6.4 Creating or Linking a GPO

When you create a GPO, GPA automatically links it to the domain or OU in which you are working.

Although GPA links new GPOs automatically to whatever Active Directory container you selected (domain or OU) when you created the GPO, you can link the GPO to other Active Directory containers.

To create or link a GPO:

  1. Log on to a GPA Console computer.

  2. Start the GPA Console in the Group Policy Administrator program group.

  3. In the left pane, expand GP Explorer to the domain or OU where you want to create or link to a GPO.

  4. Perform one of the following actions:

    • To create a new GPO,on the Action menu, click Create and Link New GPO. Type a name for the GPO, and then click OK.

    • To link to an existing AD container,on the Action menu, click Link an Existing GPO. Select the GPO to which you want to link to the domain or OU, and then click OK.