Problem with Group policy settings.

[Ade]

When I have used GPEDIT.msc to examine Group Policy settings I recieved the
following warning :-

' The Group Policy secuity settings that apply to this machine could not be
determined.
The error returned was trying to retrieve these settings from the local
security policy database.
(%windir%\security\database\secedit.sdb) was: The parameter is incorrect.

All local security dettings will be displayed, but no indication will be
given to as to whether or not a given security setting is defined by Group
policy.
Any local security setting modified through this User Interface may be
subsequently be overriden by domain-level policies. '

- Is this a problem that I should be concerned with or is it not a
reqirement to have Group Policy settings defined?

 

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

The message is indicating a problem and is not normally received.
Is this machine in a domain or is it a standalone?
Is this machine known free from malware?

"Ade" <Ade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6FC59510-3AF3-4A50-AD14-4E222404F9F0@microsoft.com...
> When I have used GPEDIT.msc to examine Group Policy settings I recieved
> the
> following warning :-
>
> ' The Group Policy secuity settings that apply to this machine could not
> be
> determined.
> The error returned was trying to retrieve these settings from the local
> security policy database.
> (%windir%\security\database\secedit.sdb) was: The parameter is incorrect.
>
> All local security dettings will be displayed, but no indication will be
> given to as to whether or not a given security setting is defined by Group
> policy.
> Any local security setting modified through this User Interface may be
> subsequently be overriden by domain-level policies. '
>
> - Is this a problem that I should be concerned with or is it not a
> reqirement to have Group Policy settings defined?
>

 

[Ade]

The machine is a standalone but it is connected to the Internet. I have run
Anti Virus on the machine (AVG) but found no known issues. Basically it is
my home computer XP Pro, Sp2, IIS 5.1. I have also downloaded Authentication
Diagnostics to see if that would point to a possible problem.

"Roger Abell [MVP]" wrote:

> The message is indicating a problem and is not normally received.
> Is this machine in a domain or is it a standalone?
> Is this machine known free from malware?
>
> "Ade" <Ade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6FC59510-3AF3-4A50-AD14-4E222404F9F0@microsoft.com...
> > When I have used GPEDIT.msc to examine Group Policy settings I recieved
> > the
> > following warning :-
> >
> > ' The Group Policy secuity settings that apply to this machine could not
> > be
> > determined.
> > The error returned was trying to retrieve these settings from the local
> > security policy database.
> > (%windir%\security\database\secedit.sdb) was: The parameter is incorrect.
> >
> > All local security dettings will be displayed, but no indication will be
> > given to as to whether or not a given security setting is defined by Group
> > policy.
> > Any local security setting modified through this User Interface may be
> > subsequently be overriden by domain-level policies. '
> >
> > - Is this a problem that I should be concerned with or is it not a
> > reqirement to have Group Policy settings defined?
> >
>
>
>

 

[Malke]

Ade wrote:

> The machine is a standalone but it is connected to the Internet. I have
> run
> Anti Virus on the machine (AVG) but found no known issues. Basically it
> is
> my home computer XP Pro, Sp2, IIS 5.1. I have also downloaded
> Authentication Diagnostics to see if that would point to a possible
> problem.

With only AVG, your computer is not proved to be free of malware, viral
and/or non-viral. This is a home machine connected to the Internet so you
always should start by really determining the machine is clean in a much
more thorough way.

Go through these general malware removal steps systematically -
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Include scanning with David Lipman's Multi_AV and follow instructions to do
all scans in Safe Mode.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Multi-AV - instructions
http://tinyurl.com/yoeru3 - download link and more instructions

When all else fails, get guided help. Choose one of the specialty forums
listed at the first link. Register and read its posting FAQ. PLEASE DO NOT
POST LOGS IN THE MS NEWSGROUPS.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

 

[Ade]

Besides the case for Malware, could it possibly be because the machine is a
standalone so does not have a group policy setting?