RPC Unavailable

[vacunita]

I'm trying to set some Group Policies to disable Messenger for certain users.

Every time I try to run gpresult /S machinename I get a RPC server is Unavailable error.

I also get it through Computer Management when I try to view the Properties of the Computers in question.

I've made sure the service is running in those machines.

Being a little new to domain management I'm really at a loss as to what it could be.

The SBS server and the client PC's are running Mcafee Enterprise if that has any bearing.

All clients are WinXP.


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Phil AKA Vacunita
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.

 

[Lemon13]

check this thread, loads of ideas, at the end it was the xp firewall, luck of exeptions

http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/...ver/SBS_Small_Business_Server/Q_21878355.html

M. Knorr

MCSE, MCTS, MCSA, CCNA

 

[vacunita]

I'm not a member of Experts Exchange so I can't see the posts.

anyway I managed to solve it.

Had to apply a Group Policy to allow Remote Administration Exception in the Firewall GPO.

Once that was done I could get all the information I needed from each of the machines and could make sure the other policies where being applied.



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Phil AKA Vacunita
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.