Windows 2000 and GPO

[Guest]

I have a problem with group policy and I hope that you can take the time to
help me out.

First the network consists of one windows server 2000 domain controller/DNS
(SP4) and a collection of computers with windows XP Professional (SP2).

The problem arises when I try to apply user group policy linked to domain or
OUs. The group policy is propagated to client computers only if the user is
member of Domain Admins group.

If the user is not member of Domain Admins Group, in the client's Event
Viewer (application) I view the event:

Event:1053
Source:Userenv
Description:
Windows cannot determine the user or computer name. (The specified domain
either does not exist or could not be contacted. ). Group Policy processing
aborted.

So what should solve this problem ?

Thanks for your precious time.

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello Nicolangelo Tartaglia - MCSA MCSE,

GPO problems often are DNS related. Can you post an ipconfig /all from the
DC and one workstation.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[Guest]

Hi Meinolf,

DC IPCONFIG

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.200
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 127.0.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.200

WKS IPCONFIG

Indirizzo IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.55
Subnet mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Gateway predefinito . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Server DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.200
Server DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.200
Server WINS primario . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.200

I think DNS is OK!
When a user is member of Domain Admins group GPOs work well.
There are problems only for users not members of Domain Admins group !!!!!
Thks

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello Nicolangelo Tartaglia - MCSA MCSE,

DNS is ok, only one remark, change the loopback address to the real DNS server
ip.

Please post a gpresult /v from one workstation when you run it as a user.

Unfortunal the 1053 has a lot of possibilities:
http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=1053&eventno=1584&source=Userenv&phase=1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883271

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839880

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.