Re: Urgent - Access denied problem

Thanks for your response. My problem was a little different. I had a bad
UPS that caused the server to reboot several times. I ran a CHKDSK against
the C: drive and I had thousands of errors. Many services and applications
were broken and I discovered that folder permissions had been reset to
Administrator - empty access and SYSTEM - empty access on random folders.
Of course, this propagated down through the file system via inherited
permissions. A complete mess, if you can imagine. I was very lucky that the
server would even boot. It seems that applying the Setup Security.inf
template as Microsoft directed you to do would have easily fixed my problem.

Just as a clarification, your did apply the Setup Security.inf to a complete
install of SBS 2003 running as a DC. This will be a great addition to my
toolbox and I can sure use the $250!

How do we get Microsoft to update the KB816585?

"Rick F" wrote:

> Interesting article and you are correct, it does show that and even makes it
> seem that it can't be done. I can tell you that it indeed can be done and no
> errors are produced. But unfortunately I cannot offer you any clarification.
> Do you have the same symptoms that I mentioned when even logged into the
> server as the administrator?
>
> --
> Rick Faria - MCSE / A+
> RDF Technical Services - www.rdfts.com
> Email: support at rdfts dot com
>
>
> "Dodger" <Dodger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4A150699-37B1-4477-9E4A-7FD791831B05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > According to the MS KB816585, the "Setup Security.inf" can not be applied
> > to
> > a domain controller. The SBS sever is obviously a DC, so how did this
> > work?
> >
> > I would like to reset permissions on my SBS2003 server, but I would
> > appreciate some clarification.
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;816585
> >
> > "Rick F" wrote:
> >
> >> John,
> >>
> >> Give this a try. This happened to me twice on SBS 2003 with the same
> >> symptoms. From the server if you try to access a share (not using Windows
> >> Explorer) by typing in \\servername in the run line and then trying to
> >> open
> >> a share, Are you prompted for a username/password and nothing works? Got
> >> event logs that group policies can't be accessed but Outlook and Internet
> >> works fine?
> >> This info cost me $245 because I ended up calling Microsoft. I can say
> >> this
> >> resolution worked both times!
> >>
> >> PROBLEM
> >>
> >> ========
> >>
> >> We cannot access shares on SBS2003
> >>
> >> RESOLUTION
> >>
> >> ============
> >>
> >> The following steps were used to reset the permissions on the server.
> >>
> >> 1) From the Run command, open MMC.
> >>
> >> 2) In the MMC, select Add/Remove Snapin from the Console menu.
> >>
> >> 3) Click the Add button.
> >>
> >> 4) Select the Security Configuration and Analysis snapin the click Add.
> >>
> >> 5) Click Close for the Add window.
> >>
> >> 6) Click OK.
> >>
> >> 7) Right click the Security Configuration and Analysis icon in the left
> >> hand
> >> tree pane and choose Open Database
> >>
> >> 8) Type in a file name (you can make one up), such as NEW.
> >>
> >> 9) In the Import Template dialog, select the Setup Security.INF file.
> >>
> >> 10) Right click the Security Configuration and Analysis icon in the left
> >> hand tree pane and choose "Configure Computer Now".
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Rick Faria - MCSE / A+
> >> RDF Technical Services - www.rdfts.com
> >> Email: support at rdfts dot com
> >>
> >>
> >> "John Harris" <johnh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:ui9he3oTFHA.2520@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Hi Marina,
> >> > Yes I have. There are a number of errors in the logs and I have tried
> >> > to
> >> > chase them all down.
> >> >
> >> > I have tracked down a good copy of System State and restored that and
> >> > itis
> >> > all working now. I will pursue this matter in slow time as they need
> >> > to
> >> > start using the network (8:30 am here).
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for the assistance so far. I will probably need your (and Susan
> >> > and all the other guru's out there) assistance to get a final
> >> > resolution.
> >> >
> >> > Cheers
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > John Harris (Harry)
> >> > Computer Troubleshooters - Hornby
> >> > Christchurch
> >> > New Zealand
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> >> > message news:eh69dqnTFHA.2680@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> Hi John,
> >> >>
> >> >> Have you rerun CEICW? Have you checked that all updates have been
> >> >> applied?
> >> >> Anything in the eventlogs?
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Regards,
> >> >>
> >> >> Marina
> >> >> Microsoft SBS-MVP
> >> >> One of the Magical M&M's
> >> >>
> >> >> "John Harris" <johnh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
> >> >> news:OXH%23W9mTFHA.2172@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>> Hi All,
> >> >>> Used SUS to update SBS2K3 Premium with the latest updates. After
> >> >>> reboot
> >> >> had
> >> >>> major problems with DNS, Kerberos, DHCP, etc not starting. Also
> >> >>> couldn't
> >> >> do
> >> >>> a System State restore even though I could restore other data.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Finally decided to do a repair of the Windows installation and all
> >> >>> went
> >> >>> well. Had some errors on start up but no show stoppers that I know
> >> >>> of.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Anyway, clients can logon but the logon script does not run. When
> >> >>> they
> >> >> log
> >> >>> off it can't find where to save the profile to. They can access
> >> >>> e-mail
> >> >> and
> >> >>> Internet but they cannot access the mapped drives on the server.
> >> >>> Permissions look good too but I desperately need help.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> TIA
> >> >>>
> >> >>> --
> >> >>> John Harris (Harry)
> >> >>> Computer Troubleshooters - Hornby
> >> >>> Christchurch
> >> >>> New Zealand
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
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