Which Comes First

vcon790

Greetings All,

Which is processed first. A mandatory user profile or a group policy linked to the OU where the account resides? I say the profile first, then the GPO, but cannot seem to find much info on this process.

nazzeem

I might be wrong but I think the GPO is first. Isnt profiles only processed after logging in and the policies before logging in. Especially machine policies.

sprkymrk

This might be what you are looking for:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/274e614e-f515-4b80-b794-fe09b5c21bad1033.mspx?mfr=true

Summarized from link:

1. The user presses CTRL-ALT-DEL to log on.

2. After the user is validated, the user profile loads; it is governed by the policy settings that are in effect.

3. An ordered list of GPOs is obtained for the user.

4. User policy is applied. These are the settings under User Configuration from the gathered list. GPOs are processed in the following order: local, site, domain, organizational unit, child organizational unit, and so on.

5. Logon scripts run.

6. The operating system user interface that is prescribed by Group Policy appears.

There are exceptions and special circumstances, so be sure and read the article for detailed information.

HTH

vcon790

Thanks for the info :P