Cannot edit a Domain Group Policy Object because the SBS is running on a multihomed computer – Case Study

Event ID: 1030 and 1058

Situations: 1. When the client selected the Edit of Default Domain Policy on a Windows SBS 2003, he received these message: “Failed to open the Group Policy Object. You may not have appropriate rights” and “Configuration information could not be read from the domain controller, either because the machine is unavailable, or access has been denied”.

2. In the Event Viewer listed Event ID: 1030 - Windows cannot query for the list of Group Policy objects. Check the event log for possible messages previously logged by the policy engine that describes the reason for this and Event ID: 1058 - Windows cannot access the file gpt.ini for GPO.

Troubleshooting: 1. Verified File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is enabled on the domain controller.

2. Verified the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper service is enabled.

3. The server was running on a multihomed computer and the server registered both IP addresses in the DNS.

Resolution: disabled one NIC and cleaned the DNS records. Installed the SP1 for Windows 2003.

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