Re: Cannot unlock workstation

From: Rob Rump (rump@panzermail.com)
Date: 08/28/02 

From: "Rob Rump" <rump@panzermail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 07:10:20 -0700

Hi,

I have a similar problem. After changing their domain
password, users can log on and off just fine but when the
screensaver kicks in they can't unlock it. Also, when they
try to change their password again (from a session)the
system prompts them that the old password (which they just
used to log on succesfully)is wrong.

Not every user has this problem and it happens on SP2 and
SP3 machines.

Rump

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>Curious i had the same problem one time, but with a
winNT, and the situation
>was like this:
>
>When i locked the workstation i had to reboot the machine
pressing the power
>off. But if i done a log off, i simply didn't had no
problem in doing the
>logon again.
>Off course i thought that problem was motivated because
it was a Web server
>and i have done many modifications to secure the server,
and i always
>thought it was because of it.
>About your question of the difference between logon and
unlock a workstation
>it is not the something. When you do a logoff your
machine terminates your
>environment and terminate services or programs in user
level. Only services
>and server operations matters continues their work, so i
believe that i had
>made any modification that causes that block in any way
when i locked that
>machine.
>
>After that i had to re-install the machine for other
reasons and that
>problem was solved to. So i never knew why does it
happens.
>
>Luís.
>
>"VK" <vk003c3979@blueyonder.co.uk> escreveu na mensagem
>news:TYd99.41328$DG5.27702@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
>> Hello all
>> i have win2K installed on my laptop. Recently my system
coredumped a
>couple
>> of times. After that it wouldnt accept my usual acount
information. I had
>to
>> login as Admn(thankfully it accepted that) and reset my
account password.
>> After that i can login with that accoutn but i cant
unlock the machine if
>i
>> lock it. I have to log off or reboot to login again.
Moreover, the system
>> has stopped all sorts of security auditing even though
i have turned it
>on.
>> Absolutely nothing gets logged. Whats different between
unlocking a
>> workstation and actual logging in ?
>> Any pointers ? Has anyone faced this before ?
>> Thanksin advance
>> VK
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

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