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Q297123: Err Msg: You Specified a User Name Which Is Already in Use By…

Article: Q297123
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0,4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5,4.0 SP6
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbnetwork kbtool
Last Modified: 11-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5, 4.0 SP6, Terminal Server Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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This article describes a problem that may exist when you are using the Novell
NDS client and the Novell NetWare Administrator program with Windows NT Server
4.0. If a user account is deleted from User Manager in Windows NT, it cannot be
re-created. When you try to recreate the same account that you previously
deleted, you may receive the following error message:

  You specified a user name which is already in use by another user.

CAUSE
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This issue can occur if the account still exists in the Novell software.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, the account you deleted from User Manager must also be
deleted from the Novell database before you can be re-create the user in User
Manager. To do so:

1. Start the Novell NetWare Administrator program.

2. Open the NTDomain organizational unit. When you open NTDomain, the users for
  the network are listed, including the user you deleted in User Manager.

3. Remove the user from the Novell NetWare Administrator program. You can now
  re-create the user in User Manager.


MORE INFORMATION
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these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbnetwork kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServ400sp4 kbNTTermServ400sp5 kbNTTermServ400sp6 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : :4.0,4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5,4.0 SP6
Issue type        : kbprb

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