Re: Error: Event 1202, SceCli, Extended Error

From: foleylink (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/19/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:11:07 -0700

I have tried the fixes to the security database but
nothing seems to work. I still get the SceCli message
indicating a 1202 error. And I still cannot access the
info in the database by using Administrative Tools/Local
Security Policy. Any other ideas? Is there a way to re-
create the database?

>-----Original Message-----
>Your local secedit.sdb may have been corrupted. There are
a couple ways to try and
>repair it if you can logon as an administrator. See the
links below on how to do
>such. --- Steve
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/x
p/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_scetroubletn.mspx
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;278316
>
>The security database is corrupted.
>Cause: A hardware problem if the computer is improperly
shut down or a software
>error.
>
>Run esentutl /g to check the integrity of the security
database at
>%windir%\Security\Database\Secedit.sdb.
>
>If the database is corrupt:
>
> 1.
> Attempt to recover it by running esentutl /r on the %
windir%\Security folder. If
>this fails, attempt to repair it by running with
esentutl /p on
>%windir%\Security\Database\Secedit.sdb.
>
> 2.
> After that, delete the log files in %windir%
\Security.
>
>
>
>
>"foleylink" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:2f42201c46d24$fa870760$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> I use Windows 2000 Professional/SP4 on a stand-alone
(non-
>> networked) computer. I log on as Administrator and, for
>> the last few weeks, my computer takes a long time to
boot,
>> all the while displaying the "applying security
policies"
>> message.
>>
>> After the boot has completed, I always receive a warning
>> notice in the application log viewer stating" security
>> policies are propogated with a warning. 0x4b8 : an
>> extended error has occurred."
>>
>> I tried to check the security policies but Windows
cannot
>> open the local policies database, saying that an unknown
>> error has occurred." Does anyone know how I can fix
this?
>
>
>.
>