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Cannot delete user in user manager

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by naamor

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We are running an NT 4 server. We have a user account that we are unable to delete from user manager. Whenever it is attempted,we get a reply that we (the domain admins)do not have rights to do it. Every DA has tried.
Does anyone know what casued this and/or how we can get this account deleted?

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by calle lindström

Is there a home directory for user in users profile? \\server\home\names\user1 or similar.
If it exist, chek who has rights to current user
folder. If domain admins or administrator are missing, try take ownership for admins, and then add full rights to domain administrators group.
Then remove user account.

by gcordero42

check for ownership on that account the take owner of it on the specific \user\%name% folder in order to have access to it then you may renane it or deleted .

by matthew

ok it depends on the account.. not the domain admin but the admnistrator need to del the user.. but if that account is in use by a service of a program it can give you the wrong error..

by dnr1795

Possibly take the PDC off line, delete the account from the BDC & then synchronize. Might need to promote BDC & delete it. If not, you might need some hack tool that allows you to edit the SAM.

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