Add Computers to the Exception Group

 

Applies To: Windows Server 2012

Before you add any computers to the membership groups, use this procedure to add computers to the appropriate exception groups. This will prevent the computer accounts in the exception group from applying GPOs that are not intended for them.

Membership in Domain Admins is the minimum required to complete this procedure.

To add computers to the exception groups

1. On AD-DNS-01, in Server Manager, click Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers. The Active Directory Users and Computers MMC opens. If it is not already selected, click the node for your domain. For example, if your domain is corp.contoso.com, click corp.contoso.com.

2. In the navigation pane, expand Active Directory Users and Computers, expand your domain, and then select Computers. (If you created the exception groups somewhere other than in the Computers container, select the appropriate container.)

3. In the details pane, double-click the exception group to which you want to add computers.

4. Select the Members tab, and then click Add.

5. Type the name of the computer in the text box, and then click OK.

6. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each additional computer account or group that you want to add.

7. Click OK to close the group properties dialog box.

8. Restart the client computers that were added to the exception groups. Changes in group membership do not take effect until after the computer is restarted.