Article ID: 830748
Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
SYMPTOMS
When you run the Group Policy Results tool (Gpresult.exe) on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, the tool does not return a complete list of domain policies. For example, when you run the Gpresult.exe tool on a primary domain controller (PDC) emulator, you may receive the following output:
Account Policies ---------------- GPO: Default Domain Policy Policy: MaxServiceAge Computer Setting: 600 GPO: Default Domain Policy Policy: MaxTicketAge Computer Setting: 10 GPO: Default Domain Policy Policy: MinimumPasswordAge Computer Setting: N/A GPO: Default Domain Policy Policy: PasswordHistorySize Computer Setting: 3 GPO: Default Domain Policy Policy: MaxClockSkew Computer Setting: 5 GPO: Default Domain Policy Policy: MinimumPasswordLength Computer Setting: N/A GPO: Default Domain Policy Policy: LockoutBadCount Computer Setting: N/A GPO: Default Domain Policy Policy: MaximumPasswordAge Computer Setting: 43 GPO: Default Domain Policy Policy: MaxRenewAge Computer Setting: 7
However, when you run the Gpresult.exe tool on a computer that is not acting as the PDC emulator, you may receive the following output:
Account Policies ---------------- GPO: Default Domain Policy Policy: MaxServiceAge Computer Setting: 600 GPO: Default Domain Policy Policy: MaxTicketAge Computer Setting: 10 GPO: Default Domain Policy Policy: MaxClockSkew Computer Setting: 5 GPO: Default Domain Policy Policy: MaxRenewAge Computer Setting: 7
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you run the Gpresult.exe tool on a computer that is not acting as the PDC emulator. Some policies, such as system access policies, are automatically replicated by Active Directory and are not reported on replicas.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
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