Group Policy - Toolkit LogPath

Introduction

In this example, we will create a Group Policy Object to define the log path for our PSADT 4.1.x package deployments.

This provides the benefit of:

• Standardizing your PSADT deployments logging location
• Not having to config each deployment package with the correct log path

Assumptions:

• You need to have already imported the ADMX Templates into your Central Store.

Create a new Group Policy Object

• Start by opening the Group Policy Management Editor
• Then Right-Click on 'Group Policy Objects' and select 'New'

• Enter a name
  • In this example, I'm using PSADT 4.1

Edit the Group Policy Object

• After creating the GPO, find it under Group Policy Objects
• Right-Click and select Edit

• Expand down to Toolkit
• Right-Click on LogPath and select Edit

Computer Configuration
└───Policies
 └───Administrative Templates: Policy definitions
 └───PSAppDeployToolkit
 └───Toolkit

• Select Enable, and then define a Path.
• In this example, I'm using the Intune Management Extension Log folder:

$envProgramData\Microsoft\IntuneManagementExtension\Logs

• Select OK to close the Policy window
• Configure any other desired policies
• Close the Policy Editor window

Link the GPO

Now that we have the GPO created and configured, lets Link it to the domain or desired OU.

• Navigate to the Desired location you want to link the GPO
• Right-Click and select Link an Existing GPO...

• Select the previous created and configured policy and then click OK

• You will now see the GPO Linked to the location you select

Update Group Policy

On a machine that is scoped for the police, run the below command to update Group Policy

gpupdate /force

Verify the Group Policy Applied

You can verify the status of the policy by running the below command

gpresult /r /scope computer

Verify the Policies in the Registry

You should see the setting applied within the Registry

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\PSAppDeployToolkit\Config\Toolkit

Run a Deployment

Now when a deployment is ran, PSAppDeployToolkit will import any settings in Group Policy as it initializes.

Below we can see that the deployment is running and the log file was created in the ProgramData\Microsoft\IntuneManagementExtension\Logs folder