Microsoft KB Archive/236374

= Error Messages When Trying to Change User Properties =

Article ID: 236374

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q236374



SYMPTOMS
When you try to change the properties of any user, you may receive the following error message:

The following error occurred while attempting to save properties for user :

Access is denied

If you try to add users to a group or delete users from a group, you may receive the following error message:

The following error occurred while attempting to save properties for group  on computer  :

Access is denied.

Also, if you try to use the "Users and Passwords" tool in Control Panel, you may be prompted to provide Administrator credentials to continue.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if you log on to the computer as a guest.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, log on as an administrator before trying to change user properties.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
For related information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

235519 Guest Account Able to View Security Information for other Users

Keywords: kberrmsg kbui kbprb KB236374

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