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Local Policy Database - Windows 2000

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by javierrosado 1 view

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After backing up the entire hard drive to a tape and then restorin because of a mis-configuration I couldn't solve due to time limitations, when I tried to open the Local Policy applet to configure it, it says "Local Policy Database not found".

How do I recover it or rebuild it? What's the database's filename or where is it located?

Thank You.

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by quintar51

Hi, you can try resetting the security settings and see if you'll be able to open the local policy.

Before you reset security, you should take a full backup, including the System State.

To reset the operating system back to the install defaults:

1. Open a CMD prompt.

2. Type:

secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb /verbose

3. If you receive a warning message, it can be ignored. See the %windir%\Security\Logs\Scesrv.log file.

by javierrosado

Didn't work. What else can I try. I really wouldn't like to re-install the server, unless there is a safer way of doing it to rebuild the database without screwing up the actual configuration.

Thanks anyway.

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