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\textit{V. K. Kharchenko} and \textit{A. Z. Popov} [Commun. Algebra 20, No. 11, 3321-3345 (1992; Zbl 0783.16012)], posed the following question: Is it true that any generalized identity (of a prime ring), with automorphisms and skew derivations acting trivially on the extended centroid, follows from the known primitive identities? The author considers a variant of this problem for automorphisms and skew derivations belonging to a fixed closed set \(M\). The author calls a set \(M\) closed if all the automorphisms in \(M\) form a group in the endomorphism ring, and all the automorphisms and skew derivations obtained from \(M\) by means of algebraic operations (over the extended centroid) belong to \(M\). Now, let \(M\) be a fixed closed set of automorphisms and skew derivations of a prime ring \(R\). The question studied by the author is whether every generalized identity with automorphisms and skew derivations in \(M\) is a consequence of the primitive identities with automorphisms and skew derivations in \(M\). The author constructs a counterexample to this question. The original question by V. K. Kharchenko and A. Z. Popov still remains open, but the result of the article adds evidence to its negative solution.