JSI Tip 3561. Corrupt Local Group Policy database causes repeated Application Events 1000, 1202, 412, and 454.

If your Windows 2000 Server posts the following events to the Application event log, every five minutes, your local Group Policy database file is corrupt:

Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: UserenvEvent Category: NoneEvent ID: 1000Date: 6/7/2000Time: 2:56:53 PMUser: WINDOWS NT AUTHORITYSYSTEMComputer: ASKO-ONEDescription: The Group Policy client-side extension Security was passed flags (17) and returned a failure status code of (1208). Event Type: WarningEvent Source: SceCliEvent Category: NoneEvent ID: 1202Date: 6/7/2000Time: 2:56:53 PMUser: N/AComputer: ASKO-ONEDescription: Security policies are propagated with warning. 0x4b8 : An extended error has occurred.             Please look for more details in TroubleShooting section in Security Help. Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: ESENTEvent Category: Logging/Recovery Event ID: 454Date: 6/7/2000Time: 2:56:53 PMUser: N/AComputer: ASKO-ONEDescription: services (304) Database recovery/restore failed with unexpected error -530. Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: ESENTEvent Category: Logging/Recovery Event ID: 412Date: 6/7/2000Time: 2:56:53 PMUser: N/AComputer: ASKO-ONEDescription: services (304) Unable to read the log header. Error -530.

To resolve the problem, and return the Local Security Policy to its' installation state:

01. Create an OldSecurity subfolder at %SystemRoot%Security.

02. Move the log files and chk file from %SystemRoot%Securitylogs to %SystemRoot%SecurityOldSecurity.

03. Move the database from %SystemRoot%SecurityDatabaseSecedit.sdb to %SystemRoot%SecurityOldSecurity and change the file extension to .old.

04. Start / Run / MMC / OK.

05. Console / Add/Remove Snap-in.

06. Add the Security and Configuration Analysis snap-in. Press Close and OK.

07. Right-click Security and Configuration Analysis and press Open Database.

08. Navigate to the %SystemRoot%SecurityDatabase folder, type Secedit.sdb into File name, and press Open.

09. When prompted to import a template, select Setup security.inf.

10. Press Open. Ignore any Access Denied error.

11. Right-click Security and Configuration Analysis and press Configure Computer Now.