Group Policy settings are not applied when you log on to a server by using an account from an MIT Kerberos realm

If you successfully log on to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, Group Policy settings from a Microsoft Windows 2000 domain controller are not applied as expected. Additionally, you receive the following event in your Application Log:

Event Type: Error
Event ID: 1054
Event Source: Userenv
Event Description: Windows cannot obtain the domain controller name for your computer network. (The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. ). Group Policy processing aborted.

This problem occurs when you log on to the server by using an account from an MIT Kerberos realm.

Hotfix information

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 this specific problem. 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.

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Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You must restart your computer to apply the changes after you apply this hotfix. However, you do not have to restart your computer immediately after you install this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

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Windows Server 2003 32-bit editions

Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition

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

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