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Recreates the default Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for a domain. To get to the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), you must install Group Policy Management as a feature through Server Manager.

Important

As a best practice, you should configure the Default Domain Policy GPO only to manage the default Account Policies settings, Password Policy, Account Lockout Policy, and Kerberos Policy. Additionally, you should configure the Default Domain Controllers Policy GPO only to set user rights and audit policies.

Syntax

dcgpofix [/ignoreschema] [/target: {domain | dc | both}] [/?]

Parameters

Parameter Description
/ignoreschema Ignores the version of the Active Directory schema when you run this command. Otherwise, the command only works on the same schema version as the Windows version in which the command was shipped.
/target {domain | dc | both Specifies whether to target the Default Domain policy, the Default Domain Controllers policy, or both types of policies.
/? Displays Help at the command prompt.

Examples

To manage the default Account Policies settings, Password Policy, Account Lockout Policy, and Kerberos Policy, while ignoring the Active Directory schema version, type:

dcgpofix /ignoreschema /target:domain

To configure the Default Domain Controllers Policy GPO only to set user rights and audit policies, while ignoring the Active Directory schema version, type:

dcgpofix /ignoreschema /target:dc