Microsoft KB Archive/311726

= Resultant Set of Policy Tool Displays Duplicate Policy in Precedence List =

Article ID: 311726

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition

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This article was previously published under Q311726



SYMPTOMS
When an administrator runs the Resultant Set of Policy MMC snap-in (Rsop.msc), the Precedence list may contain duplicate entries for policy application of a given policy setting. This may be noticeable when an administrator views the Precedence list for the &quot;Run these programs at user logon&quot; policy setting.



CAUSE
The processing of the &quot;Run these programs at user logon&quot; policy is unique in that, if it is applied through multiple policies, the initially-created value is deleted, and is then replaced with the most-recently-applied setting. This is somewhat different than standard policy application because, a given value is (typically ) replaced, but the original value is overwritten rather than deleted. This delete action is captured by Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). The Resultant Set of Policy snap-in utilizes WMI queries to determine the policy Precedence list. Because of the nature of the query that is used, the delete action is noted, and the 'deleted' policy is added to the Precedence list.



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



MORE INFORMATION
Although the problem that is described in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article may be confusing, it is somewhat normal because of the type of policy operation that occurs, and the WMI query that is used. There are no changes to policy application that are caused by this issue. Because of this lack of change, the problem is cosmetic, and does not cause any loss of functionality.

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