Microsoft KB Archive/238941

= Dcomcnfg.exe Changes the "Logon As" Type on Service's Identity Tab =

Article ID: 238941

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4

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This article was previously published under Q238941



SYMPTOMS
Running Dcomcnfg.exe changes the services database for the process you are running. After the services database is changed, the process is no longer able to run on the computer. This occurs because the service no longer has "Logon as" settings.

For example, if the service is set to log on as \  in the Windows NT SCM database (configured by using the Services tool in Control Panel), and you run Dcomcnfg.exe and change some settings for the service (such as the launch permissions), Dcomcnfg.exe changes the service logon type back to "System."



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to obtain the latest Windows NT 4.0 service pack



STATUS
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB238941

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