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When I try and edit the default domain controller policy from Directory Management MMC the local policy is shown, why?
John Savill
March 4, 1999
1 Min Read
A. Normally to edit the default domain controller policy you would
Start the Directory Management MMC (Start - Programs - Administrative Tools- Directory Management)
Select the domain and right click on "Domain Controllers" andselect Properties
Select the 'Group Policy' tab
The policies in effect will be shown, normally 'Default Domain ControllersPolicy". If you select it and click Edit the Group Policy editor MMCshould start with "Default Domain Controllers Policy" as its root.You can then make changes
If when Group Policy Editor starts, you instead have "LocalPolicy" at the root the likely cause is the MMC start setting has beencorrupted and this is usually caused by the installation of Office 2000. Torepair perform the following:
Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
Move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTMSCFileShellOpenCommand
Double click on (Default)
If the line reads
D:WINNTSystem32MMC.EXE "%1"
(your NT installation location may be different) Add %* to the end, e.g.
D:WINNTSystem32MMC.EXE "%1" %*Click OK
The policy editing should now work as expected. The basic problem is MMC wasnot being passed all the parameters and thus opening the default "Localpolicy".
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