Re: Domain Controller Security Policy

From: Tim Springston [MS] (tspring_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/13/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:36:12 -0500

Hi William-

The template file it is probably referring to is located in
%systemroot%\SYSVOL\sysvol\%domainname%\Policies\{6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04fB984F9}\MACHINE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\SecEdit\GPTTMPL.INF.

You can check whether the file is present at all. If it is not, then it can
be added back easily from another DC or through a tool like DCGPOFIX.EXE or
RECREATEDEFPOL.EXE. Which may alleviate a symptom but not what the original
cause of the file being missing was.

It could also be permissions on the directory or file being such as to
prevent access.

Please repost if we can assist futher. 

-- 
Tim Springston
Microsoft Corporation
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"William Tyler" <wstyler@comcast.net> wrote in message 
news:2qdk64Fuq196U1@uni-berlin.de...
> Hello,
>
> Could someone help me with this one:
>
> For some reason or another I am no longer able to open (or see) the
> "Security Settings" in Domain Controller Security Policy, the message I
> receive when going into Domain Controller Security Policy is; "Windows
> cannot open template file".
>
> I'm working with Windows 2000 Server with AD enable, presently there are 
> two
> Domain Controllers.  I'm unable to open Security Settings in either.
>
> I there a file (some "template file") that I should be looking for to
> resolve this issue.
>
> Any help you can give me in this would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> William
>
>

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