View and reset broken inheritance

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Identify the groups and systems where policy inheritance is broken.

For example, if you have policies with broken inheritance configured for some groups, use this task to confirm the policies are set correctly.

  1. Select MenuSystemsSystem Tree, then click Assigned Policies tab.

    All assigned policies, organized by product, appear in the details pane. The policy row, under Broken Inheritance, displays the number of groups and systems where this policy's inheritance is broken.

    Note

    This number is the number of groups or systems where the policy inheritance is broken, not the number of systems that do not inherit the policy. For example, if only one group does not inherit the policy, 1 doesn't inherit appears, regardless of the number of systems within the group.

  2. Click the link indicating the number of child groups or systems that have broken inheritance.

    The View broken inheritance page displays a list of the names of these groups and systems.

    Option definitions

    Option

    Definition

    Assigned Policy

    Specifies the name of the policy that is assigned.

    Node Name

    Specifies the System Tree path to the group or system that is not inheriting the policy.

    Node Type

    Specifies whether the node is a group or system.

    Policy Owner

    Specifies the name of the policy owner. Only policy owners and global administrators can edit a policy setting.

    Reset Inheritance

    Forces the system or group to inherit the policy again.



  3. To reset the inheritance of any of these, select the checkbox next to the name, then click Actions and select Reset Inheritance.