GPMC and RPC

[JHP]

I'm running a query/report for specific users/computers from the Group
Policy Results Wizard, but the I'm receiving the following error message:

The RPC Server is unavailable.

Your help is this matter is appreciated.

 

[Steven L Umbach]

If you are using logging mode the computer that you are including in the
RSOP must be running. if you use planning mode it does not have to be. ---
Steve

 

[JHP]

Thank you for responding...

Resultant Set of Policy is being run in Logging Mode (only one available)
from my XP Pro Workstation SP 2.
Authentication: Windows 2000 Server (AD).

The computer I'm trying to retrieve information from is another XP Pro
Workstation with SP 2; and I can map to the computer.

My System Event Viewer has the following error:

Event ID: 10009

DCOM was unable to communicate with computer ******** using any of the
configured protocols.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[JHP]

I found this:

There are two important changes to RSoP in Windows XP Service Pack 2.
. Once Windows Firewall is installed on a computer running Windows XP
Service Pack 2, remote access to RSoP data no longer works from that target
computer.

. If Windows Firewall is enabled, when GPMC is run for the purpose of
using Group Policy Results or Group Policy Modeling to retrieve RSoP data on
a computer running Windows XP Service Pack 2, it will be unable to retrieve
this data.

...

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2maint.mspx

Cheers!

 

[Steven L Umbach]

OK. That makes sense. The XP SP2 firewall will block any traffic that is not
imitated by the computer unless exceptions have been configured in it. ---
Steve

 

[jovanmal]

Turning off the Windows firewall has resolved my problem.

Thank you!