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| Applying Group Policy to Windows 2000 Terminal Services servers |
| Terminal Services servers are a bit different from normal Windows 2000 servers because multiple |
| users can be logged on at the same time and running applications. If you want to manage servers |
| running Terminal Services in Application Server mode separately from other Windows 2000 |
| computers, you can choose between two methods. |
| The first method is to create a separate Organizational Unit (OU) in Active Directory and then |
| place all Terminal Services servers in this OU. Group Policy Objects can then be assigned to this |
| OU. This method is easy to implement and is much easier to troubleshoot than the next method. |
| The second method is to use the loopback facility of Group Policy Objects. With this method, you |
| would assign Group Policy objects exclusively to computers running Terminal Services. The |
| loopback will also cause the policy to override settings from the user part of the policy. The |
| loopback mode is especially useful on special machines like kiosks that must have the same |
| settings no matter who logs on. |
| Before you use the loopback mode, make sure you have a very good understanding of loopback |
| processing. You can find a lot of good details about loopback processing in Knowledge Base article |
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