Locked Account Is Unlocked If You Change Its PasswordRequired Property by Using a Script (329800)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
This article was previously published under Q329800

SYMPTOMS

If an account is locked out because of several bad password attempts and you then run a script to change the account's PasswordRequired property, the account may be unlocked when you view it in the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in after you run the script.

For example, this problem may occur after you run the following sample Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition script:

Set usr = GetObject("LDAP://CN=user1,CN=Users,DC=XXX,DC=XXX")
usr.PasswordRequired = True
usr.SetInfo

CAUSE

When the flag is written, the locked-out status is not preserved.

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 Windows 2000 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:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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 has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.6109  124,688  Adsldp.dll  
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.5781  131,344  Adsldpc.dll 
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.6109   62,736  Adsmsext.dll
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.6052  358,160  Advapi32.dll
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.6094   49,936  Browser.dll 
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.6012  135,952  Dnsapi.dll  
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.6076   96,016  Dnsrslvr.dll
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.5722   45,328  Eventlog.dll
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.6059  146,704  Kdcsvc.dll  
   01-Nov-2002  02:52  5.0.2195.6112  204,048  Kerberos.dll
   21-Aug-2002  00:27  5.0.2195.6023   71,248  Ksecdd.sys
   23-Oct-2002  04:45  5.0.2195.6101  507,664  Lsasrv.dll  
   23-Oct-2002  04:45  5.0.2195.6101   33,552  Lsass.exe   
   27-Aug-2002  06:53  5.0.2195.6034  108,816  Msv1_0.dll  
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.5979  307,472  Netapi32.dll
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.6075  360,720  Netlogon.dll
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.6100  920,848  Ntdsa.dll   
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.6100  389,392  Samsrv.dll  
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.6100  130,320  Scecli.dll  
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.6100  303,376  Scesrv.dll  
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.5859   48,912  W32time.dll 
   04-Jun-2002  05:32  5.0.2195.5859   57,104  W32tm.exe   
   01-Nov-2002  03:40  5.0.2195.6100  126,224  Wldap32.dll

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 how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbWin2000preSP4Fix KB329800
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