DOCUMENT:Q266303 08-MAY-2002 [winnt] TITLE :Cron.exe Event Log Warnings Without Sub-Authentication Package PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:: OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbWin2000PreSP2Fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Services for UNIX Add-On Pack ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If the sub-authentication package is not installed, the following warnings are logged in the event log for each job that is run: SecAcquireToken failed LsaLogonUser failed CAUSE ===== The behavior is caused by a logic error in the code for Cron.exe RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue, obtain the fix mentioned in the following KB article. Click the article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q282858 Cron Jobs Stop Running STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbWin2000PreSP2Fix Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTServicesUnix Version : : Hardware : ALPHA x86 Issue type : kbprb 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. 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 2002.