EXERCISE 12.01.E XERCISE 12.03R EQUESTING A C ERTIFICATE FROM A W EB S...

15. You apply custom security templates to the local computer policy on a member serverand to a GPO linked to an OU in Active Directory. All servers on the network are run-ning Windows Server 2003. After performing these actions, you find that the local com-puter policy has taken effect, but the group policy has not taken effect on member serverswithin the domain.Which of the following is the reason for this, and how can you fix it?A. Group policy settings take effect immediately.The problem must be that the securitypolicy was not applied properly.B. Group policy settings are refreshed on member servers every 90 minutes.To force theserver to refresh the group policy, use the secedit /refresh command.C. Group policy settings are refreshed on servers every 5 minutes.To force the server torefresh the group policy, use the gpupdate command.D. Group policy settings are refreshed on servers every 90 minutes.To force the server toD. Group policy settings are refreshed on servers every 5 minutes.To force the serverto refresh the group policy, use the gpupdate command. Local computer policies arestored on the computer, and they take effect immediately. Group policy settings arestored in Active Directory and need to be downloaded to the machine. Because of this,the group policy settings are refreshed at regular intervals.To force a refresh, the gpup-date command can be used.A, B, C. Answer A is incorrect because group policy settings do not take effect imme-diately.The group policy settings are refreshed on computers at regular intervals.Workstations have group policy settings refreshed every 90 minutes, member servers arerefreshed every 90 minutes, and domain controllers are refreshed every 5 minutes.Answer B is incorrect because the secedit /refresh command isn’t used in WindowsServer 2003. It has been replaced by the gpupdate command. Answer C is incorrectbecause member servers are refreshed every 90 minutes. Domain controllers arerefreshed every 5 minutes.

Chapter 3: Planning, Implementing,

and Maintaining the TCP/IP Infrastructure

Understanding Windows 2003 Server Network Protocols