Re: Win2003 "cannot access the file gpt.ini"
From: Svein Terje Gaup (stgaup_at_broadpark.no.spam)
Date: 03/13/05
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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:23:20 +0100
I discovered that the problem was bigger than I thought. I was not able to
create new user accounts or do any other operation involving AD, so since I
was not able to fix the problem any other way, I reinstalled the server on a
freshly formatted drive. Now everything seems to be working as it should.
Why the server got messed up in the first place I don't know. Maybe it was
the anti-virus (ClamWin) that wasn't compatible with Windows Server.
-- mvh Svein Terje Gaup "NIC Student" <nospam@nospam.land> wrote in message news:eN6r604IFHA.1200@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Hi Svein, > > Thanks for the update. > > On the external adaptor: Leave DNS blank and turn off netbios. > > On the internal adaptor: Point DNS to 192.168.0.1 and WINS to the same ip > if you want WINS, otherwise disable netbios. > > On the DNS server KVIKK 192.168.0.1: set forwarders to the external > 217.x.x.x ips. Do not disable recursion. > > Make sure the 192.168.0.1 server has the scope for the A/D domain. > > Restart KVIKK to update WINS/DNS. > > -- > Scott Baldridge > Windows Server MVP, MCSE > > "Svein Terje Gaup" >> Hi, I don't seem to have the same problem. In my case, the gpt.ini file >> is not missing. >> >> This article seemed to describe my problem quite well, but unfortunately >> the solution didn't work: >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830676&sd=ee >> >> I ran netdiag on the server, and this is the output: >> ......................................... >> Computer Name: KVIKK >> DNS Host Name: KVIKK.home.local >> System info : Windows 2000 Server (Build 3790) >> Processor : x86 Family 6 Model 7 Stepping 2, GenuineIntel >> List of installed hotfixes : >> KB819696 >> KB823182 >> KB823353 >> KB823559 >> KB824105 >> KB825119 >> KB828035 >> KB828741 >> KB833987 >> KB835732 >> KB837001 >> KB839643 >> KB839645 >> KB840315 >> KB840374 >> KB840987 >> KB841356 >> KB841533 >> KB867282 >> KB871250 >> KB873333 >> KB873376 >> KB885250 >> KB885834 >> KB885835 >> KB885836 >> KB888113 >> KB890047 >> KB890175 >> KB891711 >> KB891781 >> Q147222 >> Q828026 >> >> Netcard queries test . . . . . . . : Passed >> >> Per interface results: >> Adapter : WAN Adapter >> Netcard queries test . . . : Passed >> Host Name. . . . . . . . . : KVIKK >> IP Address . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.2 >> Subnet Mask. . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 >> Default Gateway. . . . . . : 10.0.0.1 >> Dns Servers. . . . . . . . : 217.13.4.21 >> 217.13.7.136 >> AutoConfiguration results. . . . . . : Passed >> Default gateway test . . . : Passed >> NetBT name test. . . . . . : Passed >> [WARNING] At least one of the <00> 'WorkStation Service', <03> >> 'Messenger Service', <20> 'WINS' names is missing. >> No remote names have been found. >> WINS service test. . . . . : Skipped >> There are no WINS servers configured for this interface. >> Adapter : LAN Adapter >> Netcard queries test . . . : Passed >> Host Name. . . . . . . . . : KVIKK >> IP Address . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 >> Subnet Mask. . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 >> Default Gateway. . . . . . : >> Dns Servers. . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 >> AutoConfiguration results. . . . . . : Passed >> Default gateway test . . . : Skipped >> [WARNING] No gateways defined for this adapter. >> NetBT name test. . . . . . : Passed >> [WARNING] At least one of the <00> 'WorkStation Service', <03> >> 'Messenger Service', <20> 'WINS' names is missing. >> No remote names have been found. >> WINS service test. . . . . : Skipped >> There are no WINS servers configured for this interface. >> >> Global results: >> Domain membership test . . . . . . : Passed >> NetBT transports test. . . . . . . : Passed >> List of NetBt transports currently configured: >> NetBT_Tcpip_{2B00F974-B9AA-414D-A530-7AE54809BC52} >> NetBT_Tcpip_{AF6FE6E7-0508-45C9-939B-CEB918C384A3} >> 2 NetBt transports currently configured. >> >> Autonet address test . . . . . . . : Passed >> IP loopback ping test. . . . . . . : Passed >> Default gateway test . . . . . . . : Passed >> NetBT name test. . . . . . . . . . : Passed >> [WARNING] You don't have a single interface with the <00> 'WorkStation >> Service', <03> 'Messenger Service', <20> 'WINS' names defined. >> Winsock test . . . . . . . . . . . : Passed >> DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Passed >> [WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for the >> name >> 'KVIKK.home.local.'. [RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE] >> The name 'KVIKK.home.local.' may not be registered in DNS. >> [WARNING] The DNS entries for this DC are not registered correctly on >> DNS server '217.13.4.21'. Please wait for 30 minutes for DNS server >> replication. >> [WARNING] The DNS entries for this DC are not registered correctly on >> DNS server '217.13.7.136'. Please wait for 30 minutes for DNS server >> replication. >> PASS - All the DNS entries for DC are registered on DNS server >> '192.168.0.1' and other DCs also have some of the names registered. >> Redir and Browser test . . . . . . : Passed >> List of NetBt transports currently bound to the Redir >> NetBT_Tcpip_{2B00F974-B9AA-414D-A530-7AE54809BC52} >> NetBT_Tcpip_{AF6FE6E7-0508-45C9-939B-CEB918C384A3} >> The redir is bound to 2 NetBt transports. >> >> List of NetBt transports currently bound to the browser >> NetBT_Tcpip_{AF6FE6E7-0508-45C9-939B-CEB918C384A3} >> NetBT_Tcpip_{2B00F974-B9AA-414D-A530-7AE54809BC52} >> The browser is bound to 2 NetBt transports. >> DC discovery test. . . . . . . . . : Passed >> DC list test . . . . . . . . . . . : Passed >> Trust relationship test. . . . . . : Skipped >> Kerberos test. . . . . . . . . . . : Passed >> LDAP test. . . . . . . . . . . . . : Passed >> Bindings test. . . . . . . . . . . : Passed >> >> WAN configuration test . . . . . . : Skipped >> No active remote access connections. >> Modem diagnostics test . . . . . . : Passed >> IP Security test . . . . . . . . . : Skipped >> Note: run "netsh ipsec dynamic show /?" for more detailed information >> >> I see some warnings. For instance this: >> [WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for the >> name >> 'KVIKK.home.local.'. [RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE] >> The name 'KVIKK.home.local.' may not be registered in DNS. >> >> KVIKK is the DNS server, so this seems strange to me. Do I need to create >> a host record for the Domain Controller in DNS? >> >> It says it is not registered on the dns server that is used as default >> forwarder for queries not resolved locally. >> >> Hope someone can help me... >> >> Sincerely >> Svein Terje Gaup >> >> "NIC Student" <nospam@nospam.land> wrote in message >> news:uFgyvYrIFHA.3628@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... >>> Hi Svein , >>> >>> I've seen this once before when the GPOs in a domain became corrupted or >>> damaged and could't be replicated, edited or used by clients. Group >>> Policy may fail because the workstations cannot read all the GPOs and >>> then will stick with existing policy rather than accept changes when one >>> of the GPOs cannot be read. I still don't know why this happened >>> although I tend to think a certain antivirus program messed the >>> permissions up. >>> >>> The sysvol share is present on your domain controllers. Look for the >>> share on your dcs and if they don't have one then there is indeed a big >>> problem. You can access sysvol by Start>Run>"\\dcname\sysvol">OK. Or >>> you can get there by \\domain name\sysvol. Default permissions can be >>> found in this article: >>> >>> SYSVOL junction inherits NTFS permissions from the drive root >>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;319808 >>> >>> In the case I mentioned above, I tried looking at permissions and such, >>> but the gpt.ini file was actually missing from the GPO and permissions >>> were fine, so we created a new blank GPO, then copied its gpt.ini back >>> to the broken GPO, deleted the blank GPO and all was well. >>> >>> -- >>> Scott Baldridge >>> Windows Server MVP, MCSE >>> >>> "Svein Terje Gaup" >>>> Hi alle, and thanks in advance for any help provided... >>>> >>>> I have installed Windows Server 2003 as a "first server on the >>>> network". Now I keep getting two separate errors every minute in the >>>> application log: >>>> >>>> Event ID: 1030 >>>> Windows cannot query for the list of Group Policy objects. Check the >>>> event log for possible messages previously logged by the policy engine >>>> that describes the reason for this. >>>> >>>> EventID: 1058 >>>> Windows cannot access the file gpt.ini for GPO >>>> CN={31B2F340-016D-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9},CN=Policies,CN=System,DC=home,DC=local. >>>> The file must be present at the location >>>> <\\home.local\sysvol\home.local\Policies\{31B2F340-016D-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini>. >>>> (Configuration information could not be read from the domain >>>> controller, either because the machine is unavailable, or access has >>>> been denied. ). Group Policy processing aborted. >>>> >>>> The server is set up with the following roles: >>>> - Domain Controller >>>> - DNS Server - forward lookup to internal Router for unresolved queries >>>> - RRAS with NAT and Basic Firewall >>>> - DHCP Server >>>> >>>> The server is set up as a multihomed machine with two nics. One nic >>>> named "LAN" connects to the internal LAN (the 192.168.0.0/24 subnet). >>>> The other is named "WAN" and connects to a subnet (10.0.0.0/24) with >>>> only one router connected in addition to the server. The WAN nic is >>>> setup to automatically receive its IP adress from the (Cisco) router. >>>> >>>> I've read this KB article: >>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;842804&sd=ee >>>> >>>> It suggests that I should ensure these four things: >>>> - Netlogon and DFS services are started. => Check! >>>> - Domain controllers have the read and apply rights to the Domain >>>> Controllers Policy. => I cannot access the Group Policy snapin, I get >>>> this message when trying to open the Domain Security Policy: Failed to >>>> open the Group Policy Object. You may not have appropriate rights. >>>> - NTFS file system permissions and share permissions are set >>>> correctly on the Sysvol share. => How do I find and access this share? >>>> It does not seem to be an ordinar file share. >>>> - DNS entries are correct for the domain controllers. => Check! >>>> >>>> >>>> This article intended for Small Business Server describes the problem >>>> quite accurately: >>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;888943&sd=ee, >>>> but the solution is to correct an incorrect domain name. My domain name >>>> is correct, and I'm not running SBS. >>>> >>>> Does anybody have an idea what might be wrong? Anything I should try? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> mvh >>>> Svein Terje Gaup >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
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