Re: Failed to open Group Policy Object

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Hmm. Slight red herring. The folder does exist, (Explorer just hiding it)

So now I have no idea what to do. I'm stuck.

Please help
Rowland :(


"Rowland Costin" <technical@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uAT0o70oFHA.2472@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hmmm
>
> 1) I have just ran command again and read the instructions. I ran it
> originally with no command line info and it seemed to be going through.
> What does it do like this?
>
> 2) I tried the command dcgpofix /Target: BOTH but says syntax is
> wrong
> What did I get wrong? also dcgpofix /Target: Domain doesn't work either?
>
> Help
> Rowland
>
>
>
> "Rowland Costin" <technical@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:u4hdU30oFHA.1464@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Just some more info
>>
>> I read some other posts here and thought I would try to run Dcgpofix.exe.
>> It
>> asked questions and I said yes twice, but it didn't seem to do anything,
>> should I have ran it with a command line parameter?
>>
>> Cos it doesn't seem to have done anything.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Rowland
>>
>> "Rowland Costin" <technical@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:Omg06t0oFHA.3084@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I have just set up a new Windows 2003 server as a PDC with AD. I
>>> installed DNS after AD and that seemed to have caused some small issues
>>> with DNS , but I sorted that. However, when I try to run either "Domain
>>> Controller Security policy" or "Domain Security policy", from the
>>> administration menu, it fails to launch properly. I get the message,
>>> "Failed to open the Group policy object, You may not have appropriate
>>> rights"
>>>
>>> Then when you say ok, the GPedit program appears and it has a red cross
>>> on it to say its broken. I have a windows 2003 Terminal server which
>>> has Group policy ok, but its in a workgroup. (Plan is to add the TS to
>>> the AD and mange both from AD group policy)
>>>
>>> So I have looked at path on the TS server and I have
>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\GroupPolicy folders and all underneath. on the PDC
>>> there is no such folder.
>>>
>>> I am assuming I have made a *** up here and uninstalled a feature or
>>> something that has taken this out, or did I fail to install something?
>>>
>>> 1) How can I put this right?
>>>
>>> 2) Any idea on what went wrong.
>>>
>>> 3) I don't want to copy the Group policy folder from the TS server as it
>>> has problems that I want to get rid of hence the domain controller.
>>>
>>> Help. I am in desperate dire straights to sort this out. All advice
>>> gratefully received.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Rowland
>>>
>>
>>
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