Greetings Ian and list--
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From: "Ian C>" <[log in to unmask]>
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> I'm posting this query once again.  Never saw a response to earlier
> post; not even sure it propagated to list.
>
> On my home lan, I have a win2k system that I log in to as a user with
> admin permissions.  I can access all administrative tools.  However, I
> can't make changes/access anything in control panel other than the User
> & Passwords applet.  Error message which repeats twice is as follows:
>
> "The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this
> computer.  ....contact sys admin."
>
> Permissions when logged in as "administrator" are fine.  I can't find
> any out of sync settings for my daily use user id (member of admin &
> power user), though.  Help, please?
[snip]

I may (very definitely) be wrong, however; I believe the problem lies in
the power user group membership.  Though it would seem to defy logic,
I believe the most limiting group membership (power user) determines
the final level of access.  You might try making your daily use id a member
of the admin group only, and see if you have the same access as
"administrator".  If so, you'll need someone more knowledgeable than I
to help you 'customize' the access for security purposes.  I know that,
using the microsoft management console snap-ins and group policy,
access rights can be "fine tuned", and it sounds like this is what you
want/need to do.

HTH,

Paul A. Shippert

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