Microsoft KB Archive/264253

= Windows 2000 Professional User and Passwords Administrative Tool Deletes Primary Group =

Article ID: 264253

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q264253



SYMPTOMS
On a computer that has Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional installed, you can administer group membership by clicking the Users and Passwords icon in Control Panel. When you select a local user, you can edit its properties and also see a Group Membership tab. The Group Membership tab has the following options:
 * Standard User
 * Restricted User
 * Other (List of all Local Groups)

If the Other option is selected and then a Local Group is chosen from the list, all other group memberships for this user are deleted. If you make the user a member of a local group through this dialog box, all other group memberships are deleted. This may prevent the user from logging on locally if that right is given only to a group to which this user no longer belongs.



WORKAROUND
To avoid this issue, use the Computer Management tool to add users to groups such as Users or Power Users.

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