Microsoft KB Archive/250982

= User Cannot Be Given the Right to Load or Unload Device Drivers =

Article ID: 250982

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q250982



SYMPTOMS
After you add a user who does not have administrator privileges to the Advanced User Rights policy in User Manager so that the user can load and unload device drivers, the privilege does not work as expected. The user receives an "access denied" error message when trying to use this privilege.



WORKAROUND
The only way to get this advanced user right to work is to add the user to the Administrators group. Loading and unloading device drivers requires administrator rights.



MORE INFORMATION
This issue has been resolved in Microsoft Windows 2000. You can give a user who does not have administrator privileges the right to load and unload device drivers in Windows 2000.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbenv kbprb KB250982

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