Microsoft KB Archive/296369

= Domain Local Groups Cannot Be Used in Mixed-Mode Domain =

Article ID: 296369

Article Last Modified on 1/3/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001

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This article was previously published under Q296369



SYMPTOMS
If you use Microsoft Windows 2000 domain local groups to grant workspace or folder role permissions, when group members attempt to gain access to the secured content, those group members may receive &quot;access denied&quot; error messages. If you grant the role permissions to the domain user accounts individually, the users can gain access to the secured content.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if your Windows 2000 domain is operating in mixed mode; in mixed mode, the scope of a domain local group is limited to the domain controllers only. The domain local group is not valid for member servers; however, the user picker that is displayed when you assign security to SharePoint Portal Server resources does not filter out the domain local group entries that are not valid.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, use domain global groups to assign security roles to folders if your Windows 2000 domain is running in mixed mode.



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

Additional query words: sps

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB296369

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