The number of Group Policies has exceeded the maximum limit

The_number_of_Group_Policies_has_exceeded_the_maximum_limit_5_Rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Windows cannot query the list of Group Policy objects (GPO) because the number of GPOs has exceeded a maximum limit.

Sample Event:

Windows cannot query the list of Group Policy Objects because the number of GPOs has exceeded a maximum limit. Contact your network administrator to reduce the number of Group Policy Objects applied to you.

Resolutions

Reduce the number of GPOs that are applied to you.

External

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.Server.2000.AD.DomainControllerRole

Category

EventCollection

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Warning

Alert Priority

Normal

Remotable

True

Alert Message

The number of Group Policies has exceeded the maximum limit

{0}

Event Log

Application

Comment

Mom2005ID='{55B96724-A917-4F52-BFB1-68D1507E2264}';MOM2005GroupID=

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider	Default
CollectEventData	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent	Default
CollectEventDataWarehouse	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData	Default
GenerateAlert	WriteAction	System.Health.GenerateAlert	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="The_number_of_Group_Policies_has_exceeded_the_maximum_limit_5_Rule" Comment="Mom2005ID='{55B96724-A917-4F52-BFB1-68D1507E2264}';MOM2005GroupID=" Enabled="onEssentialMonitoring" Target="AD2000Core!Microsoft.Windows.Server.2000.AD.DomainControllerRole" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

      <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <LogName>Application</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>1088</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>UserEnv</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>UserName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>System</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="SystemHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>1</Severity>

      <AlertOwner>$Data/PublisherName$</AlertOwner>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="The_number_of_Group_Policies_has_exceeded_the_maximum_limit_5_Rule.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue/>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

    <WriteAction ID="CollectEventData" TypeID="SC!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent"/>

    <WriteAction ID="CollectEventDataWarehouse" TypeID="SCDW!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData"/>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>