We are preparing a Win2k domain for a Win2k3 domain controller. I am
following all the steps in article 325379 on Microsoft's site. I am down to
the EventLog Review section, and my DC that holds all the operations master
roles has the following event over and over again in the event viewer
application log:

"Security policies are propagated with warning. 0x4b8 : An extended error
has occurred.

For best results in resolving this event, log on with a non-administrative
account and search http://support.microsoft.com for "Troubleshooting Event
1202s". "

Also, when I go into my Local Security Policy in Administrative Tools, I
cannot view any policies. It says:

"Windows cannot open the local policy database.

An unknown error occured when attempting to open the database."


please help,

Paul

Check out the KB article 823659:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823659/en-us
Did you upgrade your PDC to a W2K3 server? Or did you leave it a W2K PDC
and add a W2K3 DC as a regular DC? If it is the second way, you would see
incompatibilities in the security policies between the two OS's.
--
Judith Herman
Microsoft Corporation
Server User Assistance - Group Policy
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B83CF36B-07D1-46C8-8999-(E-Mail Removed)...
> We are preparing a Win2k domain for a Win2k3 domain controller. I am
> following all the steps in article 325379 on Microsoft's site. I am down
> to
> the EventLog Review section, and my DC that holds all the operations
> master
> roles has the following event over and over again in the event viewer
> application log:
>
> "Security policies are propagated with warning. 0x4b8 : An extended error
> has occurred.
>
> For best results in resolving this event, log on with a non-administrative
> account and search http://support.microsoft.com for "Troubleshooting Event
> 1202s". "
>
> Also, when I go into my Local Security Policy in Administrative Tools, I
> cannot view any policies. It says:
>
> "Windows cannot open the local policy database.
>
> An unknown error occured when attempting to open the database."
>
>
> please help,
>
> Paul

I am doing it the second way, but I have not run any adprep commands yet....I
am just trying to make sure that everything is in order with the current
Win2k domain first


"Judith Herman (MSFT)" wrote:

> Check out the KB article 823659:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823659/en-us
> Did you upgrade your PDC to a W2K3 server? Or did you leave it a W2K PDC
> and add a W2K3 DC as a regular DC? If it is the second way, you would see
> incompatibilities in the security policies between the two OS's.
> --
> Judith Herman
> Microsoft Corporation
> Server User Assistance - Group Policy
> ======================
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> ======================
> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:B83CF36B-07D1-46C8-8999-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > We are preparing a Win2k domain for a Win2k3 domain controller. I am
> > following all the steps in article 325379 on Microsoft's site. I am down
> > to
> > the EventLog Review section, and my DC that holds all the operations
> > master
> > roles has the following event over and over again in the event viewer
> > application log:
> >
> > "Security policies are propagated with warning. 0x4b8 : An extended error
> > has occurred.
> >
> > For best results in resolving this event, log on with a non-administrative
> > account and search http://support.microsoft.com for "Troubleshooting Event
> > 1202s". "
> >
> > Also, when I go into my Local Security Policy in Administrative Tools, I
> > cannot view any policies. It says:
> >
> > "Windows cannot open the local policy database.
> >
> > An unknown error occured when attempting to open the database."
> >
> >
> > please help,
> >
> > Paul
>
>
>