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Published inJul 2022
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ISBN-139781803242507
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Sander Berkouwer
Sander Berkouwer
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Sander Berkouwer

Sander Berkouwer calls himself an Active Directory aficionado; he's done everything with Active Directory and Azure AD, including decommissioning. He has been MCSA, MCSE, and MCITP-certified for ages, an MCT for the past 5 years and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) on Directory Services and Enterprise Mobility for over a decade. Sander is also decorated with Veeam Vanguard and VMware vExpert awards for his international cross-platform knowledge, experience and passion. As the CTO at SCCT, Sander leads a team of architects performing many projects, most of them identity-related, throughout Europe.
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Restoring a default GPO

This recipe shows how to restore the Default Domain Policy and the Default Domain Controllers Policy to default settings.

Getting ready

To restore the Default Domain Policy and the Default Domain Controllers Policy to default settings, sign in to a non-read-only domain controller with an account that is a member of the Domain Admins group.

How to do it...

The dcgpofix.exe command-line utility can be used to restore the Default Domain Policy and the Default Domain Controllers Policy to their default settings.

Restoring the Default Domain Policy

Use the following command to restore the Default Domain Policy to its default settings on an elevated Command Prompt (cmd.exe):

dcgpofix.exe /target:Domain

Type Y followed by Enter twice to continue and restore the Default Domain Policy.

Restoring the Default Domain Controllers Policy

Use the following command to restore the Default Domain Controllers Policy to its default settings on an elevated...

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Active Directory Administration Cookbook - Second Edition
Published in: Jul 2022Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803242507

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Sander Berkouwer

Sander Berkouwer calls himself an Active Directory aficionado; he's done everything with Active Directory and Azure AD, including decommissioning. He has been MCSA, MCSE, and MCITP-certified for ages, an MCT for the past 5 years and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) on Directory Services and Enterprise Mobility for over a decade. Sander is also decorated with Veeam Vanguard and VMware vExpert awards for his international cross-platform knowledge, experience and passion. As the CTO at SCCT, Sander leads a team of architects performing many projects, most of them identity-related, throughout Europe.
Read more about Sander Berkouwer