The Configuration Manager 2012 / Current Branch come with many built in reports which are sufficient for day to day requirements. However, you still have to deal with SQL query […]
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The MECM / SCCM task sequence may fail with following error: An error occurred while retrieving policy for this computer (0x80004005). For more information, please contact your system administrator or helpdesk operator.
The error code 0x80004005 is a generic error code which means Access Denied. There may be number of reason behind this and you should analyze smsts.log to understand exact reason behind this error code.
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The smsts.log is the primary source for troubleshooting SCCM task sequence failures. The smsts.log records all the activities during SCCM operating system deployment (OSD), and it should be the first
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