To update the administrative templates from .adm to .admx on both Domain Controller and Client computer, follow the steps mentioned below
Updating Templates on Domain Controller
Before updating the templates, you must remove the existing .adm templates and then proceed updating the templates.
To remove the administrative templates (.adm) on Domain Controller
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Right click on the GPO you have created and set Enforced to disable.
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Again, right click on the GPO, and on the shortcut menu, click Edit. Group Policy Management Editor opens.
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On the left pane (console tree) of Group Policy Management Editor, expand Computer Configuration\Policies.
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Right-click the Administrative Templates node, then click Add/Remove Templates.
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In the Add/Remove Templates dialog box, select the prm_gina.admx file and click Remove.
To update the administrative templates (.admx) on Domain Controller
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Copy the Administrative Template Configuration folder from <CD>/Password Manager/Setup/Tools.
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Copy the Administrative Template folder into the Machine from <CD>/Password Manager/Setup/Template.
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Double click the QPM.AdministrativeTemplateConfiguration.exe tool.
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Browse the Administrative Template folder path and verify the Path to Policy Definitions.
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Click Execute to run the tool.
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Once the execution is complete, launch the Group Policy Management utility.
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Right click the domain node, then on the shortcut menu, click Create a GPO in the domain and Link it here to link the policy.
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Enter a name to the New GPO. For example, OneIdentity.
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Right click the new GPO (OneIdentity) and select Enforced to apply the policy.
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Again, right click the new GPO (OneIdentity) and select Edit.
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Go to Computer Configuration > Policies
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Expand Administrative Templates: Policy Definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the central store, then expand One Identity Password Manager
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Click on Generic Settings to view the newly checked in Administrative Template.
Updating templates on client computer
To remove the administrative templates (.adm) on client computer
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Open the Local Group Policy Management Editor (gpedit.msc).
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Expand Computer Configuration\Policies.
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Right-click the Administrative Templates node, then on the shortcut menu, click Add/Remove Templates.
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In the Add/Remove Templates dialog box, select the prm_gina.admx file and click Remove.
To update the administrative templates (.admx) on the client computer manually
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Copy the prm_gina.admx file into the %windir%\PolicyDefinitions directory.
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Copy the prm_gina.adml file into the %windir%\PolicyDefinitions\en-us directory.
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Open the Local Group Policy Management Editor (gpedit.msc) and navigate to the Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\One Identity Password Manager directory to see the policy settings.