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Event ID 1080 — Group Policy Preprocessing (Active Directory)

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Group Policy processing requires Active Directory. The Group Policy service reads and updates information stored in Active Directory. The absence of Active Directory (or a domain controller) prevents Group Policy from applying to the computer or user.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 1080
Source: Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: gpEvent_FAILED_OU_SEARCH
Message: The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not search the Active Directory organization unit hierarchy. View the event details for more information.

Resolve

Search Active Directory

The Group Policy service failed when querying Active Directory.

Verify

Group Policy applies during computer startup and user logon. Afterward, Group Policy applies every 90 to 120 minutes. Events appearing in the event log may not reflect the most current state of Group Policy. Therefore, you should always refresh Group Policy to determine if Group Policy is working correctly.

To refresh Group Policy on a specific computer:

  1. Open the Start menu. Click All Programs and then click Accessories.
  2. Click Command Prompt.
  3. In the command prompt window, type gpupdate and then press ENTER.
  4. When the gpupdate command completes, open the Event Viewer.

Group Policy is working correctly if the last Group Policy event to appear in the System event log has one of the following event IDs:

  • 1500
  • 1501
  • 1502
  • 1503

Group Policy Preprocessing (Active Directory)

Group Policy Infrastructure