Re: GPMC GPO Editor edit command always opens Local Computer Polic

Hi Dave,

Yes, your description of the scenario is 100% accurate.

I did use the "workaround" method yesterday, (I had the same idea as you)
and was able to make the necessary edits as normal via using the manual
snap-in and forcing a browse to the desired policy.

However, a full uninstall (thru control panel) / reboot / reinstall did not
result in a fix for doing this via the GPMC SP1 Console. The problem remains.

I can live with this, but it is troublesome that it just "stopped" working,
and I have no idea how long ago, only that at one point, edits thru GPMC SP1
worked as expected.

"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:

Is this right: you are logged in locally to the SBS, and you're opening
Group Policy Management. You see the domain and all the policies as you'd
expect. But then when you r-click one -> Edit, it opens a window called
Group Policy Object Editor with Local Computer Policy at the top?

The first thing I would do is to go to CP Add/Remove. Select "Microsoft
Group Policy Management Console with SP1" and click Change. Run the wizard
to reinstall the GPMC.

If that doesn't work, a possible workaround would be to click Start ->
Run -> MMC. File -> Add/remove snap-in. Add Group Policy Object Editor and
instead of accepting the default of Local Computer, click Browse and select
the policy you want to edit. Do you get the expected result of a window
containing the policy you selected for editing?


"Steven Rodriguez" <StevenRodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Hi Larry, thank you for your reply.

There are no error messages that open along with the new Group Policy
Object
Editor window, or any at all.

I do have a few red x errors in my application logs, but they are for VSS,
Exchange, and Microsoft Fax, I don't believe they are relevant after
reading
them.

No errors in my security log, a terminal server printer driver error in my
system log, no errors in directory service log, no errors in dns log, and
no
errors in frs logs.


"Larry Struckmeyer [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

First to your issue: Besides having the wrong policies open in the
editor,
do you have any further messages or entries in the event logs?

Additionally, you should probably not try to edit the existing policies.
They are well thought out and there for a reason. Better to create new
ones, even if the reason is to change the behavior of the supplied ones.
This way, you don't get messed up trying to change the base policies back
and forth and lose track of what they were in the first place.


--
Larry
Please post the resolution to your
issue so that others may benefit.


"Steven Rodriguez" <StevenRodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:782E5118-7E2A-4FE5-AABC-DF4E6C4E3B53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi, I am running a single sbs2003 domain controller.

I am using GPMC SP1 to try both editing existing GPO's, as well as
adding
new ones.

When I click right click on the new or existing GPO and choose "edit"
to
modify it, the new Group Policy Object Editor window that opens is
always
for
the Local Computer Policy rather than for the policy I selected when
choosing
edit.

I have tried rebooting, as well as reinstalling GPMC SP1 yet the
problem
remains.

Help!




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