Setting Policies to Manage User Data and Settings

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

Group Policy settings determine how user state is managed in the environment described in this chapter. For information about managing user state with different types of users and different requirements, and for a fuller understanding of the range of options available for doing so, read "Implementing User State Management" in this book.

If you have questions about any specific GPO setting, you can click the Explain tab when that setting is being edited. The Explain tab provides a brief description of the setting and how to anticipate its applied result.

Figure 9.8 shows the steps involved in this part of your configuration.

Figure 9.8   Setting Policies to Manage User Data and Settings