Blacklisting of Membership Accounts May Also Block Other Accounts (296800)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Site Server 3.0

This article was previously published under Q296800

SYMPTOMS

When a Site Server membership account is blacklisted due to logging on with an incorrect password a specified number of times, accounts whose name is identical except for the last character are also be unable to log on.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Site Server service pack that contains this hotfix.

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, visit the following Microsoft Web site:NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical 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:
  Date        Time   Version      Size    File name     Platform
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  04/26/2001  10:32  7.0.1318.0   77,248  Extauth.dll   x86
  04/26/2001  10:33  7.0.1318.0  142,608  Extauth.dll   Alpha
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Site Server 3.0.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/6/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB296800