Re: More developments "You do not have permission to change your password"

From: Sven Aelterman (informatica_at_freemail.nl)
Date: 05/27/03


Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 18:32:11 +0200


I am struggling with the same problem.

I have clearly set the permissions for unauthenticated users to 2 (No access
rights). Is that the cause?

If it is, too bad. But how come Windows 2000 and Windows XP behave
differently in this area?

-- 
Sven Aelterman
IT
e-globalcom.net
"Jesper M. Johansson [MSFT]" <jesperjo@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:epI9q$oHDHA.3604@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Do you have any kind of "security guide" applied to the Windows 2000 DC? I
> presume the RestrictAnonymous setting you mention below is on the DC?
That's
> the one that matters here.
>
> -- 
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> purposes only.
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>
> "Michael A. Covington" <Michael@CovingtonInnovations.com> wrote in message
> news:efsHRRnHDHA.2176@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I can now report that putting the server in native mode has absolutely
no
> > effect on this!
> >
> > "Michael A. Covington" <mc@deletethisword.uga.edu> wrote in message
> > news:%23dyqfNYFDHA.3056@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > Another thing I'm going to pursue is that the domain controller is
> > presently
> > > in "mixed" (NT compatible) rather than "native" mode.  I'm going to
> change
> > > it over in a few days (after our students are finished with exams).
> > >
> > >
> > > "Michael A. Covington" <mc@deletethisword.uga.edu> wrote in message
> > > news:%23yWyzJMFDHA.1924@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > What do you have set for "Additional restrictions for anonymous
> > > > > connections"? If you relax this (RestrictAnonymous) setting  does
> the
> > > > > behavior change?
> > > >
> > > > It's set to "None" or "Undefined" in all the group policies.  In the
> > > > Registry, RestrictAnonymous = 0.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Matt Scarborough 2003-05-06
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, 3 May 2003 18:22:35 -0400, Michael A. Covington wrote
> > > > > <#$KjAKcEDHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>
> > > > > > Reposting to bring in more newsgroups, in the hope that someone
> will
> > > > know!
> > > > > >   "Michael A. Covington" <Michael@CovingtonInnovations.com>
wrote
> in
> > > > > message news:ekrO%23r2DDHA.2288@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > >   We have a Windows 2000 roaming user profiles network and we
are
> > > > starting
> > > > > to add some Windows XP client machines.  For the most part,
> everything
> > > is
> > > > > going very smoothly.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   However, we do have one problem.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   When we set up new accounts, they have a default password and
> are
> > > > > required to change their password immediately.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   And if the owner of a new account happens to log in on a XP
> client
> > > > > rather than a Windows 2000 client, he can't do that.  He is
prompted
> > for
> > > > the
> > > > > original password; gives it; is told "You must change your
password"
> > or
> > > > > words to that effect; is prompted for a new password; and is told,
> > "You
> > > do
> > > > > not have permission to change your password."  Frustration!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   This is only because he's trying to change his password before
> his
> > > > first
> > > > > complete login.  If I let him log in (by resetting his password
for
> > > him),
> > > > > then he can change his password just fine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   Clearly, it's a permission issue.  But it's *not* the
> permissions
> > > > issues
> > > > > described in:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   http://www.mike-tech.com/article.php?gif=win2k&article=165
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBE/tip2300/rh2367.htm
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   We have *not* added any restrictions to remote access.  Thus,
as
> > far
> > > > as
> > > > > I can tell, this is *not* the problem described in
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.der-keiler.de/Newsgroups/microsoft.public.win2000.security/2002-06/2382.html
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   either.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   What else could it be?  How can I definitively check that the
> > right
> > > > > permissions exist, and correct them if they need correcting?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   Note that new-account-holders using Windows 2000 client
machines
> > are
> > > > > unaffected.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   Thanks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>


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