IGroupPolicyObject::OpenDSGPO

Opens the specified GPO and optionally loads the registry information.

HRESULT OpenDSGPO(
  LPOLESTR pszPath,
  DWORD dwFlags
);

Parameters

pszPath

Specifies the Active Directory path of the object to open. If the path specifies a domain controller, the GPO is created on that DC. Otherwise, the system will select a DC on the caller's behalf.

dwFlags

Specifies whether the registry information should be loaded or not. This parameter can be one of the following values.

Value	Meaning
GPO_OPEN_LOAD_REGISTRY	Load the registry information.
GPO_OPEN_READ_ONLY	Open the GPO in read-only mode.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is S_OK. Otherwise, the function returns one of the COM error codes defined in the Platform SDK header file WinError.h.

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows 2000.
  Header: Declared in Gpedit.h.

See Also

Group Policy Overview, Group Policy Interfaces, IGroupPolicyObject