Group policy not working

[kingrao]

Hello Everyone,

Glad I found this site and hopefully get useful information from here. I recently installed the GPMC console on my win server 2003 OS and trying to create a simple GP(Group policy) but it just won't work when I test with a specific user.

I've got an OU named "Test" and a GPO(group policy) linked to this OU, I have edited the GPO under User configuration>Administrative Templates>Start Menu and Taskbar>"Remove and prevent access to the Shut down command" - Enabled.

In Active Directory I have a group namely "No Shutdown for User" and added a user to this group, after doing that I placed this group in the "Test" OU.

Now, when I logon with this user I can still see the Shutdown option in start menu. As far as I know I had enabled to remove and prevent access to the shutdown command. I tried running GPUPDATE /force command as well but no luck Can someone please advise on the correct procedure for setting this up. I want the Group policy applied in this specific manner where I use groups which consist of users rather than assigning it to users directly.
Also if anyone can refer to a video tutorial online that will be helpful in understanding and using GPO's.

Thanks much!
KR
(Using Windows Server 2003 with XP SP2 clients)

[jeff_longley]

Ok, where you've gone wrong is putting the group in the Test OU; Doesn't work that way!

If you put the USER in the test OU, it will work.
If you applied that Policy at the Root of the domain, but only applied it to the security (using the Scurity filtering on the group policy) then it would only apply to members of the group, regardless of which OU you'd placed them in.

Clearer?

[brad]

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Brad Rudisail
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