Cant logon to local machine (this computer) as administrator

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 07/12/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:29:47 -0700

  Sounds like the Security Policy setting "Deny Logon
Locally" has a group in there that doesnt belong. This KB
article describes your error exactly KB276580. If not take
a look at these KB 285793 and 826903

>-----Original Message-----
>
> Hi all,
>
> I can log onto the domain account on my clients but I
> can not log into thier local accounts anymore.
>
> I really need this back in case they fail or something.
>
> For instance, my domain is called jewelconsulting.org
> and I run a Win2000 Adv Server Domain Controller
> that is authorative for the jewelconsulting.org domain.
>
> If I go over to my client machine named hal9000,
> I can logon as administrator to jewelconsulting fine.
>
> But I cannot logon to HAL9000 (this machine)
> as administrator at all.
>
> I get this error message and I dont know how to
> fix it, some help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> " The policy of this system does not permit you
> to logon interactively."
>
> How do I fix this and where? on the DC or
> on the local machine?
>
> Thank you in advance,
> James W. Long.
>
>
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