SceCli 1202 events are logged every time Computer Group Policy settings are refreshed on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista

Consider the following scenario:

• On a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista, you use Group Policy Management Editor to manage a Group Policy object (GPO).
• One or more changes are made to the "User Rights Assignment" settings in the GPO, and these settings have a per-service SID defined.

In this scenario, the following SceCli 1202 event is added to the Application log when the Group Policy is applied:

Log Name: Application
Source: SceCli
Date: <date>
Event ID: 1202
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: <computer name>
Description: Security policies are propagated with warning. 0x534 : No mapping between account names and security IDs was done.

For example:

1. You install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Small Business Server 2008.
2. You make a change to the "User Rights Assignment" setting in a default GPO of the domain controller from a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista.
3. This GPO is applied to the domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Small Business Server 2008.

In this example, some SceCli 1202 events are logged and many functions in SQL Server 2008 do not work when the GPO is refreshed. These functions include replication, making account changes, and setting folder permissions.

When the Group Policy Management Editor modifies settings under User Rights Assignment, it will translate per-service SIDs to the service names. For example, the "SQLSERVERAGENT" service name.

The Group Policy Management Editor does not add the prefix "NT Service" to the service name to perform the lookup in the internal "NT Service" domain. When the Group Policy Management Editor writes the previously parsed name back into the GptTmpl.inf file, it tries to resolve only the name "SQLSERVERAGENT" against the default Active Directory domain. However, this attempt fails. Additionally, the "SQLSERVERAGENT" string is written to the GptTmpl.inf file instead of the SID.

When the next policy refresh occurs, the refresh tries to resolve the service name to a SID as if it were a user or group account. However, this fails together with the error 0x534 "No mapping between account names and security IDs was done."

The hotfix does not automatically resolve this problem. After you apply this hotfix, you must manually prepend "NT SERVICE\" directly in the GptTmpl.inf file. For example, you must replace "SQLSERVERAGENT" with "NT SERVICE\SQLSERVERAGENT" by using the Local Group Policy Editor.

To prevent this issue, install this hotfix on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista and that has Microsoft Group Policy Management Console installed.

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

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Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, the computer must be running one of the following operating systems:

• Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)
• Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2)
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfix.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista SP1

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008 SP2 and of Windows Vista SP2

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista SP1

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 SP2 and of Windows Vista SP2

For all supported Itanium-based versions of Windows Server 2008

For all supported Itanium-based versions of Windows Server 2008 SP2

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

When this issue occurs, the following error is added to the Winlogon.log file: Note The Winlogon.log file is located in the following folder: If you open the GptTmpl.inf file in the following related Group Policy folder, you find some SQL service names: The following is an example of the SQL service names that are found in the GptTmpl.inf file:
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Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 and for Windows Vista

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista

Additional files for all supported Itanium-based versions of Windows Server 2008