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Missing Group Policy Options
K, Hopefully I can explain this right.
or the local computer policy I see all the options for the admin templates, windows components, system, etc etc etc. The normal stuff.
But.
When I look at the group policy for the domain/domain controller/any other ou that I have set up. Most of them are missing. I get only a few for the windows components (netmeeting and windows media player). It doesnt have anything else, the security settings look like they have all the options in there. Does anybody have ANY idea on what would cause this or how to fix it?
I have tried using a new mmc console to see if the one I was using was just a little corrupt, but I got the same thing. I also went into the active directory users and computers and right click the OU and edited the group policy that way as well. But neither of those worked.
or the local computer policy I see all the options for the admin templates, windows components, system, etc etc etc. The normal stuff.
But.
When I look at the group policy for the domain/domain controller/any other ou that I have set up. Most of them are missing. I get only a few for the windows components (netmeeting and windows media player). It doesnt have anything else, the security settings look like they have all the options in there. Does anybody have ANY idea on what would cause this or how to fix it?
I have tried using a new mmc console to see if the one I was using was just a little corrupt, but I got the same thing. I also went into the active directory users and computers and right click the OU and edited the group policy that way as well. But neither of those worked.
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another UPDATE: I tried creating a test OU with a new policy and same thing.
I found something on google saying to check c:\windows\system32\groupp
I found something on google saying to check c:\windows\system32\groupp
There's a couple of things you can look at here for missing GPO options:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/e88aba03-65b7-4084-a8ef-eb4ca907fe921033.mspx?mfr=true
Good luck
Ian
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/e88aba03-65b7-4084-a8ef-eb4ca907fe921033.mspx?mfr=true
Good luck
Ian
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that didnt fix it......bummer
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yes i have, i also did the regsvr32 thing
right-click then edit
also using the gpedit snapin and telling it to connect to the domain policies, its strange, because everything shows up for the local computer.
right-click then edit
also using the gpedit snapin and telling it to connect to the domain policies, its strange, because everything shows up for the local computer.
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this is an odd question, can we save the local machines group policy, then import it into an ou?
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Ok, now I am slightly purturbed. Just as a guess, I decided to see if I could see all of the policy on an XP machine. Sure enough. It popped up, everything came up on an XP machine.
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now its in even worse shape....i unregistered and then reregistered the gpedit.dll, (found this idea on some website). Now it doesnt display anything for the group policy.
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holy <insert fun words in here>, it works! i fixed it!
regsvr32 /u gpedit.dll
regsvr32 /u fde.dll
regsvr32 /u gptext.dll
regsvr32 gpedit.dll
regsvr32 fde.dll
regsvr32 gptext.dll
its all back!
everything.
Thanks for your insight/ideas on how to fix this!
regsvr32 /u gpedit.dll
regsvr32 /u fde.dll
regsvr32 /u gptext.dll
regsvr32 gpedit.dll
regsvr32 fde.dll
regsvr32 gptext.dll
its all back!
everything.
Thanks for your insight/ideas on how to fix this!
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crap!
i lied.
it only fixed the super messed up problem
i lied.
it only fixed the super messed up problem
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just an update on this,
if i tell it to only use local adm files, it works
if i copy the local adm files to the adm folder on sysvol and then tell it not to use local adm files, it still doesnt
its almost like the server can't see the adm files that are on the sysvol share. but yet, i can browse to them....odd
if i tell it to only use local adm files, it works
if i copy the local adm files to the adm folder on sysvol and then tell it not to use local adm files, it still doesnt
its almost like the server can't see the adm files that are on the sysvol share. but yet, i can browse to them....odd
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