Re: Security Settings Snapin

From: Alexander Popov (apopov@infosec.ru)
Date: 02/17/03 

From: "Alexander Popov" <apopov@infosec.ru>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 14:38:02 +0300

Have you ever tried "CCF_SCE_GPT_UNKNOWN" format? IDataObject->GetDataHere
returns GPEInformation's IUnknown pointer for the Security Settings node.

"Matt Osborne" <mosborne@verinex.com> wrote in message
news:ukTWXi1tCHA.2496@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> Hello All,
> I am cross posting this because I am at my wits end trying to figure
> this out. I am having some troubles extending the Security Settings
> snap-in. I am able to display my snap in the way I want, but I am not
able
> to determine what computer is being administered. I know that the
Security
> Settings snap-in is an extension of the Group Policy snap-in. I am able to
> get the machine that's being administered when extending just the Group
> Policy snap-in by calling QueryInterface on the dataobject that I receive,
> requesting a IGPEInformation object. I have tried everything in hopes to
be
> able to obtain this same information from the Security Settings node, but
as
> of yet all attempts have failed. I know that it is possible because
> Microsoft has a handful of snap-ins that extend it. Any information or
tips
> would be of great help. I have also seen some third party extension that
are
> able to as well.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Matt Osborne
>
>