Re: Active Directory users and computers

From: Jim Behning (jimbehningmvp_at_atl.mindspring.com)
Date: 01/11/05 

Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 23:57:30 GMT

Can you start-run \\servername and see the sysvol folder? If not there
is an article that may help. 839499
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;839499

"Phil Peak" <ppeak@magnadata.co.uk> wrote:

>Hi
>
>Im having trouble with the Active directory. When open it
>shows no computers what so ever on the domain. The only
>way I can access this is to use the Small Business Server
>Admin Console. But then when I try to edit the Group
>Policy I get this error message. "Group Policy Error"
>(Failed to open the Group Policy Object. You may not have
>appropriate rights. The system cannot find the path
>specified).
>
>I'm logged on as Administrator not had this problem before
>
>Many thanks
>
>Phil

Jim B. SBS Community Member
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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Deleting a GPO directly from the sysvol
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    (microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy)
  • Re: Re-instating a GPO
    ... The group policy object in the Active Directory domain partition is still missing than. ... Either you go for an authoritative restore of your AD or you us a commercial Recovery tool like Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory. ... The reply address is a spam trap. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.group_policy)
  • Re: No Override option
    ... You can set No Override on a specific Group Policy object link so that Group ... Override, at the same level of Active Directory, then you need to prioritize ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy)
  • Pls, help me, SYSVOL deleted !!!
    ... I deleted my sysvol folder (c:\windows\sysvol) in windows ... 2003 server.And now, ... cannot access to the Group Policy Object in Active ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • Re: Group Policy
    ... Each time I access the group policy object from ... Computer Mgmt, or Active directory I receive an error ... message appears telling me "Domain controller not found ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)