Re: Policies not applying

From: Mark Renoden [MSFT] (markreno_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/11/05 

Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:03:08 +1100

Hi Mark

If you enable user environment debug logging on a failing client and review
the log, you should be able to tell whether it's working with what it
considers to be a slow link (or perhaps uncover another cause):

221833 How to enable user environment debug logging in retail builds of
Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=221833

Possibly also useful:

227260 How a Slow Link Is Detected for Processing User Profiles and Group
Policy
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=227260

HTH 

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"Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:71C72905-14DB-40EF-9DE7-98E8B8F05E3B@microsoft.com...
>I am having problems getting policies applied to apply on my branch 
>machines.
>
> An Example of this is  : restrict task manager.
>
> This is replicating across all my Dc`s and is hitting machines in areas
> where my DC`s sit.
>
> I think the problem is slow link. The machines in the branches (possibly
> slow links) have received a rogue slow link policy on AD set to 1. I am 
> not
> sure if this has caused our clients to stop receiving policies as outlined 
> in
> various white papers as the chicken and egg effect.
>
> I have tried loads of things including tweaking various registry settings 
> to
> force slow link to be disabled etc.
>
> Truth is I am not sure if it is definatly classified as a slow link or if 
> my
> policiess are set incorrectly..
>
> I am looking into icmp issues but need to look at other options while this
> is investigated.
>
> any help appreciated.
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