Hi Darren, Thank you kindly for your reply. Let me start by apologising for the confusion. I will give you some background info so that you can get a better idea about what is going on. I have been using a small network for a development lab for a consulting business that I have been running for many years. I am the only one using the servers and PC's on the internal domain which is isolated from the Internet. I have recently moved continents for an opportunity which looks like it will become a permanent job, meaning that I have had to close down my network as well as the company. The servers are shut-down and stored out of range from where I am using a notebook that used to be connected to the domain. I can logon locally with Domain Admin or Built-in local Admin accounts. The problem is that the effective rights are overriding any attempts to give full permissions to the folders in question. I know that this is by design, I guess I am hoping that there is a way to disconnect this machine from the now defunct domain without a wipe and load. I have a feeling that I am just putting off the inevitable! Sincerely, Octai > > From: "Darren Mar-Elia" <darren@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2006/08/16 Wed AM 11:26:48 EST > To: <gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [gptalk] Re: Override GPO No Override?! > > Well, no, you wouldn't be able to disable the enforced if you couldn't > access the domain, but in your original note, you didn't indicate that you > prevented yourself from logging on--just installing an update. If you truly > can't logon remotely or locally it will be tough to fix this without a wipe > and load. > > Darren > > -----Original Message----- > From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of octai.kelly@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 5:21 AM > To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [gptalk] Re: Override GPO No Override?! > > Thanks for your reply. > Can I turn the Enforced setting off without having access to my domain? What > about leaving the domain and creating / joining a new workgroup for now. > Will that introduce other problems? > I'm running Win2K SP4 on my notebook and the PDC back at the office is > running Windows Server 2003. > Regards, > Octai > > > > From: "Darren Mar-Elia" <darren@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: 2006/08/14 Mon AM 12:19:31 EST > > To: <gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [gptalk] Re: Override GPO No Override?! > > > > I guess I don't quite follow the scenario, but can you just turn off > > the Enforced setting on the Default Domain Policy and then set the > > Default DC Policy with the appropriate rights? > > > > Darren > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of octai.kelly@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 4:00 AM > > To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [gptalk] Override GPO No Override?! > > > > When I was setting up a development lab domain, I followed the > > suggested practice of tightening up security on my DC by setting the "No > Override" > > default domain policy option. However, now I am away from the dev lab > > with no way to connect to the domain, trying to install Windows Installer > 3.1. > > This uses an app called Update.exe which requires specific user rights > > such as backing up files. The effective policy is preventing me from > proceeding. > > I think a clean install may be the only way around this, but I don't > > want to attempt this on the road. Is there any way that I could get > > around this to install these applications? > > Thanks in advance, > > Octai > > > > *********************** > > You can unsubscribe from gptalk by sending email to > > gptalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > OR by logging into the freelists.org Web interface. 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