5.2. Group Policy Loopback Processing
As you know, the normal course of Group Policy scope is local computer, site, domain, and then each nested OU. But sometimes it's necessary to deviate from the normal routine. For instance, you might want all users, whoever they are, to be able to walk up and log onto a specific machine and get the same User node settings. This can be handy in public computing environments such as libraries, nurses' stations, and kiosks as well as manufacturing and production assembly environments. This is also critically necessary for Terminal Server environments, as discussed in the section "Group Policy Loopback—Replace Mode for Terminal Services" later in this chapter.
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