Re: cant get local security - error opening database
From: James W. Long (JamesLong_at_wowway.com)
Date: 09/17/04
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Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 23:16:01 -0400
Steve:
Great!
I fixed the users logging in problem, they had been in admin group before
and I did remove them to plain users, who had no access on the drives
anyplace so I fixed that. They can log in now, again.
I am working on the corrupt secedit.sdb problem now.
Thank you for the help.
James W. long
"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:t6a2d.309026$8_6.139636@attbi_s04...
> My guess is that either you have a corrupt secedit.sdb file on the
computer or you do
> not have proper permissions to the folder. Verify that system and
administrators have
> full control to \winnt folders and subfolders, particularly
\winnt\system32. The
> links below are two ways to deal with a corrupted local security database.
Also look
> in Event Viewer of your computers where you are having a problem to see if
there are
> any clues there.
>
> http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBH/TIP3500/rh3561.htm
>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_scetroubletn.mspx
>
> Your problem with users sounds like corrupt user profiles or permission
> problems.Probably not corrupt profiles if the problem is widespread.
Verify that
> users group has read/list/execute permissions to root/drive folder,
program files
> folder, and system folders at and under \winnt. Users should also have at
least
> modify permissions to their profile folder under documents and settings. I
would also
> do some serious virus scans with at least two products since you are
experiencing
> unexplained strange behavior. Perhaps you tried to modify file permissions
with Group
> Policy/security templates and the permissions are too restrictive. The
link below is
> for a free Sysclean malware detection and removal tool from Trend Micro.
Just
> download Sysclean and the pattern file to the same directory, unzip and
execute. ---
> Steve
>
> http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp
> http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp
>
>
> "James W. Long" <JamesLong@wowway.com> wrote in message
> news:VKqdnZkLp8tAhdTcRVn-iA@wideopenwest.com...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > When I try to look at local security settings -> local policies -> audit
> > policy,
> > local security settings -> local policies -> user rights, and
> > local security settings -> local policies -> security options
> > on my client machine, which is a mameber oy my domain, it now says:
> >
> > Windows cannot open the local policy database.
> > An unknown error occured when attempting to open the database
> >
> >
> > Its also true if I log on as the administrator of the local machine.
> > I cant see those 3.
> >
> >
> > And the worst part,
> >
> > My other users cant logon to the machine anymore,
> > they are immediately logged off now!
> > They do have the right (authenticated users do) to log on locally.
> >
> > only The administrator can log on and not get booted off again.
> >
> > something changed, dont know what.
> >
> > how do I fix it? what happened?
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Thank you in advance,
> >
> > James W Long.
> >
> >
>
>
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