The AD environment is set up so that AD Sites with the Windows workstation OS do not have a domain controller assigned to the AD site.
This commonly occurs with any GPO settings that create a subfolder under the "user" or "machine" folder for the policy in SYSVOL e.g. Folder redirection.
When trying to check in or edit, an error occurs.
Check in fails with "Error backing up object" comException 0x800710D2. The library, drive, or media pool is empty.
This occurs when you edit or check in a GPO using GPOADmin on a Windows XP, Vista, or 7 computer.
When you edit or check in the same GPO from the GPOADmin server, the same error does not occur.
When you edit a GPO using GPMC, then open the GPO again, and view the settings report you receive the following error:
"FRSettingRead failed with -2147467259"
This is a defect with the GPMC. When you have a workstation in an AD Site with no domain controller, the DC selected by GPMC is dependent on cost of the AD sites with domain controller, which can change at each logon.
When creating or editing GPO from the workstation, the "\\domain.com\sysvol\domain.com\SYSVOL\Policies\{GUID}\gpt.ini" file is edited on the logon server assigned to the workstation, and the \\domain.com\sysvol\domain.com\SYSVOL\Policies\{GUID}\users\documents and settings\fdeploy.ini" is modified on the DC specified by GPMC (or by the DC specified by GPOADmin server).
Move the workstation to an AD site that contains the same domain controller as that specified by GPO Admin/GPMC, preferably the Domain Controller hosting the FSMO role "Primary Domain Controller emulator".
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