Microsoft KB Archive/180949

= Windows 95 Client Retrieves Wrong Password from the Cache =

Article ID: 180949

Article Last Modified on 6/5/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
 * Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft SNA Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q180949



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information on how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" online Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" online Help topic in Regedt32.exe.



SYMPTOMS
The SNA Server client for Windows 95 retrieves the wrong password from the cache during its initialization. Because the wrong password is obtained, account validation fails and the user is unable to get an application session through SNA Server.



CAUSE
The SNA Server client for Windows 95 does not expect its call to retrieve the password to succeed because the Windows 95 system does not have a password cache. If the call succeeds, the password retrieved by the client is not the correct password for the user.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0, 3.0SP1, 3.0 SP2, and 4.0.

This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server versions 3.0 and 4.0 U.S. Service Packs. For information on obtaining these Service Packs, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K



MORE INFORMATION
With the fix applied, the call to retrieve the password from the cache is disabled by default. To enable the client to retrieve the password, use the following steps:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" online Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.  Apply the fix.  Start the Windows 95 Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) and find the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SnaBase\Parameters  Add the following String Value:

Value Name: UseCachedPassword

String: True



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