Mastering Active Directory

Loopback processing

Group Policy mainly has two configurations. One is targeted computer settings, and the other is targeted user configuration. When we apply user configuration to a user located in OU, it doesn't matter which computer they log in to; their policy settings will follow them. As an example, let's assume user Liam is located under the Sales OU. The computer he usually logs in to is also located under the same OU. But he occasionally logs in to the meeting room laptop that is located under the IT operations OU. The IT operations OU has its own Computer Configuration and User Configuration policies assigned. But when Liam logs in to it, he still has the same settings he had in the Sales OU PC. This is the normal behavior of group ...