Article ID: 815324
Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
SYMPTOMS
When you link a Group Policy object (GPO) to an organizational unit, the policies in that GPO are not successfully applied to users or computers in that organizational unit.
CAUSE
This problem occurs if the organizational unit's name contains an asterisk (*). Windows cannot query an organizational unit whose name contains an asterisk or any child organizational unit that has an upper-level organizational unit whose name contains an asterisk.
RESOLUTION
Service Pack Information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name ----------------------------------------------------------- 08-Apr-2003 16:34 5.0.2195.6688 42,256 Basesrv.dll 17-Jan-2003 16:06 5.0.2195.6656 236,304 Cmd.exe 08-Apr-2003 16:34 5.0.2195.6660 233,232 Gdi32.dll 08-Apr-2003 16:34 5.0.2195.6688 710,928 Kernel32.dll 08-Apr-2003 16:34 5.0.2195.6669 333,584 Msgina.dll 08-Apr-2003 05:54 5.0.2195.6701 90,232 Rdpwd.sys 28-Mar-2003 20:50 5.0.2195.6680 3,988,992 Sp3res.dll 08-Apr-2003 16:34 5.0.2195.6688 403,216 User32.dll 08-Apr-2003 16:34 5.0.2195.6701 386,320 Userenv.dll 08-Apr-2003 16:26 5.0.2195.6702 1,628,752 Win32k.sys 08-Apr-2003 05:48 5.0.2195.6701 181,008 Winlogon.exe 08-Apr-2003 16:34 5.0.2195.6699 252,176 Winsrv.dll 08-Apr-2003 05:54 5.0.2195.6701 90,200 Rdpwd.sys 08-Apr-2003 16:34 5.0.2195.6688 710,928 Kernel32.dll 08-Apr-2003 16:34 5.0.2195.6702 1,628,752 Win32k.sys 08-Apr-2003 16:34 5.0.2195.6699 252,176 Winsrv.dll
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, move the user(s) or computer(s) to an organizational unit whose name does not contain an asterisk, and then link the GPO to that organizational unit.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product
Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbwin2000presp4fix kbfix kbbug KB815324
