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Domain Group Policy is not applying to workstation

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Domain Group Policy is not applying to workstation Rob D. 03-15-2006
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?Um9iIEQu?= on March 15, 2006, 2:11 pm
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Hi,

I'm trying to apply policies to an XP workstation from Windows Server 2003
Active Directory. The policies are NOT applying to the workstation.

I verified that:
1. DNS is configured properly
2. I move the policy I created to be priority over other policies
3. Domain user has proper rights to the Policy Group
4.Local Policies have not been changed

I also refreshed the policies using 'gpupdate' in command prompt. I ran a
'gpresult' to see the result of the policies. I got a message saying' Error
the policy object does not exist'

I then check out Event View and got this System Error:

Source: Usernv
ID: 1053
Windows cannot determine the user or computer name.( The specified domain
either does not exist or could not be contacted. Group Policy process
aborted).

Please advise me on what to do next?? Thanks!

Posted by Roger Abell [MVP] on March 15, 2006, 9:03 pm
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I need to call assertion 1 into question.
Inability to establish contact with the domain controllers is
most often due to either use of incorrect DNS servers or
unhealthy DNS zone content.
If you are a domain admin, on each DC run the support tool
netdiag and make sure it shows no unexplained errors.
On the XP make sure that only the DNS servers that support
the Active Directory are listed for use an no others.

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to apply policies to an XP workstation from Windows Server 2003
> Active Directory. The policies are NOT applying to the workstation.
>
> I verified that:
> 1. DNS is configured properly
> 2. I move the policy I created to be priority over other policies
> 3. Domain user has proper rights to the Policy Group
> 4.Local Policies have not been changed
>
> I also refreshed the policies using 'gpupdate' in command prompt. I ran a
> 'gpresult' to see the result of the policies. I got a message saying'
> Error
> the policy object does not exist'
>
> I then check out Event View and got this System Error:
>
> Source: Usernv
> ID: 1053
> Windows cannot determine the user or computer name.( The specified domain
> either does not exist or could not be contacted. Group Policy process
> aborted).
>
> Please advise me on what to do next?? Thanks!



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