Microsoft KB Archive/279835

= Unable to Assign Group Policy Settings to Domain Local Groups in a Native-mode Domain =

Article ID: 279835

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1

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This article was previously published under Q279835



SYMPTOMS
Administrators are unable to assign Group Policy settings to domain local groups from a Microsoft Windows 2000 member server or a Windows 2000 Professional computer in a Windows 2000 native-mode domain.

NOTE: This behavior only occurs from computers that are not domain controllers. Domain controllers can successfully view and apply policies to domain local groups.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the domain local groups are not listed in the list of groups to which specific policies apply.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, use one of the following steps:

 Assign the Group Policy while you manually access the domain controller.

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 Install Terminal Services on one of the domain controllers (Remote Administration mode is sufficient). Use a Terminal Services client to access the domain controller and modify the Group Policy appropriately.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
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Keywords: kbenv kbprb kbdomain KB279835

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