Failed Logon Adds Two to Windows NT Account Lockout Counter (317796)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q317796

SYMPTOMS

If you try to log on to a Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft Windows 2000 domain, and an account lockout policy is configured to lock out domain user accounts after a certain number of incorrect logon attempts, your account may be locked out after one half or one third of the allowed incorrect password logon attempts.
  • If the update that is described in the following article has not been applied to the computer, the account lockout may occur after one third of the allowed incorrect password logon attempts.
  • If the update that is described in the following article has been applied to the computer, the account lockout may occur after one half of the allowed incorrect password logon attempts.

271496 One Unsuccessful Logon May Trigger Windows NT Lockout Policy

CAUSE

An internal logon function invokes a second connection attempt to the server IPC$ resource, and this occurs during the clean up process that occurs after an incorrect password logon attempt.

RESOLUTION

NOTE: This update supercedes the update that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article for Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition only:

245729 Windows 95 and Windows 98 File Access URL Update

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.

To resolve this problem, 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:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

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 usual 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    
   ----------------------------------------------------
   19-Feb-2002  11:06  4.10.0.2225  61,952  Msnet32.dll
NOTE: This update is available for Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition only.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about Windows 95 hotfixes, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates

For additional information about Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition hotfixes, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

206071 General Information on Windows 98 and SE Hotfixes

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/18/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbenv kbfix kbQFE kbui KB317796
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