Re: gpupdate /force requires reboot? by Laura
Laura
Sun Sep 05 09:49:56 CDT 2004
circa Sat, 4 Sep 2004 15:38:16 -0700, in
microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory, Gordon J. Rattray
(gordscorp@shaw.ca) said,
> Hi there,
>
> Using Windows Server 2003 on a domain, full 2003 native mode.
>
> Every time I make a change to group policies and objects, I then use
> "gpupdate /force" in a command window.
>
> It does it's thing and then it always asks me if I want to restart the
> server now Y/N.
>
> Pain in the butt it is..... so usually to get things going, I'll do just
> that......
>
> Is this right? Seems to me something's missing somewhere......??
>
There are some settings in Group Policy that are applied only when
the machine starts up. When you use the /force switch, you're telling
the machine to update all group policies, including those that have
not changed and as a result, those that require a reboot. Since
you've apparently set some policies that take place at system
startup, you're being prompted to reboot.
Try gpupdate without any switches and see what happens.
Laura
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