Migrating GPOs Across Domains with GPMC

Published: December 5, 2002 | Updated: January 6, 2004

One of the key scenarios enabled by the Microsoft Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) is the ability to copy Group Policy objects (GPOs) from one domain to another, such as migrating a GPO from a test domain to a production domain. This technical article explains how to move GPOs from one domain to another using GPMC and identifies some of the potential issues you might encounter. In addition, this article introduces various advanced options in GPMC that make the process easier.

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Introduction

Overview of Migrating GPOs

Using GPMC to Migrate GPOs

Understanding Migration Tables

Putting It All Together

Larger-Scale Migrations


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