JSI Tip 4325. How do I copy a Group Policy Object to a different domain?

GPO information is stored in the Active Directory and replicated to all domain controllers.

The GPO is located at %SystemRoot%SYSVOLsysvolPolicies\{GUID}, where GUID is theGlobally Unique IDentifier.

To locate the GUID of a GPO, open it in the Group Policy Editor, right-click the root, and press Properties. The GUID is the Unique name on the General tab.

To copy a GPO:

1. Create a new GPO in the target domain.

2. Determine the GUID of the source and target GPO.

3. Browse to %SystemRoot%SYSVOLsysvolPolicies\{Target GUID} and delete the contents of the Target GUID folder.

4. Copy the contents of %SystemRoot%SYSVOLsysvolPolicies\{Source GUID} to %SystemRoot%SYSVOLsysvolPolicies\{Target GUID}.