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"Access Is Denied" in License Manager Server Browser

Article ID: 199313

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q199313

SYMPTOMS

When you try to gain access to a server (either the local server or another server on the network) from the Server Browser tab in License Manager, you may receive the following error message:

Access is Denied

CAUSE

This error message can occur if the Admin$ share on the server has been disabled. The Admin$ share, along with the other default administrative shares, can be unintentionally disabled.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, see the information in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

156365 Hidden Shares Are No Longer Available After Using System Policy

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Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprb KB199313