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GPP Local Users and Groups fails with Event ID 4098 on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

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Symptoms

Consider the following:
  • You have a computer that is running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012
  • You join the computer to a Domain
  • You apply a Group Policy Preference Local Users and Groups to rename the built-in Administrator account.

In this scenario, the group policy preference Local Users and Groups fails to apply and an event similar to the below is logged on the Windows 8 clients or Windows Server 2012 computers:


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Cause

This issue can occur if the checkbox "User cannot change password" is checked when you configured the Group Policy Preference. Do not configure this option for the built-in administrator account. This may lead to the inability of the administrator account being able to logon to the computers. 

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, follow the steps mentioned below to edit the Group Policy Preference, Local Users and Groups and uncheck the option of "User cannot change password" 
  1. Open GPMC with an account which has permissions to modify the Group Policy Object.
  2. Browse to the following Group Policy Object
    Computer Configuration\Preferences\Control Panel Settings\Local Users and Groups
  3. Right click the Local Users and Groups policy for the built-in account and click Properties
  4. Uncheck User cannot change password option
  5. Click Apply and then OK.
    If you have multiple Domain Controllers, wait for Active Directory Replication to finish.
  6. Run gpupdate /force on the client computers

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More Information

Local Users and Groups Extension
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731972.aspx

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Article Info
Article ID : 2890259
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 9/16/2013
Exists online : False
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