- gpupdate /force requires reboot?
- Posted by Gordon J. Rattray on September 4th, 2004
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......??
Thanks,
Gordon
- Posted by Bob Christian on September 5th, 2004
Ack! What cross-posts...
Yes, this is a normal function. It may not appear in all cases...
Bob
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- Posted by Laura A. Robinson [MVP] on September 5th, 2004
circa Sat, 4 Sep 2004 15:38:16 -0700, in
microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory, Gordon J. Rattray
(gordscorp@shaw.ca) said,
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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