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lcorda
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Posted - 08/31/2012 :  3:33:07 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Creating the GPO is straight forward. The question is where to keep the source file. I could place the source file on a file server. Our organization has many locations throughout the state, so I am concerned about the network traffic. The file is only a few bytes in size, but I would like to plan ahead for larger files in the future. Is it ever a good idea to use the SYSVOL share? I cannot find any documents stating the best options for the source file location.

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Posted - 08/31/2012 :  3:47:18 PM  Show Profile  Visit JSCLMEDAVE's Homepage  Click to see JSCLMEDAVE's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Are you referring to the Central Store?

Creating a Group Policy Central Store for Windows Vista and Server 2008
http://www.petri.co.il/creating-group-policy-central-store-windows-vista-server-2008.htm

How to create a Central Store for Group Policy Administrative Templates in Window Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929841

How to Implement the Central Store for Group Policy Admin Templates, Completely (Hint: Remove Those .ADM files!)
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2011/12/12/how-to-implement-the-central-store-for-group-policy-admin-templates-completely-hint-remove-those-adm-files.aspx

Managing Group Policy ADMX Files Step-by-Step Guide
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530196.aspx
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lcorda
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Posted - 08/31/2012 :  4:05:59 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
If you open GPMC, expand Computer Configuration...Preferences...Window Settings...Files. If you create a new file, it requires a Source File location.
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Posted - 08/31/2012 :  4:25:56 PM  Show Profile  Click to see wkasdo's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
I'd hesitate to put it into SYSVOL, even though it would make sense in this case, technically speaking. Sometime in the future a less knowledgeable admin might follow up on your example with a 1 GB file, or something like that.

For a small file in a not-too-large network I'd probably go for a fileserver, especially since the file is going to be copied only once for each machine in scope of the GPO.

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lcorda
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Posted - 08/31/2012 :  4:46:23 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That makes sense. A 1 GB file with 4,000+ users, would put a strain on our domain controllers. I really did not think SYSVOL would be an option, but it sounded great having the file always available on the domain controller.
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