User Cannot Be Given the Right to Load or Unload Device Drivers (250982)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition SP4
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition SP5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
This article was previously published under Q250982

SYMPTOMS

After you add a user who does not have administrator privileges to the Advanced User Rights policy in User Manager so that the user can load and unload device drivers, the privilege does not work as expected. The user receives an "access denied" error message when trying to use this privilege.

WORKAROUND

The only way to get this advanced user right to work is to add the user to the Administrators group. Loading and unloading device drivers requires administrator rights.

MORE INFORMATION

This issue has been resolved in Microsoft Windows 2000. You can give a user who does not have administrator privileges the right to load and unload device drivers in Windows 2000.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/13/2003
Keywords:kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB250982
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