Re: Local Security Policy Settings

From: Iain Mulholland [MSFT] (iainm_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/31/03 

Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 07:10:36 -0800

A domain Controller has no concept of a Local Security Policy. It gets all
of its security settings from the default domain group policy - check
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/gp/615.asp

thx
iain 

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"DS" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:7ACC304D-04EE-4AF6-A73C-C4250679C9E8@microsoft.com...
> When I open up Local Security Policy mmc and go to make changes in 
> password policy or any other settings. The options to change are greyed 
> out.. I am unable to make any changes.  I am logged on as the the local 
> account administrator and I am connected to a domain controller on my 
> laptop for the courses I am taking.  I have installed XP Pro on another 
> hard drive within the system just to see if I have the same trouble .... 
> and yes the options are greyed out on that install also.
>
> I have run the command line to restore the default settings and that has 
> not helped.
>
> Thanks for your help.

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