System Policy Flowchart - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Guide Manual

Read User-Specific Policy
and write Registry entries
Read Machine-Specific Policy
and write Registry entries
End policy process
Flowchart 5. Policy Application

System Policy Flowchart

This flowchart illustrates how System Policy is applied in the Windows NT 4.0
operating system, and gives the administrator an at-a-glance look at the internal
processing that occurs when policies are implemented under Windows NT 4.0.
Initiate application of policy
Does User-Specific
Policy exist?
Yes No
Does Default User
Policy exist?
No
Do Group Policies
No
Do not modify Registry
Does Machine-
Specific Policy
exist?
No
Yes
Does Default
Computer Policy
No
Read Default Computer Policy
and write Registry entries
Yes
Read Default User Policy and
write Registry entries
exist?
Yes
Apply policy of lowest priority
group and continue through
highest priority until
complete. If setting has
already been set by Default
User and the same option is
gray in the Group Policy, do
not modify from the Default
User setting.
exist?
Yes
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