abenzaki
Thu Oct 25 05:32:00 PDT 2007
Thanks, Ace, for your response. To answer your question, the policy is at the
domain level and applies to all users in the domain. This is how it was set
when I took over. I have also questioned this strategy.
Thanks,
Ben
"Ace Fekay [MVP]" wrote:
> In news:B8A3D6CF-9D6B-4C4F-B167-F4A6B283E641@microsoft.com,
> abenzaki <abenzaki@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> > I need some way to override the group policy screensaver setting for
> > a single computer. Whenever this computer in left unattended for
> > sometime during presentations, the screesaver causes it to lock up
> > and the only recourse is to reboot. Is there anyway to override just
> > the screensaver setting? Thanks!
> >
> > Ben
>
> Not sure, it depends on how YOU have designed your GPOs.
> If in an OU with a GPO affecting the OU, I would move it to another OU that
> the policy is not affecting.
>
> If the policy is at the domain leve meaning you set it in the Default Domain
> Group Policyl, I would re-think your design strategy and put it in it's own
> GPO and only apply it to either users or computers. If at the domain level
> you are affecting everything including DCs and servers. You can also create
> a WMI filter for that one computer to block the WHOLE GPO, but if the screen
> saver setting is set at the domain level, you do not want to do that or you
> will negate the whole GPO.
>
> So it depends. For accurate assistance please elaborate on your design.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ace
>
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