I'm trying to make a backup of a GPO in one domain (just contains a couple registry key entries) and import it into another domain. The second domain is completely separate, it's at a different site with no shared trust.
I've followed the steps in articles like this one from Dell but I always get the same "No backups found!" error no matter how I transfer the file (zipped or unzipped) or which folder I tell GPMC to search.
This GPO doesn't have any domain specific links so it seems like I shouldn't need a migration table setup to Import. Importing these GPO settings works fine on the domain controller it was backed up from, including into a new blank GPO.
I'm sure I must be missing something simple but most searches just come up with the standard steps I linked above. Any help is much appreciated.
Best Answer
Once you've copied your source GPO to a DC in the destination domain you need to import it's settings into a new GPO rather than trying to restore it. In the destination domain create a new, empty GPO then right click the new GPO and select "Import Settings", then follow the wizard.