Windows 2000 Quick Fixes

Can’t eject a removable NTFS media unless you’re logged in as Administrator

By default, Windows 2000 allows removable NTFS volumes to be ejected only by members of the Administrators group. This helps ensure that casual or unauthorized users don’t inadvertently eject an important media from a system. If you need to give other users the ability to eject NTFS media, you can do so through a simple security policy change.

Configure the security policy

You can select which types of groups have the ability to eject NTFS media by modifying the local security policy. If the domain policy is defined, it takes precedence over the local policy.

1. Open the Local Security Policy console from the Administrative Tools folder.

2. Open the branch Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options.

3. Double-click the policy “Allowed to eject removable NTFS media.”

4. Select the desired groups from the Local policy setting drop-down list. You can choose Administrators, Administrators and Power Users, or Administrators and Interactive Users.

5. Click OK and close the console.