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>I have a Windows 2003 server and some XP clients. Server network
> adapter is HP NC7760 Gigabit Server Adapter.
> When the users access the server by TS, my GPO applies, but when the
> users access the server via "standard" log on from their XP machines,
> the GPO does *not* apply.
> Most times, in the client event viewer there is *NO* event. Rarely, I
> have found event ID 1054.
> I have tried to search in the microsoft newgroups but till now I have
> not found the right solution to my problem.
> Now I have the doubt that there is something wrong in the DNS.
> Maybe it can be useful the following logs:
>
> C:\WINDOWS\MPSReports\DirSvc\Bin>dcdiag /v
>
> Domain Controller Diagnosis
>
> Performing initial setup:
>   * Verifying that the local machine HPSERVER, is a DC.
>   * Connecting to directory service on server HPSERVER.
>   * Collecting site info.
>   * Identifying all servers.
>   * Found 1 DC(s). Testing 1 of them.
>   Done gathering initial info.
>
> Doing initial required tests
>
>   Testing server: Default-First-Site\HPSERVER
>      Starting test: Connectivity
>         * Active Directory LDAP Services Check
>         c83a40ff-fe47-4bcd-8d9f-28b36da9494a._msdcs.omissis.local's
> server GU
> ID DNS name could not be resolved to an
>         IP address.  Check the DNS server, DHCP, server name, etc
>         Although the Guid DNS name
>         (c83a40ff-fe47-4bcd-8d9f-28b36da9494a._msdcs.omissis.local)
> couldn't
>         be resolved, the server name (HPSERVER.omissis.local) resolved
> to
>         the IP address (10.2.1.2) and was pingable.  Check that the IP
> address
>         is registered correctly with the DNS server.
>         ......................... HPSERVER failed test Connectivity
>
> Doing primary tests
>
>   Testing server: Default-First-Site\HPSERVER
>      Skipping all tests, because server HPSERVER is
>      not responding to directory service requests
>      Test omitted by user request: Topology
>      Test omitted by user request: CutoffServers
>      Test omitted by user request: OutboundSecureChannels
>
>   Running enterprise tests on : omissis.local
>      Starting test: Intersite
>         Skipping site Default-First-Site, this site is outside the
> scope
>         provided by the command line arguments provided.
>         ......................... omissis.local passed test Intersite
>      Starting test: FsmoCheck
>         GC Name: \\HPSERVER.omissis.local
>         Locator Flags: 0xe00003fd
>         PDC Name: \\HPSERVER.omissis.local
>         Locator Flags: 0xe00003fd
>         Time Server Name: \\HPSERVER.omissis.local
>         Locator Flags: 0xe00003fd
>         Preferred Time Server Name: \\HPSERVER.omissis.local
>         Locator Flags: 0xe00003fd
>         KDC Name: \\HPSERVER.omissis.local
>         Locator Flags: 0xe00003fd
>         ......................... omissis.local passed test FsmoCheck
>
> C:\WINDOWS\MPSReports\DirSvc\Bin>netdiag /v
> It appears a window that says: "Impossible to find the entry root
> DnsIsDynamicRegistrationEnabled of procedure in dynamic link library
> DNSAPI.dll" (forgive my bad translation)
>
> Can someone help me? Have I made something wrong or incomplete? Is
> there any step-by-step procedure to be guided? Many thanks.
>

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>> My guess is the XP machines reside in one OU and the TS resides in a
>> different OU, the OU the XP machine's resides in has the gpo you want
>> applied.  Check both OU's and find out where the gpo resides and then
>> determine if it is a workstation or user gpo.
>
> What do you mean with "TS resides in a different OU"?
>
> My GPO is linked to a OU which contains the users and computers it has
> to be applied.
> It seems all right to me...
>