NetWare Authentication Failure When Logging On to NetWare Server (174676)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q174676 SYMPTOMS
After you log off and then back on to a Novell NetWare server using Client
Services for NetWare (CSNW) or Gateway Services for NetWare (GSNW), you
may receive the following error message:
NetWare Authentication Failure
You cannot be authenticated on <NetWare Tree and Context> due to the
following reason: A connection to the server could not be made because
the limit on the number of concurrent connections for this account has
been reached.
Do you want to select another preferred server or context?
CAUSE
Windows NT does not disconnect from the NetWare server before attempting
to log on again, and the setting to limit concurrent connections for your
NetWare user account is enabled and set to 1 on the server.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/23/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbWinNT400sp4fix KB174676 |
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