Re: Newbie with issues concerning WSUS, clients, GPOs and SBS 2008

Group Policies are stored in Active Directory and AD relies on DNS for
finding services. In short? Sounds like you have some DNS issues going on.

Start with the "fix my network" wizard, then the SBS BPA, and then an
ipconfig /all wouldn't hurt if you are still having issues. I'm guesing
that to resolve one of your "various issues" you mentioned, a DNS entry got
horked.

-Cliff


"BillPedersen" <> wrote in message
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> Well, am installing a new environment.
>
> Have SBS 2008 Standard.
>
> Have several clients, Vista and XP.
>
> Now understand that updates are controlled via SBS environment.
>
> But, when I try to change anything on the server from an
> administrative account I get the message that I can not and that I
> need to talk to my administrator - which is me. Is it looking for
> "Administrator" rather than an administrator account.
>
> For example: From SBS Console>Updates if I click on "Change the
> software update settings" I get: "Cannot display Software Update
> Settings", "The Update Services group policy settings are not
> accessible. For resolving this issue, please contact Microsoft
> Pruduct Support."
>
> Now this is a new server, yes, I have backed it up and restored it a
> couple times as I have move forward with various issues, but I do not
> understand what is happening here.
>
> When I go to the GPMC (which seems like a VERY SLOW interface) I get
> an erro message that "Specified network name no longer available"... I
> click OK and I get the GPMC.
>
> If I try to edit a GPO I get "Failed to Open..." and the "Specified
> network name no longer available" error again.
>
> Any suggestions and help is much appreciated.
>
> Bill.