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Q266303: Cron.exe Event Log Warnings Without Sub-Authentication Package

Article: Q266303
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbWin2000PreSP2Fix
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Services for UNIX Add-On Pack 
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SYMPTOMS
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If the sub-authentication package is not installed, the following warnings are
logged in the event log for each job that is run:

  SecAcquireToken failed

  LsaLogonUser failed


CAUSE
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The behavior is caused by a logic error in the code for Cron.exe

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, obtain the fix mentioned in the following KB article.
Click the article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q282858 Cron Jobs Stop Running

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

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbWin2000PreSP2Fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTServicesUnix
Version           : :
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbfix

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