System and method for managing group policy backup
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- generating a configuration initialization file including a domains section identifying a plurality of domains that are to be backed up and a setup section specifying a plurality of values that control a backup of policy objects for at least one domain;
determining a digital signature for each policy object on a list of policies for the domain; and
comparing the digital signature for each policy object with a corresponding previous digital signature for each policy.
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Abstract
A method, system and program product for group policy backup management in a network having a plurality of domains including components and modules for steps of retrieving a list of group policy objects for a domain, generating a configuration initialization file including a domains section identifying a plurality of domains that are to be backed up and a setup section specifying a plurality of values that control the backup of each policy object in each domain, determining a digital signature for each policy object on a list of policies for the domain, comparing the digital signature for each policy object with a corresponding previous digital signature for each policy, determining if a current digital signature for each policy object matches the corresponding previous digital signature for a policy, and backing up a policy object having a current digital signature that does not match the corresponding previous digital signature.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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generating a configuration initialization file including a domains section identifying a plurality of domains that are to be backed up and a setup section specifying a plurality of values that control a backup of policy objects for at least one domain; determining a digital signature for each policy object on a list of policies for the domain; and comparing the digital signature for each policy object with a corresponding previous digital signature for each policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
a computer comprising a policy backup component that automatically backs up each modified policy in at least one domain, wherein the policy backup component; generates a configuration initialization file including a domains section identifying a plurality of domains that are to be backed up and a setup section specifying a plurality of values that control a backup of policy objects for at least one domain; determines a digital signature for each policy object on the list of policies for the domain; and compares the digital signature for each policy object with a corresponding previous digital signature for each policy. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer readable code embedded therein, the computer readable medium comprising:
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program instructions that generate a configuration initialization file including a domains section identifying a plurality of domains that are to be backed up and a setup section specifying a plurality of values that control a backup of policy objects for at least one domain; program instructions that determine a digital signature for each policy object on a list of policies for the domain; and program instructions that compare the digital signature for each policy object with a corresponding previous digital signature for each policy. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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