"The specified account name is not a member of the local group" error message when you remove a user from a group that uses a Restricted Groups policy in Windows XP (835744)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
SYMPTOMSAfter you establish and then apply a Group Policy object
(GPO) that defines restricted groups, inactive computer accounts and inactive
security identifiers (SIDs) may not be removed as expected from group membership on the
destination computer. Additionally, the following events may be logged
in the application event log:
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: SceCli Event Category: None Event ID: 1202
Date: 21/09/1999 Time: 18:15:14 User: N/A Computer:
Computer Name Description: Security policies
are propagated with warning. 0x4b8 : An extended error Occurred. Please look
for more details in TroubleShooting section in Security Help. Event Type: Error
Event Source: Userenv Event Category: None Event ID: 1000
Date: 21/09/1999 Time: 18:15:14 User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: Computer Name Description:
The Group Policy client-side extension Security was passed flags (17) and
returned a failure status code of (1208). After you enable debug
logging, an error message that is similar to the following may be logged in the
log file: Remove Domain Name
\ Computer Name.
Error 1377:
The specified account name is not a member of the local group. Error removing
Domain Name \ Computer Name. After you delete the account that appears in the
error message, an error message that is similar to the following may be logged
in the log file: Remove SID:
S-1-5-21-1398348832-478745078-1651329330-1035.
Error 1377: The specified
account name is not a member of the local group.
Error removing SID:
S-1-5-21-1398348832-478745078-1651329330-1035
Sid2Name does not resolve
this account. CAUSEThis problem occurs because, during the processing of the
GPO, one of the user accounts or one of the SIDs that is defined in the Restricted Groups
policy setting cannot be validated or cannot be found on the local computer or on
the domain. When this problem occurs, subsequent users in the GPO are not made
members of the target group. RESOLUTIONService pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For more 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 informationA supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix. To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site: 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 usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. PrerequisitesThis hotfix requires Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). Restart requirementYou must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix. Hotfix replacement informationThis hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes. File information The English version of this hotfix 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.
Windows XP|
| Samsrv.dll | 5.1.2600.1340 | 430,592 | 10-Feb-2004 | 01:10 | x86 | | Windowsxp-kb835744-x86-enu-symbols.exe | 5.4.1.0 | 149,272 | 10-Feb-2004 | 01:44 | x86 |
Windows XP, 64-Bit Edition|
| Samsrv.dll | 5.1.2600.1340 | 1,182,720 | 10-Feb-2004 | 00:54 | IA-64 | | Windowsxp-kb835744-ia64-enu-symbols.exe | 5.4.1.0 | 161,560 | 10-Feb-2004 | 01:44 | x86 |
Windows Server 2003|
| Samsrv.dll | 5.2.3790.379 | 465,920 | 29-Jul-2005 | 20:52 | x86 | None | RTMQFE | | Samsrv.dll | 5.2.3790.2497 | 461,312 | 29-Jul-2005 | 20:54 | x86 | SP1 | SP1QFE |
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| Samsrv.dll | 5.2.3790.379 | 1,038,848 | 29-Jul-2005 | 21:17 | IA-64 | None | RTMQFE | | Samsrv.dll | 5.2.3790.2497 | 1,142,784 | 29-Jul-2005 | 21:17 | IA-64 | SP1 | SP1QFE |
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| Windowsxp-kb835744-x64-enu.exe | 1.0.0.0 | 1,048,304 | 29-Jul-2005 | 21:44 | x86 | None | Not Applicable | | Samsrv.dll | 5.2.3790.2497 | 1,059,328 | 29-Jul-2005 | 21:17 | x64 | SP1 | SP1QFE |
STATUSMicrosoft 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: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/21/2006 |
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