Error Message: The Specified Account Name Is Already a Member of the Local Group (811231)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional

SYMPTOMS

When you try to add a migrated Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 global group to a local group on a Microsoft Windows XP Professional-based computer, you receive the following error message:
The following error occurred while attempting to save properties for group group name on computer computer name: The specified account name is already a member of the local group.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
  • You use the Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT), or a similar non-Microsoft tool, to migrate global groups from a Windows NT 4.0 domain to a Microsoft Windows 2000 domain.
  • You include security identifier (SID) history in the migration.
  • You add a migrated Windows NT 4.0 global group and a Windows 2000 global group to a local group on a Windows XP Professional-based computer.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

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

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Version       Size     File name
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   06-DEC-2002  03:22  5.1.2600.1149 210,432  Localsec.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/10/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbQFE kbWinXPsp2fix kbWinXPpreSP2fix kbfix kbpending kbbug KB811231 kbAudITPRO
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