Chapter 10. Managing Group Policies

Before I started writing these words in this chapter, many things were going through my head about this topic because there's a lot of things to cover in just one chapter. Group policies is a broader topic to discuss, and it is possible to even write a whole book about it. It will be challenging, but I will make sure that I cover a majority of it.

My council tax is going to increase by 5% in April (thanks to Brexit). It is a rule and whether I like it or not, I have to pay it every month. If not, I will have to face the consequences. This particular rule has a clear audience. It will only apply to houses under the Kingston council. We can consider Group Policy as an authority that executes a rule or set of rules against a clearly identified audience. This is similar to the council in my example.

It is impossible to describe Active Directory benefits without mentioning group policies. It is one of the main reasons why Active Directory becomes so important...