Group Policies Are Not Applied to Objects in an Organizational Unit Whose Name Contains an Asterisk (815324)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

SYMPTOMS

When you link a Group Policy object (GPO) to an organizational unit, the policies in that GPO are not successfully applied to users or computers in that organizational unit.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the organizational unit's name contains an asterisk (*). Windows cannot query an organizational unit whose name contains an asterisk or any child organizational unit that has an upper-level organizational unit whose name contains an asterisk.

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix Information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
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08-Apr-2003  16:34  5.0.2195.6688      42,256  Basesrv.dll
17-Jan-2003  16:06  5.0.2195.6656     236,304  Cmd.exe
08-Apr-2003  16:34  5.0.2195.6660     233,232  Gdi32.dll
08-Apr-2003  16:34  5.0.2195.6688     710,928  Kernel32.dll
08-Apr-2003  16:34  5.0.2195.6669     333,584  Msgina.dll
08-Apr-2003  05:54  5.0.2195.6701      90,232  Rdpwd.sys
28-Mar-2003  20:50  5.0.2195.6680   3,988,992  Sp3res.dll
08-Apr-2003  16:34  5.0.2195.6688     403,216  User32.dll
08-Apr-2003  16:34  5.0.2195.6701     386,320  Userenv.dll
08-Apr-2003  16:26  5.0.2195.6702   1,628,752  Win32k.sys
08-Apr-2003  05:48  5.0.2195.6701     181,008  Winlogon.exe
08-Apr-2003  16:34  5.0.2195.6699     252,176  Winsrv.dll
08-Apr-2003  05:54  5.0.2195.6701      90,200  Rdpwd.sys
08-Apr-2003  16:34  5.0.2195.6688     710,928  Kernel32.dll
08-Apr-2003  16:34  5.0.2195.6702   1,628,752  Win32k.sys
08-Apr-2003  16:34  5.0.2195.6699     252,176  Winsrv.dll


WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, move the user(s) or computer(s) to an organizational unit whose name does not contain an asterisk, and then link the GPO to that organizational unit.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/10/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbWin2000preSP4Fix kbfix kbbug KB815324 kbAudITPRO
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