Microsoft KB Archive/302166

= Error Message When an Account Operator Creates a Home Path in User Manager =

Article ID: 302166

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q302166



SYMPTOMS
An account operator that is using either a Terminal Server or the latest version of User Manager from the Windows NT 4.0 Server Resource Kit to manage user accounts may receive the following error message:

The Home Directory. \\,  could not be created. The user Account has been updated. You must create the Home Directory manually

Note that this symptom occurs when you let the operating system create the home directory for users.



CAUSE
Because the initial permissions are set to only allow the administrators and the user account full control when user manager creates the home directory, the user who is changing the home path does not have permissions to create the Windows and Windows\System folders.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.
 * Use the version of Usrmgr.exe from a Windows NT 4.0 Server-based computer, but note that administrators cannot then set WTS-specific features.
 * Use Usrmgr.exe from a domain controller.



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



MORE INFORMATION
If the account operator has local administrator rights on the server that hosts the home directory, the error message is not generated. Either way it still creates the user home directory, but with local administrators rights, the home directory has the Windows and Windows\System folders.

Keywords: kbbug kbenv kberrmsg kbfix KB302166

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