> Hello,
>
> I'm having an odd problem when I try to open up either the Domain
> Controller Security Policy or Domain Security Policy. I get the
> following error
>
> Failed to open the Group Policy Object. You not have appropriate
> rights.
> Details Box:
> The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.
> This is the only server in the domain, not sure whats going on, I had
> been able to access it previously.
>
> Tim
>

"myweb" wrote:

> Hello Tim,
>
> Please post the eventlog entries, that we have more information and describe
> what you have done before the error.
>
> Best regards
>
> myweb
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
>
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm having an odd problem when I try to open up either the Domain
> > Controller Security Policy or Domain Security Policy. I get the
> > following error
> >
> > Failed to open the Group Policy Object. You not have appropriate
> > rights.
> > Details Box:
> > The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.
> > This is the only server in the domain, not sure whats going on, I had
> > been able to access it previously.
> >
> > Tim
> >
>
>
>

> I could post some of the event logs, but nothing in them indicate
> there was any problems with getting into the policies,
>
> I came across this error because I had the following error "security
> policies where propagated with warning. 0x534 No mapping between
> account names and security ID was done"
>
> which I've found that a old user account was deletes but not removed
> from the group policy. And when I went to go to go into the policy to
> correct that error thats when I get the original error
>
> "myweb" wrote:
>
>> Hello Tim,
>>
>> Please post the eventlog entries, that we have more information and
>> describe what you have done before the error.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> myweb
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm having an odd problem when I try to open up either the Domain
>>> Controller Security Policy or Domain Security Policy. I get the
>>> following error
>>>
>>> Failed to open the Group Policy Object. You not have appropriate
>>> rights.
>>> Details Box:
>>> The specified domain either does not exist or could not be
>>> contacted.
>>> This is the only server in the domain, not sure whats going on, I
>>> had
>>> been able to access it previously.
>>> Tim
>>>

"myweb" <mei***@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:59710d2015f8c8ef84695245a0@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Hello Tim,
>
> Have a look here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832214
>
> Best regards
>
> myweb
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
>
>
>
>> I could post some of the event logs, but nothing in them indicate
>> there was any problems with getting into the policies,
>>
>> I came across this error because I had the following error "security
>> policies where propagated with warning. 0x534 No mapping between
>> account names and security ID was done"
>>
>> which I've found that a old user account was deletes but not removed
>> from the group policy. And when I went to go to go into the policy to
>> correct that error thats when I get the original error
>>
>> "myweb" wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Tim,
>>>
>>> Please post the eventlog entries, that we have more information and
>>> describe what you have done before the error.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>> myweb
>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>>> confers
>>> no rights.
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I'm having an odd problem when I try to open up either the Domain
>>>> Controller Security Policy or Domain Security Policy. I get the
>>>> following error
>>>>
>>>> Failed to open the Group Policy Object. You not have appropriate
>>>> rights.
>>>> Details Box:
>>>> The specified domain either does not exist or could not be
>>>> contacted.
>>>> This is the only server in the domain, not sure whats going on, I
>>>> had
>>>> been able to access it previously.
>>>> Tim
>>>>
>
>

> Well thanks for the help, I have now got it corrected.  I had to seize
> all the 5 fsmo roles as guided by
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/255504/en-us
>
> I dont know why I had to do that as I was able to get into the
> policies long before now and after I had removed the old server.
>
> Thanks again
>
> Tim
>
> "myweb" <mei***@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:59710d2015f8c8ef84695245a0@msnews.microsoft.com...
>
>> Hello Tim,
>>
>> Have a look here:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832214
>> Best regards
>>
>> myweb
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>>> I could post some of the event logs, but nothing in them indicate
>>> there was any problems with getting into the policies,
>>>
>>> I came across this error because I had the following error "security
>>> policies where propagated with warning. 0x534 No mapping between
>>> account names and security ID was done"
>>>
>>> which I've found that a old user account was deletes but not removed
>>> from the group policy. And when I went to go to go into the policy
>>> to correct that error thats when I get the original error
>>>
>>> "myweb" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Tim,
>>>>
>>>> Please post the eventlog entries, that we have more information and
>>>> describe what you have done before the error.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>>
>>>> myweb
>>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
>>>> and
>>>> confers
>>>> no rights.
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm having an odd problem when I try to open up either the Domain
>>>>> Controller Security Policy or Domain Security Policy. I get the
>>>>> following error
>>>>>
>>>>> Failed to open the Group Policy Object. You not have appropriate
>>>>> rights.
>>>>> Details Box:
>>>>> The specified domain either does not exist or could not be
>>>>> contacted.
>>>>> This is the only server in the domain, not sure whats going on, I
>>>>> had
>>>>> been able to access it previously.
>>>>> Tim