Add & Remove tab are grayed for administrator

dearsam2009 · 05-25-2009, 11:09 AM

I have 2003 standard R2 server. Problem is not able to login to server with administartor account throgh Remote Desktop. Error is You donot have permission through terminal services....

I ran command gpedit.msc from run prompt and went to computerconfiguration\windows settings\security settings\local policies\user rigts assignment. there I found administrator is not listed. But unfortunately the tabs are grayed & I am not able to add any user.

I tried to go administrative tools\domain controller security policy & administrative tools \ domain security policy. It throughs error acess denied.
Please guide me what could be wrong!

Note:- One month back I have changed the IP of the server to join the range of my network & connected physically through cat6 cable to my switch.

That is all....

NeoPlosive · 05-25-2009, 12:06 PM

It sounds like the account you are using doesn't have administrator privileges on the server you're trying to make changes on... or its restricted some how.

**djaburg** · 05-26-2009, 05:57 PM

Make sure that the administrator account on that machine is allowed to access terminal server. That would be in the user profile for that account. Obviously you may have to be at the server and logged in to it to do that.

05-25-2009, 11:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
dearsam2009 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Vista service pack1	Add & Remove tab are grayed for administrator I have 2003 standard R2 server. Problem is not able to login to server with administartor account throgh Remote Desktop. Error is You donot have permission through terminal services.... I ran command gpedit.msc from run prompt and went to computerconfiguration\windows settings\security settings\local policies\user rigts assignment. there I found administrator is not listed. But unfortunately the tabs are grayed & I am not able to add any user. I tried to go administrative tools\domain controller security policy & administrative tools \ domain security policy. It throughs error acess denied. Please guide me what could be wrong! Note:- One month back I have changed the IP of the server to join the range of my network & connected physically through cat6 cable to my switch. That is all....

05-25-2009, 12:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
NeoPlosive Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 11 OS: Windows XP	Re: Add & Remove tab are grayed for administrator It sounds like the account you are using doesn't have administrator privileges on the server you're trying to make changes on... or its restricted some how.

05-26-2009, 05:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,326 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: Add & Remove tab are grayed for administrator Make sure that the administrator account on that machine is allowed to access terminal server. That would be in the user profile for that account. Obviously you may have to be at the server and logged in to it to do that. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.