Re: User Locked Out

From: fockmsn (fockmsn_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/30/05

  • Next message: Steven L Umbach: "Re: User Locked Out" 
    Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 23:11:02 -0700

    None of the links you provided help me in any way. I have SP2 and all the
    updates.
    The locked out account does not appear in the control panel or the logon
    screen.

    Format it is then. It will take me a month to reinstall all programs and
    plugins.

    Thanks anyway.

    "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

    > Your User Account May Be Prematurely Locked Out
    > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;818078
    >
    > You Are Locked Out of Your Account When You Try to Change Your Expired Password
    > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828790
    >
    > --
    > Carey Frisch
    > Microsoft MVP
    > Windows - Shell/User
    > Microsoft Community Newsgroups
    > news://msnews.microsoft.com/
    >
    > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >
    > "fockmsn" wrote:
    >
    > | Windows XP Pro
    > |
    > | Name1 has admin privileges.
    > |
    > | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > | - Event Properties:
    > |
    > | Logon Failure:
    > | Reason: Account locked out
    > | User Name: Name1
    > | Domain: Name2
    > | Logon Type: 2
    > |
    > | Logon Process: User32
    > | Authentication Package: Negotiate
    > | Workstation Name: Name2
    > | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > |
    > | -Name1 Properties:
    > |
    > | Name1
    > |
    > |
    > |
    > |
    > | Full name:
    > |
    > |
    > | Description:
    > |
    > |
    > | User must change password at next logon [GHOSTED]
    > |
    > | User cannot change password
    > |
    > | X Password never expires
    > |
    > | Account is disabled
    > | Account is locked out [GHOSTED]
    > |
    > | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > | -NET USER NAME1 (command):
    > |
    > | User name Name1
    > | Full Name
    > | Comment
    > | User's comment
    > | Country code 000 (System Default)
    > | Account active Yes
    > | Account expires Never
    > |
    > | Password last set 10/26/2005 6:57 PM
    > | Password expires Never
    > | Password changeable 10/26/2005 6:57 PM
    > | Password required Yes
    > | User may change password Yes
    > |
    > | Workstations allowed All
    > | Logon script
    > | User profile
    > | Home directory
    > | Last logon 10/21/2005 5:47 PM
    > |
    > | Logon hours allowed All
    > |
    > | Local Group Memberships *Administrators *Debugger Users
    > | Global Group memberships *None
    > | The command completed successfully.
    > |
    > | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > |
    > | This is the info! The account's password was not set to expire, and
    > | everything looks right, except that it does not appear in Control Panel/User
    > | Accounts or the Welcome Screen, and the "Classic Logon" doesn't work.
    > |
    > | What's the problem? What caused this? And most importantly HOW DO I FIX IT?
    > |
    > | Now, do I have to reformat and reinstall windows almost every month? This
    > | is so focking retarded!
    > |
    > | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > |
    > | I don't expect compensation or attribution, but here are some features I
    > | expect be included in the upcoming Windows Vista:
    > |
    > | 1. Incorporate the file system into the registry.
    > | 2. Include a fart sensor (to be incorporated in the seat by the user) with
    > | the next Windows release, and have the output logged into the registry.
    > | 3. Make ALL files excutable.
    > | 4. Execute ALL files with rundll32.exe
    > | 5. Hide file extensions from the user. Wait, this is done already!
    > | 6. Rename all files as soon as they are installed to very long hex strings,
    > | so as to hide from the user, among others, the biometric fart logs.
    >
    >

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