Microsoft KB Archive/829082

= You receive a &quot;Stop error 0xC0000244 {Audit Failed}&quot; error message when the crashonauditfail registry key is set to 1 on a Windows Server 2003-based computer =

Article ID: 829082

Article Last Modified on 11/30/2007

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

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista



SYMPTOMS
When you set the value of the  registry subkey to 1 on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, the following error message may appear when you shut down the Windows Server 2003-based computer:

Stop Error: 0xC0000244 {Audit Failed}

An Attempt to Generate a Security Audit Failed

Clients will receive the following error message when they try to gain access to the server:

Logon failure: user account restriction. Possible reasons are blank passwords not allowed, logon hour restrictions, or a policy restriction has been enforced.

When you set the value of the  registry subkey to 2, Administrators will be able to log on to Microsoft SQL Server but non-Administrators will not. Clients will receive the following error message when they try to gain access to Microsoft SQL Server:

'[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user '(null)'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection.'



CAUSE
This problem may occur when the  registry subkey is given a value of 1 and the following timing issue occurs: While the system is in the process of shutting down there is an attempt to write an audit event.

The valid range for the crashonauditfail registry value is 0 through 2. The following table describes each value:



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel.

  Date         Time   Version      Size     File name 25-Sep-2003 17:39  5.2.3790.89  800,256  Lsasrv.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional 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

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwinserv2003presp1fix KB829082

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