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Failed to open Group Policy Object

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by typamfiloff

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I'm getting this error when trying to open the domain policy and the domain controller policy.

Failed to open Group Policy Object
Details: An invalid dn syntax has been specified.

Anybody know whats going on and how to fix this issue?? I didn't see any Kb articles on this.

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by joseph moore

Sounds like there is something wrong in the Distinguished Name (DN) parameter. An example would look like this:
CN=Server,CN=System,DC=domainname,DC=com

YOu might need to open Active Directory User & Computers and check out your domain controllers. Make sure they seem right or not (maybe the machine name of one is mis-spelled in AD).

If not, try the Resource Kit tools DcDiag.exe and.or NetDiag.exe

hope this helps

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