Local Security Policy - SECPOL.MSC

When I run the Local Security Policy editor, I get the following message:-

"The Group Policy security settings that apply to this machine could not be
determined.
The error returned when trying to retreive these settings from the local
security policy database
(%windir%\security\database\secedit.sdb) was: The parameter is incorrect.

All local security settings will be displayed, but no indication will be
given as to whether or not a given security setting is
defined by Group Policy.
Any local security setting modified through this User Interface may
subsequently be overriden by domain-level policies."

Please can anyone shed any light on this error message and how it can be
resolved.

It sounds like you may have a corrupted secedit.sdb file. See the links
below for a couple of ways that may fix it. --- Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...s/default.mspx

Run esentutl /g to check the integrity of the security database at
%windir%\Security\Database\Secedit.sdb

http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBH/TIP3500/rh3561.htm

"AndyKeph" wrote in message
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When I run the Local Security Policy editor, I get the following message:-

"The Group Policy security settings that apply to this machine could not
be
determined.
The error returned when trying to retreive these settings from the local
security policy database
(%windir%\security\database\secedit.sdb) was: The parameter is incorrect.

All local security settings will be displayed, but no indication will be
given as to whether or not a given security setting is
defined by Group Policy.
Any local security setting modified through this User Interface may
subsequently be overriden by domain-level policies."

Please can anyone shed any light on this error message and how it can be
resolved.

Steven,
Thanks very much for the perfect response.... that nailed it, and the
problem was solved by using the repair option in esentutl.

Very much appreciated.

"Steven L Umbach" wrote:

It sounds like you may have a corrupted secedit.sdb file. See the links
below for a couple of ways that may fix it. --- Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...s/default.mspx

Run esentutl /g to check the integrity of the security database at
%windir%\Security\Database\Secedit.sdb

http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBH/TIP3500/rh3561.htm

"AndyKeph" wrote in message
...
When I run the Local Security Policy editor, I get the following message:-

"The Group Policy security settings that apply to this machine could not
be
determined.
The error returned when trying to retreive these settings from the local
security policy database
(%windir%\security\database\secedit.sdb) was: The parameter is incorrect.

All local security settings will be displayed, but no indication will be
given as to whether or not a given security setting is
defined by Group Policy.
Any local security setting modified through this User Interface may
subsequently be overriden by domain-level policies."

Please can anyone shed any light on this error message and how it can be
resolved.