Block GPO Inheritance
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 or should I create a GPO for just the password policies? 
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 some background...we have ricoh scanners and these scanners do not accept a special character in the password field. our company policy requires a special character in the password so we need to exclude the accounts used for the ricoh scanners 
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 i applied at the domain level now 
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 Filter using by OU using WMI. In your case, you would deny the specific WMI filter for that OU. 
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 This might be a little easier.... www.grouppolicy.biz/2010/02/how-to-find-and-use-wmi-values-for-group-policy-filtering/ 
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 @IRJ said in Block GPO Inheritance: Filter using by OU using WMI. In your case, you would deny the specific WMI filter for that OU. This is the way I would do it if there isnt a SG you can filter by 
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 @alex.olynyk said in Block GPO Inheritance: is there a way to set password policies in a GPO's user configuration? 
 I only see them in computer configurationThey are located in computer configuration, why do you want to set them as user config? 
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 @alex.olynyk said in Block GPO Inheritance: or should I create a GPO for just the password policies? Discrete policies are best 
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 @IRJ said in Block GPO Inheritance: This might be a little easier.... www.grouppolicy.biz/2010/02/how-to-find-and-use-wmi-values-for-group-policy-filtering/ great reference site for a whole host of questions! 
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 @Brains Agree. I much rather manage SG memberships for GPO, than OU placement. Less clutter, less margin of error, easier access and oversight. I also understand that people often inherit their AD schema from predecessors and can't afford the time and risk for a complete redesign. 
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 @chrisnbrooks What is SG? 
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 security group 



