DOCUMENT:Q236618 08-MAY-2002 [sna] TITLE :Users With Read (View Only) Permissions Can Save Com.cfg PRODUCT :Microsoft SNA Server PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0,3.0 SP1,3.0 SP2,3.0 SP3,3.0 SP4,4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsna400sp3fix kbsna300sp1 kbsna300sp2 kbsna300sp3 kbsna300sp4 sna4 kbsna400sp1 kbsna40 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, 3.0 SP3, 3.0 SP4, 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== Windows NT users or groups that have been assigned Read (View Only) rights to the SNA Server Configuration file (Com.cfg) by SNA Server Manager may still be able to perform the following functions: - Update and save changes to the SNA Server configuration. - Start and Stop SNA Server services. NOTE: SNA Server Manager indicates that it is opened with "View Only" mode in the lower right-hand corner of the Manager status line when it is opened by one of these users. These users can also use the SNA Server Command Line Configuration utility (Snacfg.exe) to make changes to the SNA Server configuration. Users and groups with Read (View Only) permissions are only supposed to be able to view (or read) the SNA Server configuration using SNA Server Manager or Snacfg.exe. CAUSE ===== The SNA Server Manager components do not correctly check security settings to prevent users from getting Read/Write access to the SNA Server configuration file. This problem occurs when the Windows NT users or groups that have been assigned Read (View Only) rights for SNA Server administration also have the "Manage auditing and security log" user right assigned to them in Windows NT User Manager for Domains. RESOLUTION ========== SNA Server 4.0 -------------- To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q215838 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack SNA Server 3.0 -------------- A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing at a later time, to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft SNA Server version 3.0 service pack that contains this fix. To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: +-----------------------------------+ | File name | Date | Time | +-----------------------------------+ | Snaadmin.dll | 06/29/99 | 12:06PM | +-----------------------------------+ | Snacfg.dll | 06/29/99 | 12:05PM | +-----------------------------------+ NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains the above files may also contain additional files. WORKAROUND ========== Remove the "Manage auditing and security log" user right from the users or groups that are assigned Read (View Only) permissions for the SNA Server configuration file. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server version 4.0 Service Pack 3. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsna400sp3fix kbsna300sp1 kbsna300sp2 kbsna300sp3 kbsna300sp4 sna4 kbsna400sp1 kbsna400sp2 Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ300 kbSNAServ400 kbSNAServ300SP3 kbSNAServ300SP1 kbSNAServ400SP1 kbSNAServ400SP2 kbSNAServ300SP2 kbSNAServ300SP4 Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0 SP1,3.0 SP2,3.0 SP3,3.0 SP4,4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= 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. 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