Microsoft KB Archive/311791

= Site Policies Are Removed from Clients After a Site Is Renamed Until the Site Cache Is Refreshed =

PSS ID Number: 311791

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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This article was previously published under Q311791



SUMMARY
After you rename a site, the site policies that are linked to that site may be removed from clients in that site until the client site cache is refreshed.



MORE INFORMATION
Clients cache the site to which they belong. The cache is updated when the client computer starts and at periodic intervals.

When Group Policy performs a refresh, it checks by using the site name that is stored in the client's site cache to determine if any policies are linked to the site to which the client belongs. If the client applies policies that are linked to the site, the policies may not be applied after you rename the site. This occurs because the client uses the older site name until the client refreshes its site cache. When Group Policy checks to determine if any policies are linked to the older site name, Group Policy determines that the site name does not exist and does not apply any site policies. Also, any site policies that were being applied are removed.

Site polices are applied correctly after the site cache is refreshed. To force the client to refresh its site cache, reboot the client.

Keywords: kbGRPPOLICYinfo kbinfo KB311791

Technology: kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch

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