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Domain Local Groups of a Domain Do Not Appear in the "Select Users, Computers, or Groups" Dialog Box When You Edit a Group Policy ObjectArticle ID: 811965 - View products that this article applies to. On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you edit the Group Policy object (GPO) Software
Installation by using the Active Directory Users and Computers utility to
configure the security permissions of the policy, the Domain
local groups of the domain do not appear in the Select Users,
Computers, or Groups dialog box. You cannot add a Domain local group from the domain to the security permissions of the Software Installation policy settings that you configure. CAUSEThis behavior occurs when you edit the Group Policy object
in a child domain by using the Active Directory Users and Computers tool in a
parent domain. The Domain local groups of the parent domain appear in the Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog box. However, the Domain local groups of the child domain do not appear. RESOLUTIONService Pack InformationTo 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
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/
)
How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
Hotfix InformationA supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language. 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.
(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
Date Time Version Size File name ------------------------------------------------------ 29-JAN-2003 15:07 5.0.2195.6659 224,016 Appmgr.dll WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, edit the Group Policy object by
using the Active Directory Users and Computers tool in the child
domain. STATUSMicrosoft
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 Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4. MORE INFORMATIONFor additional information about how
to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number
below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 265173
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/265173/EN-US/
)
The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product
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