GPO not working in OU using computer security group

[steven]

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We have currently a software install policy on an OU which rolls out visio. It is working very well when applied to individual PC's. But then we have move the computers to the OU So we thought let's make a Global Security Group which contains the machine's where we would like to install the software and put the group in the OU. Applied the security settings to the policy. Now the Policy is not applied What could be wrong ????

 

[Guest]

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Hi Steven

Policy won't apply to the computers if you place the group in the OU. The
computer accounts must reside in the OU for the policy to apply. With
respect to group policy, groups can only be used to filter the application
of the policy. For example, you may have all computers in one OU and then
create an ACL on the GPO so that only a certain group of computers can read
an apply the policy.

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"Steven" <Steven@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We have currently a software install policy on an OU which rolls out
> visio. It is working very well when applied to individual PC's. But then
> we have move the computers to the OU So we thought let's make a Global
> Security Group which contains the machine's where we would like to install
> the software and put the group in the OU. Applied the security settings to
> the policy. Now the Policy is not applied What could be wrong ????