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Cannot update group policy

C:\>gpupdate /force
Updating Policy...

User policy could not be updated successfully. The following errors were encount
ered:

The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not determine if the user a
nd computer accounts are in the same forest. Ensure the user domain name matches
 the name of a trusted domain that resides in the same forest as the computer ac
count.
Computer Policy update has completed successfully.

To diagnose the failure, review the event log or run GPRESULT /H GPReport.html f
rom the command line to access information about Group Policy results.
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I probably need to logoff and login back.  Have not done that for a long time.  Always put to sleep.
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Check to see if the netlogon service is running on the workstation.