I am working in a multi-domain environment. I have backed up GPOs from multiple domains and imported them into SCM for analysis. BTW - Tool works great for comparing a large number of GPOs.
Scenario
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1. I export a GPO baseline that was originally imported from domain1 as a GPO Backup folder.
2. In GPMC I create a new blank GPO with desired name.
3. Right-click new GPO and select import settings and navigate to backp created folder in step 1. I get the warning "the BAckup contains references to security principals...". At Migrating References screen I select "Copying them Identically from Source". The import status goes to about 90% then fails with "The Data is invalid" message.
I have tried creating a migration table (from GPO backup) and I get the same results.
I have tried to create the GPO by restoring a backup and pointing to the folder in step 1 and I get a message "No GPO backups found"
So far I have this problem with three GPOs that contain a couple of hundred settings. For each of these GPOs and export error was generated stating "the following settings were not included in export because they are not configured"
I have successfully exported backups from other GPO baselines and created new GPOs using this method.
Questions
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1. What is the best method to troubleshoot this issue?
2. I have noticed the SCM backups do not have gpreport.xml file in the folder when exported.
3. How can I determine which "data is invalid"
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