When attempting to check out a Group Policy Object (GPO) on a newly installed GPO Admin installation you may receive this error:
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Access is Denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0X80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))
With Details:
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))
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There will be a stack track containing other information
This would be due to permissions set natively.
Confirm permissions on the service account for the Configuration container that's created for the product...
CN=QGPM,CN=Quest,CN=Services,CN=Configuration
Confirm permissions on the service account for the SYSVOL container where the polices actually reside.
Also confirm if you can actually create a GPO within the native tools.
