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Q304693: Event ID 644 May Be Logged When Auditing Is Not Enabled

Article: Q304693
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5,4.0 SP6,4.0 SP6a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg
Last Modified: 25-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5, 4.0 SP6, 4.0 SP6a 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5, 4.0 SP6, Terminal Server Edition 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5, 4.0 SP6, 4.0 SP6a 
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SYMPTOMS
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On a computer that is running Windows NT 4.0, event ID 644 may be logged in the
Security event log. Event ID 644 indicates that a user account is locked. This
event may be logged even if you do not have auditing enabled.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because the computer does not verify if auditing is enabled
before it logs the event.

STATUS
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This behavior is resolved in versions of Windows that are later than Windows NT
4.0, including Microsoft Windows 2000.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kberrmsg 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW400sp5 kbWinNTW400sp4 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400sp6 kbWinNTS400sp5 kbWinNTS400sp4 kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400sp4 kbNTTermServ400sp5 kbNTTermServ400sp6 kbNTTermServSearch kbWinNTW400sp6 kbWinNTW400SP6a
Version           : :4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5,4.0 SP6,4.0 SP6a
Issue type        : kbprb

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