Access Violation in LSASS When Logging on System (183886)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q183886 SYMPTOMS
When logging on to a computer immediately after restarting it, you receive
an access violation in Lsass.exe that causes the security subsystem to
fail, rendering the computer inoperable until you restart it. The error
occurs only if you log on immediately after the CTR+ALT+DEL prompt appears.
If you wait a few minutes, the logon attempt will be successful.
CAUSE
A timing issue that prevents Netlogon from reading the cached domain list
from the registry causes this error. Netlogon fails to obtain a handle to
the registry, and then attempts to use the uninitialized handle to read in
a value, causing the access violation.
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 kbQFE KB183886 |
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