Microsoft KB Archive/143138

= Can No Longer Access the Registry with Null Sessions =

Article ID: 143138

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

-



This article was previously published under Q143138



SYMPTOMS
After you apply the security hotfix (Sec-fix) or Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3, which includes this hotfix, applications that use null sessions may no longer work properly.

For example, after you apply the security hotfix to a Windows NT computer running Cheyenne ARCServe 6.0, you may receive the following error message when you attempt to schedule a job (for example, local, remote, backup, and restore):

User doesn't have enough rights to do this

EC=5



CAUSE
The updated security modules for Windows NT no longer permit null sessions to access the Windows NT registry.



RESOLUTION
Perform the following steps to resolve this problem:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.


 * 1) Run Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
 * 2) Go to the following key in the registry:


 * 1) Add "winreg" (without the quotation marks) to the NullSessionPipes entry.
 * 2) Restart your computer.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information on the security hotfix (Sec-fix,) please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 143474

TITLE : Restricting Information Available to Anonymous Logon Users

ARTICLE-ID: 143475

TITLE : Windows NT System Key Permits Strong Encryption of the SAM

ARTICLE-ID: 161372

TITLE : How to Enable SMB Signing in Service Pack 3

This hotfix is also included with Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3.

Additional query words: prodnt AS

Keywords: kb3rdparty KB143138

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.