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Difficulty: EasyMicrosoft Command-Line Tools

A network technician has just updated a Group Policy Object (GPO) settings on a domain controller to modify local user security rights. To verify the changes on a targeted Windows workstation immediately without waiting for the default background refresh interval or restarting the machine, which command-line utility should the technician run?

  1. gpupdate /forceAnswer
  2. B
    gpresult /r
  3. C
    systeminfo
  4. D
    chmod 755 /etc/gpo

Answer

The command gpupdate /force forces an immediate refresh of user and computer Group Policy settings.
Executing gpupdate /force forces the local Windows system to contact Active Directory and reapply all computer and user Group Policy settings immediately.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the administrative goal in the scenario.
The requirement is to force an immediate update of Group Policy settings on a Windows client without waiting for the background refresh cycle.
By default, Windows Group Policy refreshes in the background every 90 to 120 minutes.
2
Select the correct Windows command-line utility and switch.
Choose gpupdate with the /force parameter.
The /force flag reapplies all policies immediately regardless of whether changes were previously detected.

Key Concept

Microsoft Command-Line Tools - Group Policy Refresh
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