Hi,
Well you can always update the group policies on the machines by
running gpupdate /force on the client machines.
Group Policy for computers is triggered at computer startup. For users,
Group Policy is triggered when they log on. Versions of Windows before
Windows XP as well as Windows Server 2003 use synchronous processing,
meaning that computer Group Policy is completed before the logon dialog
box is presented. User Group Policy is completed before the shell is
active and available for the user to interact with it. Windows XP
defaults to asynchronous policy processing. By default, Group Policy is
refreshed every 90 minutes with a randomized delay of up to 30 minutes,
for a total maximum refresh interval of up to 120 minutes. This
interval can be changed using the computer policy setting Group Policy
refresh interval for Computer located in the Computer
Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy namespace.
Have you enabled userenv logging to see if you can find the reason via
the logs?
How to enable user environment debug logging
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/221833/
We released a free tool a few months ago that gives you the power to
perform
gpupdate, start ups or shut downs of computers through Active Directory
Users and Computers remotely. We would love if you tried the tool
called Specops
Gpupdate and came with feedback to us on how to further improve it. We
have developed this tool to make your job as an admin as easy as
possible.
Here is the link to the product page where you can download Specops
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"Power Your Active Directory Investment"
www.specopssoft.com
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