Article ID: 193361
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q193361
SYMPTOMS
A previous user's old password is visible to a third-party Gina.dll file
because the Microsoft Msgina.dll file does not reset the old password flag
and the old password string.
CAUSE
When a user changes his or her password because of the "Password
Expiration" or "User Must Change Password During Next Logon" policy during the logon process, MSGINA keeps a flag indicating that the password has changed and stores the old password. When the next user logs on, this flag is not reset and the previous user's old password is stored, even though the new logged on user did not change his or her password.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition or
the individual software update. For information on obtaining the
latest service pack, please go to:
For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft
Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support
Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the
following address on the World Wide Web:
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 5.
Additional query words: 4.00
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