Re: error when trying to get a remote security policy... Please help!!!

From: Rob Roberts (RRoberts_at_thisnewsgroup.com)
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:24:13 -0500

Steve,
  I have tried that and I get the message that I mentioned below. I do have
admin access on the PC that I am logged into and on the PC that I am trying
to get the security policy from, infact I have network admin access. I am
using the command line: gpedit.msc /gpcomputer:"PC_Name" but I keep
getting the error "Failed to open Group Policy Object on... You may not
have appropriate rights." Any ideas as to what may be happening? Or how I
can force the Group Policy to reset ... or something like that? Is there
some way that the user could use the Local Security Policy to override any
others from coming in and changing it? Any ideas would help!!
Thanks,
Jeff Beach.

"Steven Umbach" <n9rou@n0spam-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:2drac.141163$1p.1823362@attbi_s54...
> From a remote computer try using mmc Group Policy snapin - other computer
and
> browse or enter the target computers name/IP address. You will have to be
logged
> onto the remote computer with an account that has admin credentials on the
> computer you are trying to access. --- Steve
>
>
> "Rob Roberts" <RRoberts@thisnewsgroup.com> wrote in message
> news:erVy9SpFEHA.2580@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I have a PC connected to the LAN and I have local admin rights on this
PC.
> > I can connect using admin shares, I can alter the Users and Groups using
the
> > Computer Management tool and perform just about every other
administrator
> > task but when I try to view the Group Policy in effect on the PC I get
the
> > following message:
> > Title: "Group Policy Error."
> > Contents: "Failed to open the Group Policy Object on ... You may not
have
> > appropriate rights."
> > I am trying to access the Group Policy by using the gpedit tool with
command
> > line switches. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can reset the
current
> > policy remotely? How could the user prevent an admin from accessing the
> > Group Policy object on that PC? Anything would help PLEASE!!
> > Cheers,
> > Jeff Beach.
> >
> >
>
>

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