Failed to open group policy

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From: majesty54@xxxxxxx
Date: 13 Feb 2007 02:44:19 -0800

Hi,
Whenever I try to open "Domain Controller Security Settings" or
"Default Domain Security Settings" on my Domain Controller I get the
following error:
Failed to open group policy Object. You may not have appropriate
rights) Details: A referral was returned from the server.

The problem is that I have no EventId or Error in the event viewer
matching that!
Moreover I can open GPO with no errors, very strange.
I am logging in as a user with Domain Admin Rights.
It's not a fresh install, it used to work.

Can someone please help or know something about that?

Thanks a lot!

Alex

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