Re: Help - Can only log into an admin account

The password for a user should be unique to that user and not matter what
group the user is in. The error message indicates that the wrong password is
being used or perhaps cap lock is enabled or even you have a
defective/sticky key on the keyboard. Remember passwords are case sensitive.
Try changing or resetting the password and try again too see if that works
or not. The security log that you can access via Event Viewer may provide
some more info on why the logon failed. --- Steve


"Damien1988" <Damien1988@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2AF68FF6-5C30-4C13-828B-CB5CA02040B4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The only error message I get is that the password is wrong. I checked the
> security policy and under user rights/log on locally, I alrady have
> administrator, power user, and user.
>
> Is there some other setting i can try?
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>
>> What exactly happens and what error message if any do you get? My guess
>> is
>> that it says you can not logon interactively? If that is the case open
>> Local
>> Security Policy [secpol.msc] and go to local policies/user rights and add
>> users or everyone to the user right to logon locally. Run the command
>> gpupdate or reboot if you do reconfigure your user rights. --- Steve
>>
>>
>> "Damien1988" <Damien1988@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:899E7131-4C2A-49B1-9C21-0775F02A8BC0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I am running windows XP Pro and can only log into an account if it is an
>> > administrator account. As soon as I change the account to a User or
>> > Power
>> > User, I can no longer log in. The account is still there, but the
>> > password
>> > is not accepted. If I change it back to an Administrator account, then
>> > I
>> > can
>> > log in again. What settings should I check?
>> > Thanks for the help!
>>
>>
>>


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