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220-1102 · Question #692

A technician needs to implement password requirements that apply to all domain-joined computers. Which of the following commands should the technician most likely run?

The correct answer is A. gpupdate. Password policies for domain-joined computers are managed through Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in Active Directory. The 'gpupdate' command (specifically 'gpupdate /force') forces an immediate refresh of Group Policy settings on a computer, applying any configured policies…

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Question

A technician needs to implement password requirements that apply to all domain-joined computers. Which of the following commands should the technician most likely run?

Options

  • Agpupdate
  • Bdevmgmt
  • Cregedit
  • Dresmon

How the community answered

(17 responses)
  • A
    82% (14)
  • C
    6% (1)
  • D
    12% (2)

Explanation

Password policies for domain-joined computers are managed through Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in Active Directory. The 'gpupdate' command (specifically 'gpupdate /force') forces an immediate refresh of Group Policy settings on a computer, applying any configured policies - including password requirements - without waiting for the next automatic refresh cycle. 'devmgmt' (B) opens Device Manager (hardware management). 'regedit' (C) is the Registry Editor (local system only, not domain-wide). 'resmon' (D) is the Resource Monitor (performance monitoring).

Topics

#Group Policy#Security Policies#Command Line Interface#Domain Management

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