Creating a new policy file
To create a new policy file

1	On the File menu, click New File.

2	To add a user, click the Edit menu, click Add User, and then type the name of the person you want to set policies for.

To add a computer name, click Add Computer, and then type the name of the computer you want to set policies for.

To add a group of users, click Add Group, and then type the name of the group you want to set policies for.

3	To set policies for a user, group, or computer, click the icon you want to set policies for, click the Edit menu, and then click Properties. Double-click a book icon to see what settings are available.

If a policy is checked, the policy will be implemented. For example, if Disable File Sharing Controls is checked, then the user will not be able to share folders over the network.

Tips

If a setting appears gray, it is ignored by Windows. This saves time when logging on because Windows does not process every entry.

For more information about system policies, see the Windows 95 Resource Kit.


Setting up automatic downloading from Windows NT
To set up automatic downloading from Windows NT

1	On the File menu, click Open Registry.

2	Double-click Local Computer.

3	Click the plus sign beside Network.

4	Click the plus sign beside Microsoft Client For Windows Networks, and then click Log On To Windows NT.

5	Type the Windows NT domain name.

6	On the primary domain controller, create a folder named Netlogon, and then share it.

7	Save the policy file in this folder. Make sure the policy file has a .pol extension.

Tip

The load-balancing feature enables you to have the policy file downloaded from domain controllers other than the primary one.

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Setting up load balancing
To set up load balancing

1	On the File menu, click Open Registry.

2	Double-click Local Computer.

3	Click the plus sign beside Network.

4	Click the plus sign beside Update, and make sure Remote Update is checked.

5	Click Remote Update.

6	In the Settings for Remote Update box, make sure Load-balance is checked.

7	Copy the system policy file to the domain controllers you want.

Tip

For more information about system policies, see the Windows 95 Resource Kit.


Setting up automatic downloading from NetWare
To set up automatic downloading from NetWare

1	On the File menu, click Open Registry.

2	Double-click Local Computer.

3	Click the plus sign beside Network.

4	Click the plus sign beside Microsoft Client For NetWare Networks, and then click Preferred Server.

5	Type the name of the Novell NetWare preferred server.

6	Save the system policy file on the preferred server. For example, if the preferred server is named \\preferred, then the file should be saved in this location: \\preferred\sys\public. Make sure the policy file has a .pol extension.

Tip

For more information about system policies, see the Windows 95 Resource Kit.


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