Failed to save Local Policy Database

[Guest]

Hello. I'm using a MS Workgroup which works ok but I can't access a computer
running XP Pro (2002 SP2) from the network. I get the message 'computer is
not accessible...Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested
logon type at this computer'. [The MS Knowledge Base has an article about
this relating to XP Home but it is not relevant to XP Pro.]

So I go to 'Local Security Settings/Access this computer from the network'
and try to add one of the computers in the network by name. That works until
I click Apply. After a warning dialog box I get the Security Templates
message 'Failed to save Local Policy Database'.

Is this the right way to enable access from the network and if so how can I
complete the task?

 

[Steven L Umbach]

Sounds like a corrupt secedit.sdb on the computer in question. The links
below may help you resolve the problem. Try using esentutl utility first.

Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...proddocs/en-us/sag_scetroubletn.mspx?mfr=true
http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=3252

The security database is corrupted.

Cause: A hardware problem if the computer is improperly shut down or a
software error.

Run esentutl /g to check the integrity of the security database at
%windir%\Security\Database\Secedit.sdb.

If the database is corrupt:

1.
Attempt to recover it by running esentutl /r on the %windir%\Security
folder. If this fails, attempt to repair it by running with esentutl /p on
%windir%\Security\Database\Secedit.sdb.

2.
After that, delete the log files in %windir%\Security.

 

[Guest]

Check the firewall settings and also check the gateway and subnet mask to see
if they are correct

 

[Steven L Umbach]

How would that realte to a problem saving the the local security database?

Steve

Check the firewall settings and also check the gateway and subnet mask to
see
if they are correct

Hello. I'm using a MS Workgroup which works ok but I can't access a
computer
running XP Pro (2002 SP2) from the network. I get the message 'computer
is
not accessible...Logon failure: the user has not been granted the
requested
logon type at this computer'. [The MS Knowledge Base has an article
about
this relating to XP Home but it is not relevant to XP Pro.]

So I go to 'Local Security Settings/Access this computer from the
network'
and try to add one of the computers in the network by name. That works
until
I click Apply. After a warning dialog box I get the Security Templates
message 'Failed to save Local Policy Database'.

Is this the right way to enable access from the network and if so how can
I
complete the task?