Security Propagation Withing AD 2000

[Guest]

I am having problem with security propagating down from top level OU's.

For example, I removed some groups that had way too much access from the
root of the domain (poor design that I am taking over and trying to clean
up). I then added the proper security at the OU level.

For example Help Desk being able to add/delete computers at the root plus
almost full control.
Added Helpdesk add/delete on the Computers OU
I made sure Inheritance was turned on all the way to the bottom of the OU
structure

I take a look at the OU under computers (Laptops for example), it still has
the old security (almost full control). I take a look at the computer objects
and they have the almost full control granted to helpdesk also. When I move a
computer directly under the Computers OU, it also retains the almost full
control granted to the Helpdesk.

I need to force propagation for the new security I put in place, but do not
want to have to go object by object to do so.

#1 How do I force the Propagation to take place
#2 Why would it have not propagated in the first place

I know for a fact that the computer Objects were not manually set, that they
had to be inherrited because there is no way in hell that someone manually
set the security on 400+ computers.

Oh, and this problem exists across the entire AD structure. Its not just
limited to the Computers OU or computer objects. Thanks

 

[rwh]

If you have multiple Domain Controllers you may need to go into AD
Sites and Services and force a replication between DC's.

 

[Guest]

I have done that, but even if that were the case, when I log into ADUC it
binds to a specific domain controller. So when looking at the rights within
ADUC it should show the explicit and inherited rights that are local to that
DC prior to replication.

Regardless of DC I log into, the explicit rights for the object are the
rights that I removed from the root of the domain.

I even gave it 24 hrs to make sure the DC was not just waiting for a certain
time to propagate the security.

 

[Guest]

have you tried a refreshpolicy thru the command prompt?

 

[Guest]

tried both a
secedit /refreshpolicy machine_policy /enforce

and a

secedit /refreshpolicy user_policy /enforce

I thought this was just for group policies, but gave it a shot either way.
Nether worked.