RE: Corrupted Security Database in XP, can I restore to defaults?

#1 01-05-2006, 04:37 AM

holy crap i fixed it. nevermind then.

"Phil" wrote:

> In gpedit.msc I keep getting the 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 overridden by domain-level policies."
>
> I get this message when i start gpedit.msc and whenever i click on anything
> in there. The problem is that secedit.sdb was deleted from my
> '%windir%\security\databases' folder. I tried running mmc and readding the
> 'security configuration and analysis' snapin, but when I choose a template to
> import (like 'setup security.inf') i get another error:
>
> "Access is denied. Import Failed."
>
> I've tried everything to restore the securtiy to the out-of-the-box
> defaults. Can anybody help?

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