[Samba] Manage Central Store to include Windows 10 and 7 admx files

Marc Muehlfeld mmuehlfeld at samba.org
Mon Jul 24 18:42:33 UTC 2017


Hi,

Am 24.07.2017 um 18:31 schrieb lingpanda101 via samba:
>     Anyone running a mix network of Win. 10 and 7 clients and use the
> Central store for group policy administration? I'm adding Windows 10
> workstations and need to update my Central Store to include the Win. 10
> admx files.
> 
> I read over the steps for a Microsoft AD Network
> 
> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3087759/how-to-create-and-manage-the-central-store-for-group-policy-administra
> 
> but am unsure if it's entirely relevant to how Samba handles these
> files. MY assumption is to save the Windows 10 files to my existing
> Central Store
> 
> /usr/local/samba/var/locks/sysvol/domain.local/Policies/PolicyDefinitions/
> (Yes I know about .local)
> 
> overwriting all the existing files and run
> 
> 'samba-tool ntacl sysvolreset'


I previously run a group policy central store on a Samba DC. Just copy
the files to the <domain>/Policies/PolicyDefinitions folder on the
Sysvol share using a Windows client. The file system ACLs are inherrited
- except you touched and broke them. ;-)


Regards,
Marc



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