Re: accounts keep lockig..

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 07/12/02 

From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:19:22 -0700

You likely have adjusted the account lockout settings
to be too tight. In order to accommodate pre-SP1
Welcome screen behaviors, adjust so that it will allow
5 or more failed login attempts and so that it resets the
bad attempt count at around 30 minutes (definitely less
than 90 minutes). 

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Roger Abell
MS MVP (Windows Platform), MCSE, MCDBA, MCT
Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
">Mario<" <msario@interia.pl> wrote in message
news:el6AgrYKCHA.2964@tkmsftngp13...
> Wonder if you have any suggestions...:
>
> I have XP Prof. (in a workgroup - not domain)
> 3 active accounts exist:
> Xyz - limited rights
> Qwe- administrator rights
> Administrator - administrator rights
> Guest - disabled
>
> I want to use logon screens, I am logged on as user Qwe, I select options
> USE LOGON SCREEN and FAST USER SWITCHING. Then I press Win+L to test my
> logon screen and find that all accounts except Qwe are locked. So I logon
as
> Qwe and ulock them. I restart my computer and find that accounts are
> locked - all except Administrator. So I unlock them and when I restart
> computer and try to logon, I find that accounts are locked - all except
user
> Qwe..And so on and so on...
> Does anybody know whats goin on?
>
> Mario
>
>

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