Error reading Folder Redirection Settings
- I'm having an issue with the Group Policy Management Console on Windows 7 RTM.
I'm using a Windows 7 machine to create and edit GPO's as I prepare for a Windows 7 rollout. I've created a GPO that will eventually be used for my production Windows 7 machines. In this GPO, I've configured Folder Redirection settings. All was working fine until today. Now, when I use the GPMC to view the GPO Folder Redirection Settings, I get the following error:
"An unknown error occured while data was gathered for this extension. Details: FRSettingRead failed with -2147467259"
The error is shown in the HTML report in GPMC. The rest of the GP Settings that I have configured in this policy seem to be unaffected - it's just the Folder Redirection settings.
Other interesting facts:
1. Despite this error, the Folder Redirection settings appear to be working on the clients, i.e. folders are being redirected properly.
2. We don't actually have any 2008 domain controllers in our domain yet. We are still running Windows 2003.
3. I also cannot backup the affected GPO using the GPMC. I receive an "Unspecified error" and it fails.
4. I also cannot copy the affected GPO using the GPMC. i receive an "Unspecified error" and it fails.
5. If I use the GPMC on a Windows 2003 server to view the affected policy, I'm able to read the folder redirection policy without any errors - I just can't read any of the Windows 7-specific folders like Downloads, Contacts, Favorites, etc.
Can anyone help me out?
Answers
Hi,
Thanks for your feedback.
Based on research, it seems you hits a size issue with GPMC. Since Vista, the structure that "holds" the list of SIDS for folder redirection, has been designated to be of size 32*1024. If there are many items in a single group policy, the error message will occur. The resolution is to split the configuration into multiple policies. Please configure multiple GPOs for folder redirection.
If the issue still persists, please help me collect the Group Policy configuration information:
1. On DC, open GPMC, find the folder redirection GPO, click Settings tab, right-click in the right-panel, choose Save Report to save the report to a HTML file.
2. Use Windows Live SkyDrive (http://www.skydrive.live.com/) to upload the report file and then give us the download address.
Regards,
Bruce
- Marked As Answer bystack227 Tuesday, September 22, 2009 5:46 PM
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Hi,
On Windows 7, please check the version of your GPMC. If it is not Version: 6.0.0.1, please install the new Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) which includes the new Group Policy Management Tools.
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7
After installing it, please turn on GPMC feature using the following steps:
1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Programs.
2. In the Programs and Features area, click Turn Windows features on or off.
3. If you are prompted by User Account Control to allow the Windows Features dialog box to open, click Continue.
4. In the Windows Features dialog box, expand Remote Server Administration Tools.
5. Expand Feature Administration Tools.
6. Select Group Policy Management Tools. Click OK.
In addition, if you use AMGP, please refer to this article for more information:
Windows Vista-specific folder redirection policies are removed from a GPO when you connect to an AGPM server component that is installed on a Windows Server 2003-based member server
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/949143
Regards,
Bruce
- Thanks for you answer, Bruce.
I am, indeed using version 6.0.0.1 of the GPMC on Windows 7.
I also found the article that you referenced, but we're not using AGPM. The 10-digit number at the end of the error message that I'm getting is slightly different than the one that is referenced in the KB article. Hi,
Thanks for your feedback.
Based on research, it seems you hits a size issue with GPMC. Since Vista, the structure that "holds" the list of SIDS for folder redirection, has been designated to be of size 32*1024. If there are many items in a single group policy, the error message will occur. The resolution is to split the configuration into multiple policies. Please configure multiple GPOs for folder redirection.
If the issue still persists, please help me collect the Group Policy configuration information:
1. On DC, open GPMC, find the folder redirection GPO, click Settings tab, right-click in the right-panel, choose Save Report to save the report to a HTML file.
2. Use Windows Live SkyDrive (http://www.skydrive.live.com/) to upload the report file and then give us the download address.
Regards,
Bruce
- Marked As Answer bystack227 Tuesday, September 22, 2009 5:46 PM
- Thank you for that information, Bruce. I will try splitting the redirection into more than one policy.
Out of curiosity, what does the 32*1024 size refer to? Is it the number of characters contained in the redirection? I'm trying to figure out how I can predict when my redirection policies are close to reaching the limit. Hi,
The system will read the Fdeploy.ini file to retrieve its settings. Each section in the Fdeploy.ini is read and populated to a structure which has been limited to a certain size. The size limit is 32*1024. This size is deemed to be adequate, based on the customer configurations we have seen in the past, however, your environment unfortunately exceeds this limit. Currently, there is no public documents which indicate a number of characters or SIDs of this size limit.
Regards,
Bruce
- Hello Bruce,
by having the same prob I came across this entry.
for having it clear: do you mean 32*1024 "Bytes" and can I assume, that the whole fdeploy.ini must not be bigger than 32 KByte?
Kind regards
Wolfgang
