Checking for errors after domain rename in Windows 2003 forest

An admin who performed a domain rename in a Windows 2003 forest is getting the mesage that the gpfixup command completed with some errors. He wants to know where to look for the errors.

Laura Hunter
Published: 08 Mar 2007

I recently had to perform a domain rename in a Windows 2003 forest. All the steps went fine until I ran gpfixup. It stated that the command completed with some errors. Everything seems fine. Where can I check for the errors?

You can use the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to troubleshoot Group Policy, as well as other built-in Windows utilities. Here's a step-by-step checklist for troubleshooting various aspects of Group Policy:

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