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Cannot Set Up Trust in Window 2000 Domain from Windows NT 4.0

Article ID: 255551

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

This article was previously published under Q255551

SYMPTOMS

When you are using User Manager for Domains from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to establish a trust from a Windows 2000-based domain to any other domain, you may receive an error message. When you are adding a domain name to "Trusted Domains," the error message is "Parameter is Incorrect." When you are adding a domain name to "Trusting Domains," the error message is

Access is Denied

.

CAUSE

You cannot use User Manager for Domains from Windows NT 4.0 to create a trust for a Windows 2000-based domain.

RESOLUTION

Create the trust by using the Windows 2000 Active Directory Domains and Trusts tool. Right-click the domain name, and then click Properties. Click the Trusts tab, and then add the appropriate trust.

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: external explicit one way two

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB255551

Microsoft KB Archive/255551

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