How to copy GPOs using ADManager Plus?

Group Policy Objects (GPOs) are often used to manage and enforce policies across an entire network or within domains, organizational units (OUs), or individual machines. Copying GPOs allows for the consistent application of policies across multiple domains or organizational units and also preserve them as backups. When a GPO is copied from one domain to another, a new GPO is created, provided that the administrator has sufficient permissions to create GPOs in the destination domain.

ADManager Plus allows administrators to copy GPOs from one AD domain to another and instantly enforce them on desired OUs, domains, or sites. While copying GPOs in ADManager Plus, administrators can choose to copy the Discretionary Access Control List of the GPO along with its settings. Additionally, ADManager Plus also allows administrators to use a migration table to copy GPOs.

Steps to copy GPOs using ADManager Plus

1. Log in to ADManager Plus and navigate to the Management tab.
2. In the left pane, click GPO Management.
3. Under GPO Management, click Copy GPO(s).
4. Under Source Settings, select the domain and the GPO to be copied in Select Domain and Select GPO respectively.
5. Under Destination Settings, choose the target domain to which the GPO settings should be copied in the Destination Domain option.
6. Enter a name for the GPO in the GPO Name field.

   Note: By default, the GPO name under Destination Settings starts with the prefix "Copy of".

7. Under Conflict Settings, define what you would like to do to avoid duplication of GPO names.
   • If you wish to add or increment the numerical suffix of GPO names automatically when a conflict arises, select the Automatically increment numerical suffix option.
   • If you don't want the GPO to be copied during conflicts, select the Do not copy if the GPO name already exists in the destination domain option.
8. Click Copy Settings to configure the following:
   • In the Link GPO To field,
     • Select the Same as Source GPO option if you wish to link the copied GPO to the same OU or site as found in the source domain.
     • Click Select Location(s) if you wish to link the copied GPO to a different OU or site and select the desired OU or site in the field that appears.

Note: When help desk technicians select the Same as Source GPO option, only the OUs delegated to them can be linked to the copied GPO. Undelegated OUs cannot be linked to the GPO and will not be listed in the drop-down list.

9. In the Settings field,
• Select Copy Access Control List to copy the delegated permissions of the GPO.
• Select Generate migration table option to generate the migration table for all the GPOs present in the source domain through ADManager Plus.
• Select Migration Table to upload the migration table that is generated and stored in your device.
• Select None of the above, if you do not want to perform any of the actions mentioned above.
10. Click Copy GPO(s).

Copying GPOs between AD domains using ADManager Plus

You can also create, migrate, and enforce GPOs in your Active Directory domains using ADManager Plus' intuitive and user-friendly UI.