How Windows 95 Determines Which Policies to Enforce
ID: Q168121
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SUMMARY
When policies are being enforced with Windows 95, the following queries
are used to determine the correct policy for the current user:
- Does a specific policy exist for the user? If yes, implement the
policy; if no, continue to the next query.
- Are group policies enabled? If yes, is the current user a member of any
groups within the policy file? If the user is a member of multiple
groups, the first one that is specified in the policy file is
implemented. If group policies are not enabled or the user is not a
member of a group for which policies are implemented, continue to the
next query.
- Is there a default user in the policy file? If yes, implement the
policy; if no, use the current logon User.dat file.
MORE INFORMATION
When a user logs on and policies are being enforced, the logon name is set
as the current user when the login script finishes. If the current user
has a specific policy available, that policy is used.
If the user does not have a policy, and group policies are enabled,
Windows 95 determines whether the user is a member of any of the groups
specified in the .pol file. If the current user is a member of a group,
group policies are processed for all groups to which the user belongs,
starting with the lowest priority group and ending with the highest
priority group. Groups can be moved up and down in priority in Group
Policy Editor.
If the user is not a member of any group, the default user policy is used.
If there is no default user policy, the existing policy remains in effect.
Additional query words:
profiles
Keywords : kbother win95
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS
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