Script You Add to a Windows Server 2003 Policy Does Not Run (812542)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you extend a Windows Server 2003 policy by including a script file, the script may not run when the policy is called.

CAUSE

When you add a script to a policy, you can browse the network to indicate the location of the script. The Browse feature formats the location of your script file by using the universal naming convention (UNC). Locating network resources by using the UNC format requires NetBIOS name resolution on the network.

If your network does not provide Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) resolution services or if the script is stored in a server that requires the policy to cross Active Directory directory service Forest trust relationships, the UNC cannot be successfully resolved, and retrieval of the script does not work.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, type the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) when you indicate the network location of your script. For example, \\servername.domainname\sharename\scriptname, where servername is the name of the network server, domainname is the name of the DNS domain, and scriptname is the name of the script file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/19/2003
Keywords:kbBug KB812542