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Hello,
The problem i have is that group polciy on the domain dose not apply to any user on any client PC. (It works fine on the server [DC]).
I have tried RSoP from MMC on a client and after running it, a box comes up that the lates version of the ADm files were not found and is using local copies of the ADM files.it then says
system.adm
location - Domain.local\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
Error - The network path was not found.Then the same for; conf.adm, wmplayer.adm
I thing this is the problem whay the GP dose not apply?
when i put Domain.local\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
in to explore address bar it can not be found.
When i change the first Domain.local to the server name.Server-1\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
It can be found.What is the problem, and do i need to change something to get it to work
Any help,
Thanks.
This is not helping explain why GP dose not apply. I have tried coping the .adm files to %windir%\Inf myself but they the GP still did not apply to the users it should.
Any Help please
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There is a chance that another policy is overriding your GP. I read an article in WinIT Pro explaining that once. It said something about policies in an OU having the last word.
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I read your original post again. You mentioned an error message when you use domain.local and the error doesn't occur when you use Server-1.
When I used to manage a small domain for a mortgage company, it was called mortgage.local but the domain name shown on the login screen on the workstations was mortgage0. There were times I had to use mortgage0 instead of mortgage.local. Do you see a difference like that on the workstations?
Also, you might try adding some entries in the host file to point one to the other.
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well to the domain name is 'Domain.local' on the log on screen it is always Domain.
What i meant is the RSoP shows an error that it can not access the gp .adm files and will use the local ones. The address it uses to fins the .adm files is
Domain.local\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
When i copy this in the address bar, itcan not be found.
When i change this address to
Server-1\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
I can find the .adm filesAnd i don't know if this is why it can not find and apply GP.
Thanks,
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Test it by using domain instead of domain.local or the IP address in the path. See if you still get the error.
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What (and how) should i change, because the problem is with GP and i get an error saying that .adm files can not be found when running RSoP on a client, and where GP looks for theses files i think is the problem.
When I TYPE THE ADDRESS it give me (where it can not find the .adm files) Domain.local\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
in to win Explore it can not find the files
But WHEN I TYPE
Server-1\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
IN TO WINDOWS EXPLORE it can find the .adm file
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\\Domain.local\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
Dose not work\\Domain\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
Dose not work\\Server-1\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
WORKS
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Chris,
All I understand by your post is that your GP is not applied. So if this is the case then go to the command prompt, type ipconfig /all and let me know if you see the DNS server(s) IP address.
If your clients are not configured to your local DNS server, then the GP will not be applied.
Rajeev
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On the Server it looks like this (ipconfig /all)
Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.P:\>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : fileserver-1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Domain.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Domain.local
homeEthernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : home
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet
NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-FC-ED-41-78
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.123
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 28 May 2008 03:37:40 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 29 May 2008 03:37:40 PMP:\>
On one client it looks like this
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.C:\Documents and Settings\Chris.DOMAIN>ip config/all
'ip' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.C:\Documents and Settings\Chris.DOMAIN>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : PC-2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Domain.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Domain.local
homeEthernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : home
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82562V 10/100 Network Conne
ction
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-76-E3-06-D4
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.5
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::216:76ff:fee3:6d4%4
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 28 May 2008 17:07:33
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 29 May 2008 17:07:33Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-FB-EE-A9-7E-C5-88
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:d5c7:a2ca:0:fbee:a97e:c588
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::ffff:ffff:fffd%5
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : DisabledTunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : home
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-InterfacePhysical Address. . . . . . . . . : C0-A8-01-05
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.5%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : DisabledC:\Documents and Settings\Chris.DOMAIN>
What should i chage on the client.
What should i set to what of the server.Any Help Please
Thanks
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816662
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/228460I don't know if those sites will help but I don't have much more to offer as a possible solution, except to look at the event viewer.
Did you just add a service pack?
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Chris, I'm offering no advice here; just asking a question. Do you intentionally misspell those words, or are you just a poor typist, or other? :)
Life's more painless for the brainless.
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No i did not just add a servics pack (the Server is 2003 SP1) which it has always been and i have never had GP working on it.
The two links did not help.
But what should be the location the RSoP looks for (and where the GPO is stored to be applied)
Should it be
Domain.local\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
OR SHOULD IT BE
Server-1\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
WHICH ONE OF THESE IS THE CORRECT ONE (domain.local being the domain name and Server-1 being the server name)?Also when i run RSoP on a workstation (For a user) i get the error i said about (inthe first post) and it shows no GP that i set for that user.When i run RSoP on the server for the same user it shows all the GP set and no errors.
So i think that there must be a problem on the computers (where it looks for GP or something that stops it applying).ANY HELP,
THANKS.
Jennifer SUMN - Sorry about the bad spelling, it is a bit that i am not great at spelling, a bit bad typing and not checking that well.
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I looked at at few MS sites and one of them warns not to confuse the SYSVOL and sysvol folders.
Another says that the default path is: C:\Windows\Sysvol\Domain folder but that it can be changed and that a new tree can be created.
If you search for sysvol where is it?
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I could not find the correct network location of the sysvol folder, but from what i have read i think that
Domain.local\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
is right.One thig that i came up with is if i could change the location GP on each workstation looks for these .adm files.
(because it say
Domain.local\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
can not be found, shown by PSoP)
I don't know if i could change the location that the computer looks for the .adm files.
(I can not use the domain GPO, but i can user Local GP.)If this is possible, please tell me how, or any things that could help to fix this.
Any help,
Thanks
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I meant the location of sysvol on the server, such as what MS says is the default - C:\windows\sysvol.
Wouldn't a network location have \\ at the beginning of the path?
\\Server_machine_name\blah\blah1....
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The shared SYSVOL folder is C:\windows\sysvol
That is the folder is C:\windows\sysvol\sysvolThe folder can be accesed from
\\Server-1\sysvolThe folder that RSoP says 'Error - the network path was not found is
\\Domain.local\Sysvol\Domain.local\Polcies\{GP No}\Adm\system.adm
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net start in command prompt there is no Lanmanserver or Service Service.
How do you start it (if it is needed) as it is not in services in computer management.What is ment by;
Make sure that AutoShareServer and AutoShareWks are set to 1 on all computers.
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245117
That explains auto share.The lanman service is just called 'server' in services.
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The Server service is started.
The shares like C$, D$ and admin$ 3exsist and work.
I can not find
AutoShareServer and AutoShareWks
in regedit under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
(Probely because that artical is for win 2000 server not 2003)
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no it just says
'configure the AutoShareServer and AutoShareWks registry values to use the value data 1 (one)'
which to me means change the value to 1But should i try crateing the keys, would that work?
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No, don't create the keys. I think your're right about it not applying to Server 2003.
Instead, let me direct you to a more technical forum. It's at www.minasi.com
Those guys have far more server experience than the forum members here, including myself. Join that forum and post your question there.
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Thanks for all your help,
But i have now fix the problem - itr was a problem with the DNS setup and now GP applies fine
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