Access Denied using Admin account

[venom3249]

The problem started when I tried remotely controlling the Win2003 server from my local computer. It said that the local policy on this server does not allow interactive logon.

So I went to the server directly and logon. I get an access denied when I tried to go group policy or local security setting. Going to a few other things also resulted in an Access Denied error.

Does any1 have any ideas on how to fix this or what could be wrong? Thanks a million.

Ven

 

[xmario2013]

so if Admin account don't work what are you using to login ????

go into Control panel ---> admin tools ---> local security policy (now if this is a domain controller) you have to go to "Domain controller security policy" instead which you already done,

you may want to check to see if the admin right is granted for you on that server from other people

XM

 

[venom3249]

I can login using the admin account but alot of the things that an admin should be able to access comes back access denied.

Its not a DC but I cant access the local security policy either. That comes back access denied too. Is it possible for an admin to lock himself out?

 

[xmario2013]

now since this is not a DC, we should be able to set things locally, are you in entriprise administrator group?


i am thinking you dont have the superadmin account on that server

 

[venom3249]

Yes, I'm part of the enterprise admin group.

I tried reseting the local admin password and it came back access denied also. Weird

 

[xmario2013]

so are you able to get into the security policy in other member server ? how about other DC s ?

check to see if you have some strange GPO running around somewhere though, that will be the hardest part of troubleshooting

 

[venom3249]

Yes, all the other servers are fine. Its just local to this one particular server. How do I check for the strange GPO running?

 

[hunterdw]

to check what GPOs are applied...

drop to command prompt

type in "gpresult" hit enter

that will help you follow what GPOs are applied via USER and COMPUTER