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Group Policy Prefrences Local Users & Groups do not accept long names

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Symptoms

Create a Group Policy Preference Setting for "Local User and Groups"



Computer Configuration => Preferences  => Control Panel Settings => Local User and Groups

New => Group



In the "Group name" edit field, it is not possible to enter a Group/Username longer than the displayed field.


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Cause

The "Group name" edit field does not allow to scroll the content, so the length is limitied by the visible length of the field

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Resolution

Use a shorter Groupname



if not possible, use an environment variable instead. This variable can also be set using Group Policy Preferences


Computer Configuration => Preferences => Windows Settings => Environment

e.g. define an Environment variable MyGroupName and set as value the long name which can't be entered in the Local User and Groups edit field.


In the Local User and Groups Edit field, this environment variable then can be referenced using %MyGroupName% and will be replaced during Group policy processing.

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Article Info
Article ID : 2616766
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 1/24/2013
Exists online : False
Views : 251