Microsoft KB Archive/255815

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Error Message: No Mapping Between Account Names and Security IDs Was Done

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Q255815

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

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SYMPTOMS
When you start the Disk Management snap-in (from Computer Management or by using Diskmgmt.msc), you may receive the following error message:

No mapping between account names and security IDs was done

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the computer is in a workgroup and the Administrator account or the account that you are logged on with has been renamed.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, log off the computer, and then log back on.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
This problem occurs only if the computer is part of a workgroup and you restart the Disk Management snap-in before logging off after you rename the user account that you are logged on with.

Additional query words: ldm veritas

Keywords : kberrmsg kbtool KBW2KHOME

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbwin2000Search kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Pro