DOCUMENT:Q149393 08-AUG-2001 [winnt] TITLE :CrashOnAuditFail Activates on Shutdown with ProcessTracking PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER::3.1,3.5,3.51,3.51 (all service packs) OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbnetwork ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51 (all service packs) - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\CrashOnAuditFail is enabled in the registry, and Auditing of ProcessTracking is turned on, then during shutdown the system will always fail with a Stop error message reading: c0000244 (STATUS_AUDIT_FAILED) For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q140058 TITLE : How To Prevent Auditable Activities When Security Log Is Full CAUSE ===== The failure occurs because an attempt is made to log the termination of a process after the event-logging service has already been shut down. Therefore, audit logging fails, and the blue screen is generated. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, upgrade to Windows NT Workstation and Server version 4.0 or install the fix mentioned below. To work around this problem, turn off the ProcessTracking auditing if CrashOnAuditFail is enabled or install Server Pack 5 or later for NT 3.51 STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51. This problem was corrected in Windows NT Workstation or Server version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): S E R V P A C K Additional query words: usermgr security ====================================================================== Keywords : kbnetwork Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search Version : :3.1,3.5,3.51,3.51 (all service packs) ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.