Re: MS Update - Admin Only

From: ClareOldie (ClareOldie_at_nowhere.ie)
Date: 02/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 12:59:34 -0000

Sorry Steven I was a bit frustrated when I posted last!

I got details for all accounts except one which gave the message
"More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2221"

This tells me it is an unknown username. I can log on with this so some part
of Windows knows the name!
This happens on one account only - which has admin privelages.
The only difference with this one is that the loggon name is two words with
a space between. Maybe this is the problem?
I get similar results to yours for the other accounts.

Regardless of which account I use - administrator or one within the
administrator group - none will allow autoupdate. I get the same
"Administrators Only" message.

Yes I have, as far as I can tell, full admin rights in these accounts -
changing passwords and other admin settings etc.

Thanks again for your help

Seán
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Steven L Umbach wrote:
> What do you mean it gave you nothing?? Can you do other administrative
> duties like change your tcp/ip settings?? Auto update can download and
> install updates without admin credentials if you do it by schedule.
> Below is what I get when I do net use administrator on my computer to
> show what you should be seeing [while logged on as an administrator].
> --- Steve
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>net user administrator
> User name Administrator
> Full Name
> Comment Built-in account for administering the
> computer/dom
> ain
> User's comment
> Country code 000 (System Default)
> Account active Yes
> Account expires Never
>
> Password last set 2/1/2004 3:23 PM
> Password expires Never
> Password changeable 2/1/2004 3:23 PM
> Password required Yes
> User may change password Yes
>
> Workstations allowed All
> Logon script
> User profile
> Home directory
> Last logon 2/9/2004 11:16 AM
>
> Logon hours allowed All
>
> Local Group Memberships *Administrators
> Global Group memberships *Group Policy Creator *Domain Users
> *Schema Admins *Domain Admins
> *Enterprise Admins
> The command completed successfully.
>
> "ClareOldie" <ClareOldie@nowhere.ie> wrote in message
> news:%23$1JLSz7DHA.2088@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>
>>
>> Steven Umbach wrote:
>>> Double check that you are indeed an administrator. You can run " net
>>> user username" at the command prompt where you substitute your logon
>>> name for username and see if you are in the local administrators
>>> group. --- Steve
>>>
>> I have checked the users profiles in control panel and I am a member
>> of the administrators group. I also am the "administrator" for log
>> on. The strange thing is your suggestion gives me nothing for this
>> account.
>> Any idea why?
>> To go back to the original problem I tried doing the updates from the
>> administrators account as well as using run-as from this account and
>> another. Nothing doing from any of these.
>> BUT when I activated the auto update feature it downloaded and
>> installed some ten updates without a problem.
>> Any further suggestions?
>> Regards,
>> Seán
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> "ClareOldie" <ClareOldie@nowhere.ie> wrote in message
>>> news:%23$jSOlY7DHA.3432@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>> Whenever I try to do an update the MS page tells me I must be an
>>>> administrator.
>>>> I am - no one else uses this computer.
>>>> What setting might I have missed that would cause this response?
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> Seán

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