Re: Local Policy Database - failed to save

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 05/31/02 

From: "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 06:14:30 -0700

Is this XP joined into the domain ?
What settings are you trying to modify in the local policy
when it fails to save the changes ?

Accounts from other than the local machine can only be
used to set permissions on the local machine if they are
domain accounts from the domain the machine is joined to
(of from a domain trusted by it). A rule of thumb is that if
you cannot select an account by navigation in the UI then
you cannot use the account to control security. 

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Roger Abell
MVP (Windows Platform)  Associate Expert
The Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"ron" <muellerr64@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8d8f01c20861$b1791e70$37ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA13...
> I cannot see shared printers on other XP machines in a
> workgroup...nore can I see shares on any XP machine.
>
> Tried to change access this computer from the network in
> local policy...I can add the workgroup users, as soon as
> I hit ok or apply - I get the error 'failed to save local
> policy database'
>
> There is a domain controller in the network, W2k...does
> it have anything to do with this?  Active directory on
> the DC knows about the other XP computers...which have no
> trouble accessing the DC.

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