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Restore local logon after an unexpected policy change

The Deny Logon Locally right controls whether a user can locally log on to a computer. This right

can be set through either local policy or group policy. Deny Logon Locally might pose unexpected

problems; for instance, a user who was previously able to log on could receive this error when

attempting to log on:



The Local policy of this system does not permit you to log on interactively.



This problem can occur if the user's account is a member of a group that's denied local logon, even

if the user is a member of another group that's allowed local logon. The more restrictive rights take

precedence. You might occasionally also see this problem after adding a Windows 2000 computer to

a domain.



If changing group membership or rights at the site, domain, or organizational unit (OU) level

doesn't enable access, you can use the Ntrights.exe tool to change the rights on the affected

computer. The tool is included with the Windows 2000 Resource Kit.



To use Ntrights.exe, log on to another computer with an administrative account and execute the

following command. Replace <computer> with the name of the computer on which you need to

change permissions and <user> with the name of the user or group from which you wish to remove

the Deny Logon Locally right:



ntrights -m \\<computer> -u <user> -r SeDenyInteractiveLogonRight



After you make this change, the affected user or group should be able to log on locally to the

specified computer.

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