"You May Not Remove the Local Logon Right from the Administrators Local Group" Error Message When You Edit User Rights (321020)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q321020

SYMPTOMS

When you try to add or remove user accounts from the Grant To list in the User Rights Policy dialog box in User Manager for Domains, you may receive the following error message:
You may not remove the local logon right from the Administrators local group. Doing so will disable all local administration of this computer.

CAUSE

This behavior may occur if one of the following conditions is true:
  • You try to edit the user rights assignments from the Windows NT 4.0 Remote Administration Tools installed on a Windows 2000-based computer.

    -or-
  • The Grant To list contains a deleted user account.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods, as appropriate to your situation.

Method 1: Install the Windows 2000 Remote Server Administration Tools

To remotely administer a Windows NT Server 4.0 computer or a Windows 2000 Server computer from a Windows 2000 Professional-based computer, you must install the Windows 2000 Remote Server Administration Tools. You can obtain these tools from the Windows 2000 Server CD-ROM or from the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit.

For additional information about how to install the Windows 2000 Remote Server Administration tools, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

216999 How to Install the Remote Server Administration Tools in Windows 2000

269483 Windows 2000 Administration Tools Package (Adminpak.msi) Updates

To obtain the Windows 2000 Resource Kit, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/default.mspx

Remove the Deleted User Account

If the Grant To list contains a deleted user account, remove it. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Synchronize the domain.
  2. On the Windows NT 4.0 primary domain controller (PDC), start User Manager for Domains.
  3. On the Policies menu, click User Rights.
  4. In the Grant To list, click the deleted user or group item, and then click Remove.
  5. Click OK.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/27/2006
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB321020
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