Updating ADMX Templates

[EddieJennings]

I'm taked with updating the ADMX templates on our central store. I know the process is copy the files the store on one DC and the files get replicated to the other DCs.

As food for though, I wonder if there is any real difference between copying the template files to C:\Windows\SYSVOL_DFSR\sysvol\foo.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions on a domain controller or copying the files to \\foo.com\sysvol\foo.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions?

[black3dynamite]

I've always done it this way, so I never considered it.
\\foo.com\sysvol\foo.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3087759/how-to-create-and-manage-the-central-store-for-group-policy-administra

[EddieJennings]

@black3dynamite said in Updating ADMX Templates:

I've always done it this way, so I never considered it.
\\foo.com\sysvol\foo.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3087759/how-to-create-and-manage-the-central-store-for-group-policy-administra

I saw that, and I plan on updating them using the UNC path. From testing it looks like it doesn't matter, but I was curious if folks more knowledgeable than I had a opinion.

[black3dynamite]

@eddiejennings said in Updating ADMX Templates:

@black3dynamite said in Updating ADMX Templates:

I've always done it this way, so I never considered it.
\\foo.com\sysvol\foo.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3087759/how-to-create-and-manage-the-central-store-for-group-policy-administra

I saw that, and I plan on updating them using the UNC path. From testing it looks like it doesn't matter, but I was curious if folks more knowledgeable than I had a opinion.

I guess it depends on will you are accessing the PolicyDefinitions.
I usually copy the templates to the PolicyDefinitions folder from a member workstation.

[Obsolesce]

@eddiejennings said in Updating ADMX Templates:

I'm taked with updating the ADMX templates on our central store. I know the process is copy the files the store on one DC and the files get replicated to the other DCs.

As food for though, I wonder if there is any real difference between copying the template files to C:\Windows\SYSVOL_DFSR\sysvol\foo.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions on a domain controller or copying the files to \\foo.com\sysvol\foo.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions?

I'm not sure about that folder you listed (perhaps you changed it during installation), but on my DCs it's C:\Windows\SYSVOL. That's the same as going to \\domain\sysvol.

[EddieJennings]

@tim_g said in Updating ADMX Templates:

@eddiejennings said in Updating ADMX Templates:

I'm taked with updating the ADMX templates on our central store. I know the process is copy the files the store on one DC and the files get replicated to the other DCs.

As food for though, I wonder if there is any real difference between copying the template files to C:\Windows\SYSVOL_DFSR\sysvol\foo.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions on a domain controller or copying the files to \\foo.com\sysvol\foo.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions?

I'm not sure about that folder you listed (perhaps you changed it during installation), but on my DCs it's C:\Windows\SYSVOL. That's the same as going to \\domain\sysvol.

It's using DFS for the replication rather than FRS -- it's what I've inherited here.

[Obsolesce]

@eddiejennings said in Updating ADMX Templates:

@tim_g said in Updating ADMX Templates:

@eddiejennings said in Updating ADMX Templates:

I'm taked with updating the ADMX templates on our central store. I know the process is copy the files the store on one DC and the files get replicated to the other DCs.

As food for though, I wonder if there is any real difference between copying the template files to C:\Windows\SYSVOL_DFSR\sysvol\foo.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions on a domain controller or copying the files to \\foo.com\sysvol\foo.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions?

I'm not sure about that folder you listed (perhaps you changed it during installation), but on my DCs it's C:\Windows\SYSVOL. That's the same as going to \\domain\sysvol.

It's using DFS for the replication rather than FRS -- it's what I've inherited here.

So is mine:

[Obsolesce]

@tim_g said in Updating ADMX Templates:

@eddiejennings said in Updating ADMX Templates:

@tim_g said in Updating ADMX Templates:

@eddiejennings said in Updating ADMX Templates:

I'm taked with updating the ADMX templates on our central store. I know the process is copy the files the store on one DC and the files get replicated to the other DCs.

As food for though, I wonder if there is any real difference between copying the template files to C:\Windows\SYSVOL_DFSR\sysvol\foo.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions on a domain controller or copying the files to \\foo.com\sysvol\foo.com\Policies\PolicyDefinitions?

I'm not sure about that folder you listed (perhaps you changed it during installation), but on my DCs it's C:\Windows\SYSVOL. That's the same as going to \\domain\sysvol.

But yeah, if the same stuff is showing up then that's the directory. Whatever you put in there will be replicated to all DCs.

[dbeato]

As long as it is on the SysVol\Policies\PolicyDefinitions folder then you should be fine.