GPO policies - some get used, some don't

> Hello Nondisclosure007,
> Did you run gpupdate /force on the client? Are both settings in the same
> policy and where are they linked to?
> Best regards
> Meinolf Weber
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> > Workstation: Vista SP1 x64 bit
> > Server: Windows Server 2008 SBS
> > Problem: not all settings in group policy object for domain get
> > transferred. I've got a logon text and caching of domain logons.
> > After looking at the local policy on on the vista workstation, I see
> > the cached logon value got transferred down but the logon text is
> > still blank.
> > Any ideas?
> > Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -

C:\>gpupdate /force

C:\>

> The fact that you get that during a background refresh tells me that
> something is amiss in getting to the SYSVOL portion of that GPO. You say =

> file is there but what are the permissions on that GPT.INI file? Also, ar=

> you sure that DFS Client is running on that client? Also, is the TCP/IP
> NetBIOS helper service running on the client?
> Darren
> --
> Darren Mar-Elia
> MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
> *******************************
> Spot GPO differences and inconsistencies with the powerful GPO Compare 1.=

> Download the trial atwww.sdmsoftware.com/group_policy_compare
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> > Hello Nondisclosure007,
> > Did you run gpupdate /force on the client? Are both settings in the sam=

> > policy and where are they linked to?
> > Best regards
> > Meinolf Weber
> > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> > confers
> > no rights.
> > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> > ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
> > > Workstation: Vista SP1 x64 bit
> > > Server: Windows Server 2008 SBS
> > > Problem: not all settings in group policy object for domain get
> > > transferred. I've got a logon text and caching of domain logons.
> > > After looking at the local policy on on the vista workstation, I see
> > > the cached logon value got transferred down but the logon text is
> > > still blank.
> > > Any ideas?
> > > Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
> > - Show quoted text -
> Thanks for the really quick reply.
> All the options are in the same policy (and this policy is the only
> one enforced).
> I ran the gpupdate /force on the client. =A0I got back the following
> error:
> {begin copy-
> C:\>gpupdate /force
> Updating Policy...
> User Policy update has completed successfully.
> Computer policy could not be updated successfully. The following
> errors were enc
> ountered:
> The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the
> file \mydomain.
> local\SysVol\mydomian.local\Policies\{5FB3EDF8-
> F427-4DEA-98A5-608CF018A75A}\gpt.ini f
> rom a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings
> may not be
> =A0applied until this event is resolved. This issue may be transient and
> could be
> caused by one or more of the following:
> a) Name Resolution/Network Connectivity to the current domain
> controller.
> b) File Replication Service Latency (a file created on another domain
> controller
> =A0has not replicated to the current domain controller).
> c) The Distributed File System (DFS) client has been disabled.
> To diagnose the failure, review the event log or invoke gpmc.msc to
> access infor
> mation about Group Policy results.
> -end copy}
> Now, if I go look in the \MyDC\SysVol\Policies\{5FB3EDF8-
> F427-4DEA-98A5-608CF018A75A}\gpt.ini, it's there. =A0So, I'm not sure
> what's going on.
> Thanks for helping!- Hide quoted text -
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> Workstation: Vista SP1 x64 bit
> Server: Windows Server 2008 SBS
> Problem: not all settings in group policy object for domain get
> transferred. I've got a logon text and caching of domain logons.
> After looking at the local policy on on the vista workstation, I see
> the cached logon value got transferred down but the logon text is
> still blank.
> Any ideas?
> Thanks.

> Looking at the local GPO, while sometimes useful, is not definitive on wh=

> policies were actually processed--especially around security policy. Have
> you confirmed by re-logging on, that the logon text did not get delivered=

> Darren
> --
> Darren Mar-Elia
> MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
> *******************************
> Spot GPO differences and inconsistencies with the powerful GPO Compare 1.=

> Download the trial atwww.sdmsoftware.com/group_policy_compare
> *******************************
> > Workstation: Vista SP1 x64 bit
> > Server: Windows Server 2008 SBS
> > Problem: not all settings in group policy object for domain get
> > transferred. =A0I've got a logon text and caching of domain logons.
> > After looking at the local policy on on the vista workstation, I see
> > the cached logon value got transferred down but the logon text is
> > still blank.
> > Any ideas?
> > Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -

> Workstation: Vista SP1 x64 bit
> Server: Windows Server 2008 SBS
> Problem: not all settings in group policy object for domain get
> transferred. =A0I've got a logon text and caching of domain logons.
> After looking at the local policy on on the vista workstation, I see
> the cached logon value got transferred down but the logon text is
> still blank.
> Any ideas?
> Thanks.