[gptalk] Re: GP Core Failure

  • From: "minesh pandya" <minesh.pandya@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:08:03 +0100

Im quite sure the Sysvol is ok now as the software installations are working
on another pc... I will run the GPOTool and see what happens... the DNS is
configured correctly...
Il have an update tomorrow as its a server in Shanghai im working on...

Thanks

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Darren Mar-Elia <darren@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Minseh-
>
> Are you sure that SYSVOL on that DC that the client is using is ok? I mean,
> can you compare it to the PDC emulator to make sure? It sounds like that DC
> is still having some kind of problem, either with SYSVOL or something in AD.
> You might want to run GPOTool against that DC and see what it says. Also
> make sure that the client's DNS config. is correct. A "directory service
> error" sounds fairly fatal.
>
>
>
> Darren
>
>
>
> *From:* gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *minesh pandya
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 10, 2008 7:15 AM
> *To:* gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [gptalk] Re: GP Core Failure
>
>
>
> In an attempt to resolve this I have implemented the following article:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;840669
>
> The following error now appears in RSOP:
>
> Group Policy Infrastructure failed due to the error listed below.
> A directory service error has occurred.
>
> Note:  Due to the GP Core failure, none of the other Group Policy
> components processed their policy.  Consequently, status information for the
> other components is not available
>
> Thanks
> Minesh
>
>
>  On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 3:09 PM, minesh pandya <minesh.pandya@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> Recently on one of my sites the Sysvol was overwritten with a empty folder.
> The Sysvol was restored from a backup.
>
> Those GPO's that were applying software and policy are failing on a new
> build machine.
> A RSOP on a new build displays the following error:
>
> 10 June 2008 9:00:47 pm
>
> Group Policy Infrastructure failed due to the error listed below.
> The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.
>
> Note:  Due to the GP Core failure, none of the other Group Policy
> components processed their policy.  Consequently, status information for the
> other components is not available.
>
>
> I ran a DCDiag and everything passed...
>
> Software installation via GP on the old build prior to the Sysvol loss
> works fine.
>
>
>
>
> Sysvol permissions have been checked against another DC in another domain
> and are exactly the same.
>
> I can navigate to the Sysvol from the client machine and open scripts, and
> I can navigate to the software share from the client machine and manually
> run the MSI's sucessfully.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on what the problem is?
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Minesh Pandya
>
>
>
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Minesh Pandya
>



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Regards

Minesh Pandya

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