An Account That Still Has System Access May Be Deleted (159072)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q159072

SYMPTOMS

If LsarRemoveAccountRights is used to remove all privileges from an account, and no changes were made to the account's system access, the account will be deleted. This deletion will occur even if the account still has system access. The account should only be deleted if there are no privileges and the account has no system access.

CAUSE

LsarRemoveAccountRights is not checking for system access unless system access is changed. This will result in LsarRemoveAccountRights treating the account as if it has no system access. Therefore, if all privileges are removed, the account will be deleted.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/9/2001
Keywords:kbenv kbnetwork KB159072
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