When new AD objects are added, the system saves the object data inside the AD database. But the GPO store procedure is different from the typical AD object; GPO object contents are stored in two locations (the AD database and SYSVOL folder) in the AD infrastructure.
Group Policy objects
The Group Policy container
As with any other object, the AD database also holds GPO information. This information is more related to system settings and the path reference for the other dataset. When a GPO is created, as with any other AD object, it will also have the Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) value; this is important as this value is used by both datasets to refer to each other. This value is used in the Common Name (CN) too. Before...
