Q234000: Error 649 Dialing Server with Service Pack 4 or Later Installed

Article: Q234000
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5,4.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 20-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition versions 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5 
- Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server version 4.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use a user account named System to dial a computer running Windows NT
4.0 Server Service Pack 4 or later, you receive one of the following error
messages.

Dialing from a computer running Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98:

  Error 649: You do not have dial-in permission. Change the permissions on the
  computer you are dialing in to, or contact your network administrator.

Dialing from a computer running Microsoft Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT
Server:

  Error 649: The account does not have remote access permission.


RESOLUTION
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To prevent this behavior from occurring, use any of the following methods:

- Rename the user account named System to something else.

- Do not upgrade the server to Service Pack 4 or later.

Additional query words: dom ras

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400xsearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400sp5 kbWinNTSEnt400sp4 kbWinNTS400sp5 kbWinNTS400sp4 kbWinNTS400xsearch kbAudDeveloper kbSBServSearch kbSBServ450
Version           : winnt:4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5,4.5
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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