How To Fix 01771 - The system sets the validity date and an administrator lock!

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 01 -

• Message number: 771

• Message text: The system sets the validity date and an administrator lock!

What causes this issue?

You have set the "valid until" date for user &V1& to &V2&. This date is
in the past.
However, the user has already logged on today.
For licensing reasons, it is no longer possible to set the valid until
date to a date in the past.
As a result, the valid until date is set to today and the user is
prevented from logging on again by an administrator lock.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 01771 - The system sets the validity date and an administrator lock! ?

  The SAP error message "01771 The system sets the validity date and an administrator lock" typically occurs in the context of managing master data, such as material master records, vendor master records, or customer master records. This error indicates that the system has automatically set a validity date for the data being processed, and an administrator lock is in place, preventing changes to that data.
  Causes:
  
  Validity Date Set by System: The system may have determined that the data being processed is no longer valid due to a predefined validity period.
  Administrator Lock: An administrator lock may have been applied to the record, preventing any changes. This could be due to various reasons, such as data integrity checks, ongoing processes, or manual locks set by an administrator.
  Data Consistency Issues: There may be inconsistencies in the data that require administrative intervention before changes can be made.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Check Validity Dates: Review the validity dates of the