IGroupPolicyObject::OpenDSGPO method (gpedit.h)

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2024-02-22

The OpenDSGPO method opens the specified GPO and optionally loads the registry information.

Syntax

HRESULT OpenDSGPO(
  [in] LPOLESTR pszPath,
  [in] DWORD    dwFlags
);

Parameters

[in] pszPath

Specifies the Active Directory path of the object to open. If the path specifies a domain controller, the GPO is created on that DC. Otherwise, the system will select a DC on the caller's behalf.

[in] dwFlags

Specifies whether or not the registry information should be loaded for the GPO. This parameter can be one of the following values.

GPO_OPEN_LOAD_REGISTRY

Load the registry information.

GPO_OPEN_READ_ONLY

Open the GPO in read-only mode.

Return value

If the method succeeds, the return value is S_OK. Otherwise, the method returns one of the COM error codes defined in the Platform SDK header file WinError.h.

Remarks

To create a new GPO in the Active Directory, you can call the New method.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008
Target Platform	Windows
Header	gpedit.h
DLL	Gpedit.dll

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