RSoP logging mode

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

RSoP logging mode

Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) logging mode helps administrators review existing policy settings that have been applied to computers and users.

Logging mode is most helpful in the following situations:

  • You want to discover which policy settings are applied to a computer or user.

  • You want to discover failed or overwritten policy settings.

  • You want to see how security groups affect policy settings.

For more information, see Access RSoP data for an existing computer and user (logging mode) and View individual policy settings with RSoP.

To run RSoP logging mode on a remote computer, you must be logged on as a member of the Domain Admins security group, Enterprise Admins security group, or be delegated Generate Resultant Set of Policy (logging) rights. For more information about security groups, see Default groups. For more information about delegating control of RSoP, see Delegate control of RSoP. Any local user account can run a single RSoP logging mode query when logged onto a local computer.