Access denied to "Local Security Policy"

[Bob]

Hi,

I find that when I attempt to open the "Local Security Policy"
(SecPol.msc), I get the message:

Group Policy Error
You do not have permission to perform this operation.
Access is denied.

I have used all accounts available to me - Local Administrator and Domain
Administrator.

Any idea why I have this error an my domain connected XP workstation?

Thanks,

Bob.

[Chang Yin(MSFT)]

Hello Bob,

Thank you for your post.

The issue may occur if the current user account (although it is an
administrator account) does not have access to some necessary files or
registry. Please check to ensure that the current user has full control on
the following folder and does NOT have any Deny item:

C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy

Note: I assume your system is installed in C:\Windows folder. If this is
not the case, please adjust it accordingly.

If the above error still persists, please help collect FileMon and RegMon
traces when performing the steps to reproduce the problem. The two tools
(FileMon and RegMon) can be downloaded in:

FileMon for Windows v7.04
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/Filemon.mspx

RegMon for Windows v7.04
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/regmon.mspx

You can send the files to me at v-ch...@microsoft.com (please include
"41118286-Access denied to "Local Security Policy"" in the subject line).

I look forward to your reply. Also, if you have any questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to let me know. I am happy to help. :-)

Thank you for your time and cooperation!

Sincerely,
George Yin
Microsoft Online Support
Microsoft Global Technical Support Center

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[Bob]

Thanks Chang,

It was the security settings on C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy.

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Thanks,
Bob

[Chang Yin(MSFT)]

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your reply. It's great to hear it can now work properly. It's
been a pleasure working with you.

[Bill]

I have a similar problem. I can't turn on the firewall because "Your network
adminstrator is uisng Group Policy to control these settings." But this is a
stand-alone PC, and when I go to C:\Windows\System32\ there is no Group
Policy. I have XP Hone, version 2002, service pack 2.

thanks

[George Yin(MSFT)]

Hello,

Generally, we answer one issue per post in the newsgroups. It may be a
different issue cause altogether. In order to concentrate fully on this new
issue we ask that you post it as a separate thread. That way each issue can
receive full attention and make the thread more clear for others'
reference. Please open a new post for this issue and we will be very glad
to work with you there.

Thank you for understanding.

[kavita.mistry]

Hi,

I have installed SQL Server 2008 Express Edition on Windows Server
2003. It was running fine.

Due to some reason, i had to format C:/ Drive. After formatting c
Drive, i have tried to install SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition on my
machine.
But, I am getting below error while setting mix-mode authentication
mode.

"The specified sa password does not meet strong password
requirements."

I have tried everything in password to meet strong password
requirement, but still i am getting same error message.

In one blog,i have read that the above error can be solved if you
disable strong password requirement setting of Domain Security Policy.

I have administrator rights on machine. So system should allow to
disable Strong Password Requirement.
When i try to access Domain Security Policy to Disable Strong Password
Requirement, I got the error message "Group Policy Error - You do not

have permission to perform this operation."

Does anybody have any idea why am i getting this error?

Thanks,
Kavita Mistry