Gpo.Backup Method (String, String)

 

Backs up the Group Policy object (GPO) to the specified directory.

Namespace:   Microsoft.GroupPolicy
Assembly:  Microsoft.GroupPolicy.Management (in Microsoft.GroupPolicy.Management.dll)

Syntax

public GpoBackup Backup(
    string directory,
    string comment
)

public:
GpoBackup^ Backup(
    String^ directory,
    String^ comment
)

member Backup : 
        directory:string *
        comment:string -> GpoBackup

Public Function Backup (
    directory As String,
    comment As String
) As GpoBackup

Parameters

• directory
  Type: System.String

  The path to the backup directory.

• comment
  Type: System.String

  A comment to include with the GPO backup. Specify null for no comment.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.GroupPolicy.GpoBackup

Returns GpoBackup.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	directory is an empty string.
ArgumentNullException	directory is null.

See Also

Backup Overload
Gpo Class
Microsoft.GroupPolicy Namespace

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