GPO
You're right; missed the .admx file; found it in the root of the install
directory. Moved the files as you described. Still not showing up and still
can't add via Add/Remove Templates.
I do note that in GPMC both Administrative Template leafs say "Administrative
Templates: Policy definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the local computer."
Uh... that shouldn't read Local Computer, should it?
From:
[email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Adding admin templates to GPO
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:48:19 +0000
I don’t see mention of the excel15.adml file—that needs to be in your language
folder for the language you are using (en-us).
So, the *.admx files go in \PolicyDefinitions
And the *.adml files go in \PolicyDefinitions\language-folder
I don’t think you need the *.opal files unless you are working in multiple
languages?
-Bonnie
From:
[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Daniel Chenault
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 9:37 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [NTSysADM] Adding admin templates to GPO
I need to create a GPO (done) to manage Excel 2013 settings using an LDAP
filter on group membership (done) on a 2k8 64bit DC (2003 and 2013 DCs are in
the mix and the domain is still on 2k3
compat mode). I've downloaded and installed the Office 2013 Administrative
Templates and read up on how to add administrative templates to GPO.
Based on that I created a folder \PolicyDefinitions\EN-US under
\\<name of DC i'm working on>\sysvol\<domain name> and copied the excel15.admx
and excel15.opal files to it. When editing the aforementioned GPO the settings
do not show under \user config\admin templates. Right-clicked admin templates
and Add/Remove Templates.
The file browse is, of course, locked down to Policy Templates. The
aforementioned files do not show up to be added when browsing to their location
(either the EN-US noted above or the folder I created after downloading and
installing the OCT).
Re-read the below articles and it's just not clear what I'm missing.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178992(v=office.15).aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179081
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754948(WS.10).aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/02633470-396c-4e34-971a-0c5b090dc4fd
Any ideas?
