Microsoft KB Archive/842742

= A local administrator account can unlock a workstation that was locked by a domain administrator account =

Article ID: 842742

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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SYMPTOMS
After you log on to a computer by using a domain administrator account, and then you lock the computer, a local administrator may be able to unlock the computer. The local administrator for the computer may be able to unlock the computer and may be able to access your session without using your domain administrator password.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You must restart your 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) 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 --  24-Mar-2004  02:17  5.0.2195.6824      42,256  Basesrv.dll 21-Sep-2003 00:45  5.0.2195.6824     236,304  Cmd.exe 19-Jun-2003 20:05  5.0.2195.6660     233,744  Gdi32.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17  5.0.2195.6897     742,160  Kernel32.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17  5.0.2195.6824      54,544  Mpr.dll 02-Jun-2004 22:48  5.0.2195.6930     335,120  Msgina.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17  5.0.2195.6892      90,264  Rdpwd.sys 01-Jun-2004 21:22  5.0.2195.6934   5,880,832  Sp3res.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17  5.0.2195.6897     403,216  User32.dll 05-Aug-2003 22:14  5.0.2195.6794     385,808  Userenv.dll 02-Jun-2004 21:59  5.0.2195.6938   1,631,312  Win32k.sys 28-May-2004 20:48  5.0.2195.6935     183,056  Winlogon.exe 25-Sep-2003 18:08  5.0.2195.6826     243,984  Winsrv.dll 24-Mar-2004 02:17  5.0.2195.6897     742,160  Kernel32.dll 02-Jun-2004 21:59  5.0.2195.6938   1,631,312  Win32k.sys 25-Sep-2003 18:08  5.0.2195.6826     243,984  Winsrv.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 numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

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

Additional query words: win2k win2000 UM workstation

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp5fix KB842742

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