Microsoft KB Archive/272594

= Problems logging on to a Windows 2000-based server or a Windows 2003-based server =

Article ID: 272594

Article Last Modified on 11/4/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)

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This article was previously published under Q272594



SYMPTOMS
When you try to log on to a Microsoft Windows 2000-based or a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based domain, you may receive the following error message:

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The domain password you supplied is not correct, or access to your logon server has been denied.

Also, event ID 681 (account logon failure) and event ID 529 (unknown user name or bad password) may be logged in the Security log on the server.

You must restart your computer before a successful logon can occur.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Windows 2000-based server rejects your logon password when the client computer does not correctly de-allocate an internal structure that is used to track the logon session. The client attempts to reuse the expired encryption key that is passed to it by the server during the original logon.

This problem does not occur in conjunction with Microsoft Windows NT-based clients because the client does not attempt to use Distributed File System (DFS) because the session that is reused is against a DFS referral from the Windows 95-based or Windows 98-based client.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, perform the following steps:
 * Restart the client.
 * Start Winipcfg.exe and release the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) information and renew it.
 * Open the share in Network Neighborhood.
 * Use the net use command at a command prompt on the original Windows 2000-based server. - or -


 * Click Start, click Run, and then type \\, where  is the name of your server.

For additional information about how to control the local area network (LAN) Autodisconnect feature in Windows 2000, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

138365 How the Autodisconnect Works in Windows NT



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbbug kberrmsg kbfix kbqfe KB272594

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