Re: 'Failed To Save Local Policy Database' Error

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:29:01 -0700, James Hoskisson
> <JamesHoskisson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> James,
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> What specific value are you trying to add to this setting? On my computer, you
> add users and groups. How are you including another computer in that setting?

I think you've hit the nail on the head there! I'll explain exactly what's
happening...

After loading up the Local Security Policy manager I'm selecting 'User
Rights Assignment' and then right clicking on 'Access this computer from the
network' and opening the properties panel.

Clicking on 'Add User or Group' brings up the 'Select Users or Groups'
panel. The default location is listed as 'James' which is my laptop, so I'm
clicking on the 'Locations...' button to select the LAN Network called
'Home'. This causes the 'Select this object type:' box to display
'Computers', which is the only option available if I open the 'Object
Types...' panel. Everything seems to be working fine up to this point.

I'm then typing 'Study' (the name of the other computer on the LAN) into
the 'Enter the object names to select (examples):' box and clicking on 'Check
Names'. This causes the 'Study' entry to be amended to 'HOME/STUDY', which
seems to be correct. When I click on 'OK' , 'STUDY' appears in the 'Access
this computer from the network' box in the 'Access this computer from the
network Properties' panel.

If I click on 'Apply' I get the 'Failed To Save Local Policy Database'
error in a panel entitled 'Security Templates'. The thing I can't understand
is that if I do everything exactly the same, but substitute 'James' for
'Study' in the 'Enter object names to select' box, then everything works fine.

> Are you sure there's no firewall blocking file sharing? That's a very common
> cause of the Error 5 ("Access Denied").

The only firewall that I have is the built in Windows one. I've tried
disabling it but it makes no difference.

> Is this XP Pro with Advanced File Sharing, or is it SFS on XP Pro too?

It's SFS on XP Pro as well. I wouldn't know how to go about setting up
Advanced File Sharing!

I installed SP2 last night, hoping it might make some difference, but
(rather predictably) it didn't. :-(

Thanks for your help,

James
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