Microsoft KB Archive/924981

= When you log on to the Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) directory on a Windows Server 2003-based computer by using an incorrect password, ADAM returns an incorrect LDAP error 773: &quot;ERROR_PASSWORD_MUST_CHANGE&quot; =

Article ID: 924981

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You install Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer. You create a user object in the ADAM directory. Additionally, you set the pwdLastSet attribute of the user object to 0 (zero).

In this scenario, when you log on to the ADAM directory by using an incorrect password for the user object that you created, ADAM returns the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) error 773, ERROR_PASSWORD_MUST_CHANGE, instead of the LDAP error 52e, ERROR_LOGON_FAILURE.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed on the computer. For more information about how to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003, x64-based versions


STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: adam

