Error Message: No Mapping Between Account Names and Security IDs Was Done

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When you start the Disk Management snap-in (from Computer Management or by using Diskmgmt.msc), you may receive the following error message:

No mapping between account names and security IDs was done

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the computer is in a workgroup and the Administrator account or the account that you are logged on with has been renamed.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, log off the computer, and then log back on.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem occurs only if the computer is part of a workgroup and you restart the Disk Management snap-in before logging off after you rename the user account that you are logged on with.

Additional query words: ldm veritas

Keywords : kberrmsg kbtool
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb