Members of the Server Operators Group Cannot Add Workstations (129116)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q129116 SYMPTOMS
If you try to add workstations to a domain from Server Manager while logged
into the domain as a member of the Server Operators group (but not a member
of the Administrators group), the following error message appears:
Access is Denied
CAUSE
Footnote 1 on page 64 of the Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5
"Concepts and Planning Guide" incorrectly states the following:
Member[s] of the domain's Administrators and Server Operators
group can always add workstations to a domain, whether or not
they have this right assigned to them. This right is needed only
to enable users who are not members of these groups to add
workstations to the domain.
The footnote should say:
Members of the domain's Administrators and Account Operators
groups can always add workstations to a domain, whether or not
they have this right assigned to them. This right is needed only
to enable users who are not members of these groups to add
workstations to the domain.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem,
- Logon as an Account Operator
-or-
- Open User Manager for Domains, select User Rights from the Policies
menu, choose the "Add Workstations to the Domain" right and add the
Server Operators group.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and
3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/15/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB129116 |
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