GPO

[brose923]

We created a GPO on our Primary Domain Controller. We installed a Back up Domain Controller. Both Servers were turned off. The backup was brought up first and then the primary. The GPO's are not accessible.

We think bringing up the Backup first was the problem. It promoted itself to PDC and changed the PDC to the BDC. Is this correct?

We also think this disabled the GPO and when it replicated disabled the other GPO. IS this correct?

How do we fix this?

 

[jakechaffee]

PDC and BDC ideas like that could be the problem if the servers are NT.

Is that what your running or are you running 2k or 2k3?

Jake Chaffee
"There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who can read binary and those who can't."

 

[brose923]

Thanks Jake. We were running 2003 R2 Enterprise.

 

[pgaliardo]

If you are running Windows Server 2003, it shouldn't be an issue. The concept of PDC and BDC ended with Windows NT 4.0.

 

[brose923]

I would have thought it not be an issue except that the GPO's became inaccessible when the servers were brought up out of sequence. We are trying to understand the cause.

Thanks...

 

[tfg13]

When you say inaccessible, what errors are you receiving?

 

[brose923]

The GPO has a red X through it. No one can access it...not even someone with admin rights.

 

[ncotton]

are all your policies listed?

Neil J Cotton
Technical Consultant
Anix Group Ltd

 

[brose923]

The object is not accessible. I think I'm going in circles.

Thanks for trying to help everyone.