Setting Policies for the Users in the IT OU to Access the Administrative Tools Pack

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

In a previous section, you created a server share with the appropriate permissions for the Windows Server 2003 Administrative Tools Pack. The final step to make this software available to administrative users is to publish it using Group Policy.

To publish the Administrative Tools Pack

1. In GPMC, right-click Group Policy Objects, and click New. When prompted for the New GPO name, type AdminTools, and click OK.

2. Right-click the Admintools GPO, and click Edit.

3. Expand User Configuration, and expand Software Settings.

4. Right-click Software Installation, point to New, and click Package.

5. In the File Open dialog box, type \\adatum.com\public\userapps\admintools\adminpak.msi, and click Open.

   Note

   • It is important to use the UNC name of the share as described in step 5. If you navigate to the local location in lieu of entering the DFS Root share name and path, users will not be able to access the application.

6. Select Published, and click OK.

7. To verify that the Administrative Tools Pack was published successfully, click Software Installation in the left pane.

   The Administrative Tools package displays in the right pane as a published deployment.

8. Close the GPO editor.