Configuring a Windows NT User as an SNA Server Administrator

ID: Q126434

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SNA Server, versions 2.1, 2.11, 3.0, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

SNA Server Admin or Manager allows an authorized administrator to define administrative access to SNA Server. However, if a Windows NT user is granted Full Control using SNA Admin, the following error may occur when the user attempts to save the SNA Server or Manager configuration file:

Error: 4006
Unable to get or set security information on the config file.
-or-
Unable to write file.
Windows NT administrators do not have this problem.

NOTE: This also occurs in SNA Manager 3.0 and 4.0. For related information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q180932 Saving Com.cfg Without Administrator Rights.


RESOLUTION

To allow a Windows NT user to fully administer the SNA Server:

  1. Run Windows NT User Manager for Domains.


  2. Choose Policies and then choose User Rights.


  3. Select "Manage Auditing And Security Log."


  4. Grant the user this user right.


  5. Exit Windows NT User Manager for Domains.


  6. Run SNA Server Manager.


  7. Select the SNA Subdomain and choose Propeties.


  8. In the Config File Security Tab, select 'Take Ownership'.


  9. Exit SNA Server Manager.


For more information on security, see Chapter 12 "Setting up security with SNA Server" of the "SNA Server version 2.1 Admin Guide."

Additional query words: ntprotocol prodsna 2.10 4006 user admin

Keywords : sna211 sna3 sna4 sna21
Version : WINDOWS:2.1,2.11,3.0,4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: September 23, 1999
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