External Trust - Group Policy not being applied on Windows 2003 Terminal Server for User in seperate domain?
I'm trying to use Folder Redirection on a Terminal Server for Users from another domain connected by an external trust.
Network configuration:
- 2 Windows 2003 domains, Domain A and Domain B
- External (non-transitive) trust with selective authentication configured between domains
- Domain A trusts Domain B
- Domain B does NOT trust Domain A
- Windows 2003 Terminal Server exists in Domain A (trusting domain)
- Folder Redirection is used on Terminal Server to redirect 'Start Menu' and 'Desktop' for Users, depending on what Security Group they are a member of. Folder redirection works fine for all users in Domain A.
- User1 in Domain B (trusted domain) can successfully login to Terminal Server in Domain A (trusting domain), but Group Policy processing fails to apply, therefore Folder Redirection fails and User has access to all default programs instead of only those specified by the Folder Redirection.
Error messages in Application Log of Terminal Server when User1 logs in -
SOURCE: Userenv EventID: 1109
CN=user1,CN=Users,DC=Domai
SOURCE: Userenv EventID: 1055
Windows cannot determine the computer name (Access is denied). Group Policy processing aborted.
Additional Information:
- User1 (Domain B) has been added to a Domain Local Security Group in Domain A which applies the Folder Redirection settings specified in a GPO applied to the OU where the Terminal Server resides in Domain A.
- Loopback processing is enabled for the mentioned GPO so User Configuration is mapped to anyone logging onto the Terminal Server. I don't need the User Policy from Domain B applied to the User at all, so the first error message (EventID: 1109) shouldn't matter.
I have everything configured and working correctly except the GPO that applies Folder Redirection for User1. Since the Terminal Server does not recognize the PC that User1 is using to login to the Terminal Server, Group Policy processing is aborted for that user.
Anyone have any ideas as to why loopback processing isn't working correctly, even though my Application Logs says that's the way it’s working?
Network configuration:
- 2 Windows 2003 domains, Domain A and Domain B
- External (non-transitive) trust with selective authentication configured between domains
- Domain A trusts Domain B
- Domain B does NOT trust Domain A
- Windows 2003 Terminal Server exists in Domain A (trusting domain)
- Folder Redirection is used on Terminal Server to redirect 'Start Menu' and 'Desktop' for Users, depending on what Security Group they are a member of. Folder redirection works fine for all users in Domain A.
- User1 in Domain B (trusted domain) can successfully login to Terminal Server in Domain A (trusting domain), but Group Policy processing fails to apply, therefore Folder Redirection fails and User has access to all default programs instead of only those specified by the Folder Redirection.
Error messages in Application Log of Terminal Server when User1 logs in -
SOURCE: Userenv EventID: 1109
CN=user1,CN=Users,DC=Domai
SOURCE: Userenv EventID: 1055
Windows cannot determine the computer name (Access is denied). Group Policy processing aborted.
Additional Information:
- User1 (Domain B) has been added to a Domain Local Security Group in Domain A which applies the Folder Redirection settings specified in a GPO applied to the OU where the Terminal Server resides in Domain A.
- Loopback processing is enabled for the mentioned GPO so User Configuration is mapped to anyone logging onto the Terminal Server. I don't need the User Policy from Domain B applied to the User at all, so the first error message (EventID: 1109) shouldn't matter.
I have everything configured and working correctly except the GPO that applies Folder Redirection for User1. Since the Terminal Server does not recognize the PC that User1 is using to login to the Terminal Server, Group Policy processing is aborted for that user.
Anyone have any ideas as to why loopback processing isn't working correctly, even though my Application Logs says that's the way it’s working?
ASKER
No, I haven't enabled cross forest group policy processing since I don't need the User Configuration of User1 (Domain B) to be applied. I want the User Configuration setting on the GPO being applied to the Terminal Server to apply, which shouldn't be affected by the cross forest setting.
By NOT enabling cross forest group policy processing, I would expect it to work the way I want it to, which would be to apply the User Configuration of the GPO in Domain A to User1 in Domain B.
As a side note, I did apply that policy to see if it made any difference, which it didn't.
Thanks
By NOT enabling cross forest group policy processing, I would expect it to work the way I want it to, which would be to apply the User Configuration of the GPO in Domain A to User1 in Domain B.
As a side note, I did apply that policy to see if it made any difference, which it didn't.
Thanks
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Here's a page I found about that:
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=75
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