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Group Policy Scripts

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Enumerating Resultant Set of Policy Security Event Log Settings -- Boolean

Returns information about access to event logs assigned by using Group Policy.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from RSOP_SecurityEventLogSettingBoolean")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Key Name: " & objItem.KeyName
    Wscript.Echo "Precedence: " & objItem.Precedence
    Wscript.Echo "Setting: " & objItem.Setting
    Wscript.Echo "Type: " & objItem.Type
    Wscript.Echo
Next

Enumerating Resultant Set of Policy Security Event Log Settings -- Numeric

Returns information about event log settings (such as maximum log size) assigned by using Group Policy

Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from RSOP_SecurityEventLogSettingNumeric")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Key Name: " & objItem.KeyName
    Wscript.Echo "Precedence: " & objItem.Precedence
    Wscript.Echo "Setting: " & objItem.Setting
    Wscript.Echo "Type: " & objItem.Type
    Wscript.Echo
Next

Enumerating Resultant Set of Policy Scopes of Management

Returns information about the Scope of Management (SOM) used in applying Group Policy to a computer. To return information about Group Policy applied to the logged-on user, change the WMI class from root\rsop\computer to root\rsop\user.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from RSOP_SOM")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "ID: " & objItem.ID
    Wscript.Echo "Blocked: " & objItem.Blocked
    Wscript.Echo "Blocking: " & objItem.Blocking
    Wscript.Echo "Reason: " & objItem.Reason
    Wscript.Echo "SOM Order: " & objItem.SOMOrder
    Wscript.Echo "Type: " & objItem.Type
    Wscript.Echo
Next

Enumerating Resultant Set of Policy Security Settings -- Boolean

Returns information about account policy settings (such as password policy settings and account lockout policy settings) assigned by using Group Policy.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from RSOP_SecuritySettingBoolean")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Key Name: " & objItem.KeyName
    Wscript.Echo "Precedence: " & objItem.Precedence
    Wscript.Echo "Setting: " & objItem.Setting
    Wscript.Echo
Next

Enumerating Resultant Set of Policy Security Settings -- Numeric

Returns information about account policy settings assigned by using Group Policy.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from RSOP_SecuritySettingNumeric")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Key Name: " & objItem.KeyName
    Wscript.Echo "Precedence: " & objItem.Precedence
    Wscript.Echo "Setting: " & objItem.Setting
    Wscript.Echo
Next

Enumerating Resultant Set of Policy System Services

Returns information about the service settings (including startup mode and access permissions) assigned to a computer by using Group Policy.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from RSOP_SystemService")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Service: " & objItem.Service
    Wscript.Echo "Precedence: " & objItem.Precedence
    Wscript.Echo "SDDL String: " & objItem.SDDLString
    Wscript.Echo "Startup Mode: " & objItem.StartupMode
    Wscript.Echo
Next

List RSOP Application Management Policy Settings

Returns information about application management extension policies assigned to a computer by using Group Policy. To return information about Group Policy applied to the logged-on user, change the WMI class from root\rsop\computer to root\rsop\user.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from RSOP_ApplicationManagementPolicySetting")

For Each objItem in colItems  
    Wscript.Echo "Allow X86 on IA64: " & objItem.AllowX86OnIA64
    Wscript.Echo "Application ID: " & objItem.ApplicationId
    Wscript.Echo "Apply Cause: " & objItem.ApplyCause
    Wscript.Echo "Assignment Type: " & objItem.AssignmentType
    Wscript.Echo "Categories: " & objItem.Categories
    Wscript.Echo "Demand Installable: " & objItem.DemandInstallable
    Wscript.Echo "Deployment Last Modify Time: " & _
        objItem.DeploymentLastModifyTime
    Wscript.Echo "Deployment Type: " & objItem.DeploymentType
    Wscript.Echo "Display in Add/Remove Programs: " & objItem.DisplayInARP
    Wscript.Echo "Eligibility: " & objItem.Eligibility
    Wscript.Echo "Entry Type: " & objItem.EntryType
    Wscript.Echo "ID: " & objItem.ID
    Wscript.Echo "Ignore Language: " & objItem.IgnoreLanguage
    Wscript.Echo "Installation UI: " & objItem.InstallationUI
    Wscript.Echo "Language ID: " & objItem.LanguageId
    Wscript.Echo "Language Match: " & objItem.LanguageMatch
    Wscript.Echo "Loss of Scope Action: " & objItem.LossOfScopeAction
    For Each strArchitecture in objItem.MachineArchitectures
        Wscript.Echo "Machine Architecture: " & strArchitecture
    Next
    Wscript.Echo "On-demand CLSID: " & objItem.OnDemandClsid
    Wscript.Echo "On-demand File Extension: " & objItem.OnDemandFileExtension
    Wscript.Echo "On-demand ProgID: " & objItem.OnDemandProgId
    Wscript.Echo "Package Location: " & objItem.PackageLocation
    Wscript.Echo "Package Type: " & objItem.PackageType
    Wscript.Echo "Precedence: " & objItem.Precedence
    Wscript.Echo "Precedence Reason: " & objItem.PrecedenceReason
    Wscript.Echo "Product ID: " & objItem.ProductId
    Wscript.Echo "Publisher: " & objItem.Publisher
    Wscript.Echo "Redeploy Count: " & objItem.RedeployCount
    Wscript.Echo "Removal Cause: " & objItem.RemovalCause
    Wscript.Echo "Removal Type: " & objItem.RemovalType
    Wscript.Echo "Removing Application: " & objItem.RemovingApplication
    Wscript.Echo "Replaceable Applications: " & objItem.ReplaceableApplications
    Wscript.Echo "Script File: " & objItem.ScriptFile
    Wscript.Echo "Support URL: " & objItem.SupportURL
    Wscript.Echo "Transforms: " & objItem.Transforms
    Wscript.Echo "Uninstall Unmanaged: " & objItem.UninstallUnmanaged
    Wscript.Echo "Upgradeable Applications: " & objItem.UpgradeableApplications
    Wscript.Echo "Upgrade Settings Mandatory: " & _
        objItem.UpgradeSettingsMandatory
    Wscript.Echo "Version Number (High): " & objItem.VersionNumberHi
    Wscript.Echo "Version Number (Low): " & objItem.VersionNumberLo
    Wscript.Echo
Next

List RSOP Sessions

Returns information about the resultant set of policy session used when applying Group Policy to a computer. To return information about Group Policy applied to the logged-on user, change the WMI class from root\rsop\computer to root\rsop\user.

Set dtmConvertedDate = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime")
 
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from RSOP_Session")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "ID: " & objItem.ID
    dtmConvertedDate.Value = objItem.CreationTime
    dtmTime = dtmConvertedDate.GetVarDate
    Wscript.Echo "Creation Time: " & dtmTime 
    Wscript.Echo "Flags: " & objItem.Flags
    For Each strSecurityGroup in objItem.SecurityGroups
        Wscript.Echo "Security group: " & strSecurityGroup
    Next
    Wscript.Echo "Site: " & objItem.Site
    Wscript.Echo "Slow Link: " & objItem.SlowLink
    Wscript.Echo "SOM: " & objItem.SOM
    Wscript.Echo "Target Name: " & objItem.TargetName
    Wscript.Echo "TTL (Minutes): " & objItem.TTLMinutes
    Wscript.Echo "Version: " & objItem.Version
    Wscript.Echo
Next

List Resultant Set of Policy Audit Policies

Returns information about auditing privileges assigned by using Group Policy.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from RSOP_AuditPolicy")

For Each objItem in colItems  
    Wscript.Echo "Category: " & objItem.Category
    Wscript.Echo "Precedence: " & objItem.Precedence
    Wscript.Echo "Failure: " & objItem.Failure
    Wscript.Echo "Success: " & objItem.Success
    Wscript.Echo
Next

List Resultant Set of Policy Administrative Template Files

Returns information about the administrative template files (.ADM files) used in applying Group Policy to a computer. To return information about Group Policy applied to the logged-on user, change the WMI class from root\rsop\computer to root\rsop\user.

Set dtmConvertedDate = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime")
 
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from RSOP_AdministrativeTemplateFile")

For Each objItem in colItems  
    Wscript.Echo "GPO ID: " & objItem.GPOID
    dtmConvertedDate.Value = objItem.LastWriteTime
    dtmCreationTime = dtmConvertedDate.GetVarDate
    Wscript.Echo "Last Write Time: " & dtmCreationTime 
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
    Wscript.Echo
Next

List Resultant Set of Policy Group Policy Extension Status

Returns information about client-side processing of Group Policy extensions. To return information about Group Policy applied to the logged-on user, change the WMI class from root\rsop\computer to root\rsop\user.

On Error Resume Next
Set dtmConvertedDate = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime")
 
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from RSOP_ExtensionStatus")

For Each objItem in colItems  
    Wscript.Echo "Display name: " & objItem.DisplayName
    dtmConvertedDate.Value = objItem.BeginTime
    dtmTime = dtmConvertedDate.GetVarDate
    Wscript.Echo "Begin time: " & dtmTime
    dtmConvertedDate.Value = objItem.EndTime
    dtmTime = dtmConvertedDate.GetVarDate
    Wscript.Echo "End time: " & dtmTime
    Wscript.Echo "Error: " & objItem.Error
    Wscript.Echo "Extension GUID: " & objItem.ExtensionGuid
    Wscript.Echo "Logging Status: " & objItem.LoggingStatus
    Wscript.Echo
Next

List Resultant Set of Policy Group Policy Links

Returns information about Group Policy links used in applying Group Policy to a computer. To return information about Group Policy applied to the logged-on user, change the WMI class from root\rsop\computer to root\rsop\user.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from RSOP_GPLink")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "GPO: " & objItem.GPO
    Wscript.Echo "Applied Order: " & objItem.AppliedOrder
    Wscript.Echo "Enabled: " & objItem.Enabled
    Wscript.Echo "Link Order: " & objItem.LinkOrder
    Wscript.Echo "No Overrride: " & objItem.NoOverride
    Wscript.Echo "SOM Order: " & objItem.SOMOrder
    Wscript.Echo
Next

List Resultant Set of Policy GPOs

Returns information about Group Policy Objects used in applying Group Policy to a computer. To return information about Group Policy applied to the logged-on user, change the WMI class from root\rsop\computer to root\rsop\user.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from RSOP_GPO")

For Each objItem in colItems  
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
    Wscript.Echo "GUID Name: " & objItem.GUIDName
    Wscript.Echo "ID: " & objItem.ID
    Wscript.Echo "Access Denied: " & objItem.AccessDenied
    Wscript.Echo "Enabled: " & objItem.Enabled
    Wscript.Echo "File System path: " & objItem.FileSystemPath
    Wscript.Echo "Filter Allowed: " & objItem.FilterAllowed
    Wscript.Echo "Filter ID: " & objItem.FilterId
    Wscript.Echo "Version: " & objItem.Version
    Wscript.Echo
Next

List Resultant Set of Policy Policy Settings

Returns information about policy object settings used in applying Group Policy to a computer. To return information about Group Policy applied to the logged-on user, change the WMI class from root\rsop\computer to root\rsop\user.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from RSOP_PolicySetting")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "GPO ID: " & objItem.GPOID
    Wscript.Echo "ID: " & objItem.ID
    Wscript.Echo "Precedence: " & objItem.Precedence
    Wscript.Echo "SOM ID: " & objItem.SOMID
    Wscript.Echo
Next

List Resultant Set of Policy User Privilege Rights

Returns information about user privileges assigned by using Group Policy.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject _
    ("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\rsop\computer")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from RSOP_UserPrivilegeRight")

For Each objItem in colItems
    For Each strAccountList in objItem.AccountList
        Wscript.Echo "Account list: " & strAccountList
    Next
    Wscript.Echo "Precedence: " & objItem.Precedence
    Wscript.Echo "User Right: " & objItem.UserRight
    Wscript.Echo
Next