Re: Group Policy Security setting could not be determined

From: Tricky Ricky (tricksda_at_mindspring.com)
Date: 08/13/05

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    Doug, thanks for the tip. Totaly solved my problem.Now I move onto my
    network issues. Thanks again!

    "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
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    Hi,

    Ok, it figures. Now, I can find the command I was looking for.

    esentutl /p %windir%\security\database\secedit.sdb

    I have had the same error, quite a while back, and this is what fixed it for
    me. 

    -- 
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart 
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"Tricky Ricky" <tricksda@mindspring.com> wrote in message 
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>
> Doug, thank you for your help. Unfortunately I was not able to apply this 
> to
> my problem as I am not receiving these error messages. Upon searching for
> articles based on the information you supplied, I found
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313222. I applied
> this repair but again I still receive the same DB error. On the plus side 
> MY
> network places actually shows me my local shared resources on my laptop 
> but
> I am still unable to view other workgroup computers. I have also turned 
> off
> ICF as I am using am SMC Barracade SMC7004ABR Router. The other two 
> desktops
> comp are all good.
>
> Any other ideas? Thank you for your time.
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uc3wMFSnFHA.708@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278316
> ESENT event IDs 1000, 1202, 412, and 454 are logged repeatedly in the
> Application log
>
> While this article does not specifically address your error, it will solve
> your problem.
>
> -- 
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
> Display\Security
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
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> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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> "Tricky Ricky" <tricksda@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:OoAfj7QnFHA.3572@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>
>> Upon investigation of the Local Security Policies I receive this nasty
>> little massage, "The Group Policy security settings that apply to this
>> machine could not be determined. The error returned when trying to 
>> receive
>> these settings from the local security policy database
>> (%windir%\security\database\secedit.sdb) was: The parameter is incorrect.
>> All local security settings will be displayed, but no indication will be
>> given as to whether or not a give security setting is defined by Group
>> Policy. Any local security settings modified through this user Interface
>> may
>> subsequently be overwritten by domain -level policies."
>>
>> Could this be the cause of my local workgroup issues? I am not able to
>> access recources between my desktop and laptop an ACER Travelmate 4000
>> 1.4Gz 512RAM both XPPro on NTFS. I can see the computers in the workgroup
>> but due to
>> some unknown  permission issue "[network name] is not accessible. you
>> might
>> not have permission to use this network resource. "Contact admin ...
>> to find out if you have access permission. The list server for this work
>> group is not currently available".of some importance but I am obviously
>> concerned about my Local Security Policies.
>>
>> Any insight will be most appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you for your time, Da Gator.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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