Re: Failure of Win API LsaQueryTrustedDomainInfo(..) on a WinNT machine with IN parameter to information class as TrustedDomainInformationEx

soumen_at_gmail.com
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: 30 Dec 2004 23:38:45 -0800

> Have you tried with the NT domain at SP 6a?

Yes, we did try with NT domain at SP 6a and are facing the exact same
issues as described earlier.

Regards,
Soumen

Roger Abell wrote:
> I am only addressing the question "Is this a supported config?"
> to which I believe the answer is no. SP4 for NT was released
> with some back-port of what was envisioned would be needed
> for AD inter-op but this was back when it was still call Windows
> NT5 instead of Windows 2000.
> Have you tried with the NT domain at SP 6a?
>
> You issues of course may be due to other reasons, but I do
> believe it is true to say that trust of W2k3 with NT4 at SP 4
> is not a supported config.
>
> --
> Roger Abell
> Microsoft MVP (Windows Security)
> MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4) MCDBA
> "Soumen Das" <soumen@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:cf62634e.0412290200.531670ab@posting.google.com...
> > We have a trust relationship set up between domain servers Win 2003
> > and WinNT PDC(SP4) machine. We have verified that an NT user could
log
> > on to a Win2k3 domain and vice-versa indicating mixed domain trust
was
> > successfully created.
> >
> > Question 1: Is this a supported configuration?
> >
> > Now, we are trying to obtain trust relationship properties for the
Win
> > NT PDC machine containing information as/similar stored in
> > TRUSTED_DOMAIN_INFORMATION_EX structure.
> >
> > The problem is -
> > Win API LsaQueryTrustedDomainInfo(..) fails with "Access is
denied"
> > error on a Windows NT machine when the IN parameter to Information
> > class is TrustedDomainInformationEx (even though the Trust
> > Relationship has been successfully created).
> >
> > The Win API Call Sequence is
> > - LsaOpenPolicy (..) // null to systemname, POLICY_ALL_ACCESS was
> > granted to in parameter ACCESS_MASK
> > - LsaEnumerateTrustedDomains(..) // valid SIDs of one or more
trusted
> > domains returned in out parameter Buffer
> > - LsaQueryTrustedDomainInfo(..) // in parameter to Information
class
> > as TrustedDomainInformationEx
> >
> > Reference -
> >
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/secmgmt/security/lsaquerytrusteddomaininfo.asp
> > This link mentions support for WinNT server 3.51 and later.
> >
> > Our executable was made to run as an administrative account and/or
as
> > a local system user on WinNT PDC.
> >
> > Question 2 - Is there any alternative API to obtain trust
relationship
> > properties on a Win NT PDC machine containing information
as/similar
> > stored in TRUSTED_DOMAIN_INFORMATION_EX structure? OR Are we doing
> > anything that is incorrect?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Soumen