Error Message: SetPrivilege on Account Failed

ID: Q242521

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you are installing Windows NT Telephone Server on a backup domain controller (BDC), you may receive the following error message:

SetPrivilege on account failed - verify security of logged on account and specified administrator account

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Windows NT Telephone Server Setup (Tcmsetup) attempts to grant a privilege on the BDC instead of remoting the call to the primary domain controller (PDC).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

NOTE: This fix can be applied to Windows NT 4.0-based computers running Service Pack 4 or 5.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q186358 How to Enable TAPI 2.1 in Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 NT4SP6Fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug