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PORTUAS Err Msg: Unexpected Return Code 5 From API NetGroupAdd

Article ID: 143135

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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This article was previously published under Q143135

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to run the command PORTUAS /f a:\netacc.bkpas (for example) on a Windows NT Server, the following error message appears:
Unexpected return code 5 from API NetGroupAdd. PortUAS returned - 5. More information ahout this and other error codes greater than 2100 may be available by typing NET HELPMSG 5 at the command prompt. A zero indicates that no errors were detected when the database was converted.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem:
  1. Ensure that the Server and Netlogon services are started. Run Control Panel Services to verify that these services are started.
  2. Ensure that you are a member of the Administrator group.

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