"System error 5 has occurred. Access is denied." error message may appear

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Author: Yuval Sinay MVP
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SUMMARY

The following knowledgebase will help you to resolve "System error 5 has occurred. Access is denied." error message

SYMPTOMS

 
When you are running "Net View" or/and ""Net Time" command line the error "System error 5 has occurred.
 
Access is denied." may appear.

CAUSE

 
The following reasons may cause to the error message:
 
    1. Time Synchronization problem.
 
    2. Missing permission to access the remote computer (Share, NTFS, GPO).
 
    3. Firewall and/or third party product may eliminate connection to the remote computer.
 
    4. The computer account isn't disable (Or have expired computer account password)
 
             or doesn’t exiting in the domain.
 
    5. Active Directory replication problem may occur.
 
 

RESOLUTION

 
  1. Verity correct time zone and clock synchronization:
 
          Windows Time Service Technical Reference
 
         http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/f/?en/Library/a0fcd250-e5f7-41b3-b0e8-240f8236e2101033.mspx
 
 
    2. Verity correct permissions on the remote host.
 
        Tip: A useful that can be used is: (GPResult.exe) Command Line Tool
 
        How to Use the Group Policy Results (GPResult.exe) Command Line Tool
 
        http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/gpresults.mspx
 
 
    3. Open the required ports on the remote computer.
 
 
    4. Verity that the computer account is active and the computer connect to the domain.
 
       Tip: A useful that can be used is: Netdom.exe Command Line Tool
 
      Netdom.exe
 
    http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/460e3705-9e5d-4f9b-a139-44341090cfd41033.mspx?mfr=true
 
 
    5. Verity correct replication in the Active Directory Replication.
    
 
      Troubleshooting File Replication Service
 
      http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/technologies/activedirectory/maintain/opsguide/part1/adogd11.mspx
 
 
 

MORE INFORMATION

 
Dcgpofix
 
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library//48872034-1907-4149-b6aa-9788d38209d21033.mspx
 
How to synchronize the time with the Windows Time service in Windows XP
 
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307897
 
In Windows Server 2003 and in Windows XP, W32Time frequently logs Event ID 50, and poor time synchronization occurs
 
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830092
 
How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows XP
 
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q314054
 
 

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Article ID: 555644 - Last Review: June 22, 2006 - Revision: 1.0
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
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