Gpresult

[rebel4k]

I would like to be able to run the gpresult tool on all PC's in my domain, however, I do not want to place the executable on the C drive of each machine. Is there any a group policy can be created so that this runs every time someone logs onto the machine, and if so how do I view the results,for example if the file was on the c drive I would go to C:\ and type GPresult. I hope this makes sense. Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks

 

[markdmac]

My crystal ball seems to be a little foggy. How about telling us what OS you have at the client end.

Windows XP already has GPRESULT built in. You would only need to copy the EXE to a Windows 2000 Pro system.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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[rebel4k]

Sorry I forgot to mention I am using Windows 2000 pro client but as mentioned earlier I do not want to copy the exe to the machine.

 

[markdmac]

You could put the EXE on a network share and reference it by UNC, however I would simply have a startup script check for the file and copy it down if it does not already exist. This would be the easiest solution that would require little action on your part. GPRESULT doe not offer any security risks, so why not have it be local?

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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[monsterjta]

I do agree with markdmac, as there is no real security implications to having GPRESULT local. It's simply a reporting tool that displays information that most likely will not be useful to anyone but your administrators.

Do you have GPMC w/SP1? If so, another option is to use the resultant set of policy (RSOP) reporting tool there. You may run this anytime, and save queries/results.

As well, you can run GPRESULT from any other workstation and target it for another computer or user. There are ways to automate this as well, using script.

What is your desired result here? What are you trying to do?

Hope This Helps,

Good Luck!

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