explaining plz

cliffjag1987

Hi everybody,

Can somebody explain the GPO Inheritance, how it works. I know it got four levels : Local computer
Site
Domain
OU

Als the No override option & Block Inheritance.

Help will be appreciated!!!

Thanx

Cliff

Ricka182

Microsoft wrote:

In general, Group Policy is passed down from parent to child containers. If you have assigned a specific Group Policy to a high-level parent container, that Group Policy applies to all containers beneath the parent container, including the user and computer objects in each container. However, if you explicitly specify a Group Policy setting for a child container, the child container's Group Policy setting overrides the parent container's setting.

If a parent organizational unit has policy settings that are not configured, the child organization unit doesn't inherit them. Policy settings that are disabled are inherited as disabled. Also, if a policy is configured for a parent organizational unit, and the same policy is not configured for a child organizational unit, the child inherits the parent's policy setting.

If a parent policy and a child policy are compatible, the child inherits the parent policy, and the child's setting is also applied. Policies are inherited as long as they are compatible. For example, if the parent's policy causes a certain folder to be placed on the desktop and the child's setting calls for an additional folder, the user sees both folders.

If a policy configured for a parent organizational unit is incompatible with the same policy configured for a child organizational unit, the child does not inherit the policy setting from the parent. The setting in the child is applied.

Blocking inheritance
You can block inheritance of policies at the site, domain, or organizational unit level using the Block Inheritance check box. If this option is selected for a child-level Group Policy object, the child does not inherit any policy from a parent-level Group Policy object.

Enforcing inheritance
The No Override check box forces all child policy containers to inherit the parent's policy even if those policies conflict with the child's policies, and even if Block Inheritance has been set for the child.