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Another possible cause and resolution for "Access Denied" when attempting to access the Shared Services Provider (SSP) admin site. Dirty Words: SSP Access Denied Faraz Khan: MOSS 2007 cannot login into SSP

If you get an "Access Denied" message when attempting to access some sections of the SSP Admin site (such as 'user profile and properties') make sure the account you are using has been granted the necessary permissions to the site itself... (as detailed by TechNet: Configure access...

Thanks to John Stover for this little GEM: Access Denied to SharePoint SSP User Profiles and Properties menu