Microsoft KB Archive/185815

= WINS Event 4294: Client Does Not Have the Permissions... =

Article ID: 185815

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q185815



SYMPTOMS
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) servers log the following event in the System Log in Event Viewer:

  Event ID: 4294 Source: WINS The client does not have the permissions required to execute the function.

WINS replication still occurs.



CAUSE
The user logged on to the console of the WINS server does not have sufficient permissions to perform a replication.



MORE INFORMATION
When WINS replication is triggered (manually or automatically), Event 4294 will be logged in the system log, depending on the permissions of the user currently logged on to the WINS server.

Administrator and Domain Administrator - Everything Works:


 * Can view replication partner and configuration information
 * Can view wins databases
 * Does not log event 4294

Account Operator and Server Operator:


 * Cannot view replication partner or configuration information
 * Can view wins database
 * Does not log event 4294

Backup Operator, Domain Guests, Domain Users, Guest, Print Operator, Replicator, Users:


 * Cannot view replication partner or configuration information
 * Cannot view wins database
 * Logs event 4294

NOTE: Regardless of the users' permissions, and whether event 4294 is logged or not, replication will still work.

Additional query words: access denied kbDSupport

Keywords: kbprb KB185815

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