Event ID 1053 - Group Policy

[JNStiles]

Recently encountered this error, following some FRS issues with SYSVOL and our NETLOGON folders (event id 13508, if anyone's interested). These replication issues have been resolved, but there is an issue with clients applying group policies. The computer side of the policy applies every time, no problem. The issue is to do with user policies.

 

If a student logs on to a machine they were using prior to our replication issues, they receive all the relevant policies and the machine is locked down, as expected. If they log on to a machine they've never logged on to before, they don't receive any user group policy settings and the event viewer lists error 1053 (with the machine being wide open to their assault).

 

Event 1053: The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not resolve the user name. This could be caused by one of more of the following:

a) Name Resolution failure on the current domain controller.

b) Active Directory Replication Latency (an account created on another domain controller has not replicated to the current domain controller).

 

Running a gpupdate /force doesn't apply these policies, only presenting this error...

The processing of group policy. Windows could not resolve the user name.

This could be caused by one of the following:

a) Name Resolution failure on the current domain controller - We're quite confident this isn't the problem.

b) Active Directory Replication Latency (An account created on another domain controller has no replicated to the current domain controller) - Checked this, all accounts have been replicated.

 

 

Any suggestions? I've scoured the internet, but no luck.

 

Thanks

 

J.

[JNStiles]

Found the solution to my problem!

 

The error was due to permissions. The OU the users were in required read permissions on the Authenticated Users security group!