The Local Group Policy Editor is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that provides a single user interface through which all the settings of Local Group Policy objects can be managed.

This section includes these topics:

• Open the Local Group Policy Editor
  
  
• Administrative Template Policy Settings
  
  
• Use Startup, Shutdown, Logon, and Logoff Scripts
  
  
• Edit a Local Group Policy Object
  
  
• Edit Multiple Local Group Policy
  
  
• Disable User or Computer Settings in Local Group Policy
  
  
• Delete Multiple Local Group Policy Objects
  
  
• Resources for Group Policy
  
   
  

  Ways to open Group Policy Object Editor

  Updated: January 21, 2005

  Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

  Ways to open Group Policy Object Editor

  You can open Group Policy Object Editor in several ways, depending on the action that you want to perform and the object to which you want to apply Group Policy. The following table lists the ways in which you can open Group Policy Object Editor.

   

  To apply Group Policy to	Do this
  Local computer	In Group Policy Object Editor, edit the local Group Policy object, as described in  Edit the local Group Policy object .
  Another computer	Open the local Group Policy object that is stored on the network computer, as described in  Open Group Policy as an MMC snap-in , and then browse to the network computer. You must have administrative rights on the network computer.
  Site	Open Group Policy Object Editor, as described in  Open Group Policy from Active Directory Sites and Services , and then link a Group Policy object to the intended site.
  Domain	Open Group Policy Object Editor as described in  Open Group Policy from Active Directory Users and Computers , and then link a Group Policy object to the intended domain.
  Organizational unit	Open Group Policy Object Editor as described in  Open Group Policy from Active Directory Users and Computers , and then link a Group Policy object to the intended organizational unit. You can also link a Group Policy object to an organizational unit that is higher in the Active Directory hierarchy, so that the organizational unit can inherit Group Policy settings.
  Existing Group Policy object or set of Group Policy objects	Create and save your own custom Microsoft Management Console (MMC). For more information, see  Microsoft Management Console .

  You can also open Group Policy Object Editor by clicking  Start , clicking  Run , and then typing a command. Or, you can open Group Policy Object Editor at the command prompt in an MS-DOS window. The following table contains some examples of how you might open Group Policy Object Editor from the command line in different situations.

   

  To edit	At a command line, use this command-line syntax
  The local Group Policy object on  ThisComputerName	gpedit.msc /gpcomputer:"   ThisComputerName   "
  The local Group Policy object on  ThisComputerName (specified in the DNS style)	gpedit.msc /gpcomputer:"   ThisComputerName.domain.com   "
  Group Policy objects stored in Active Directory	gpedit.msc /gpobject:"LDAP://CN={31B2F340-016D-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9},CN=Policies,CN=System,DC=WingTipToys,DC=com" Note The GUID for the Group Policy object above is a fictitious example.

  For information about other Group Policy command-line tools, see  Managing Group Policy from the command line .