Error 1314 for Registry Keys Analysis Section in Security Configuration and Analysis Tool (276555)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

This article was previously published under Q276555

SYMPTOMS

The Security Configuration and Analysis tool may generate the following error message for the Registry Keys Analysis section even though you have all the necessary permissions:
----Analyze Registry Keys...
Not Configured - USERS.
Error 1314: A required privilege is not held by the client.
Error building security descriptor for machine\software\microsoft.
Error 1208: An extended error has occurred.
Error computing inherited security for tree machine.
Registry keys analysis completed with error.

CAUSE

The wrong security context is used to get the registry security and a handle is closed ahead of time.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date        Time    Version       Size     File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   11/13/2000  03:42p  5.0.2195.2724 348,432  Advapi32.dll
   11/13/2000  03:40p  5.0.2195.2724 281,360  Scesrv.dll
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbWin2000PreSP2Fix KB276555