For more information about Active Directory replication, see Replication and Data Integrity. The GPT header has a pointer to the partition table (Partition Entry Array). Policy settings from a GPO are applied only when the GPC and GPT are synchronized. The protective MBR is stored at LBA 0, and the GPT header is in LBA 1. The GPC is replicated using Active Directory replication, and the GPT is replicated by the File Replication Service. This method is not recommended because it bypasses the mechanisms that Windows-based computers use to back up, restore, delete, and replicate GPC and GPT files.Ī GPO can be replicated to other domain controllers in two ways. It is possible to store data related to policy information outside the GPO. The MBR is stored in the first sector of the hard disk and helps in locating. The GPT is very dynamic, yet very simple. This information includes details of the logical partitions and the file systems. The GPT is not a single file or folder, but rather a suite of folders and files that are used to store and maintain the settings that are established in a GPO. The GPT is located in the system volume folder (SysVol) in the domain \Policies subfolder. The Group Policy template (GPT) is the portion of the GPO that is stored in the SYSVOL folder on the domain controllers. adm files, security settings, script files, and information about applications that are available for installation. The Group Policy template (GPT) is a file system folder that includes policy data specified by. The Group Policy container (GPC) is an Active Directory container that contains GPO properties, such as version information, GPO status, and other component settings.
The policy-setting information for a GPO is stored in the following locations: A GPO is a virtual object that is identified by a GUID and stored at the domain level.