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Q312538: Reducing the Cached Logon Information Disables the Funtionality

Article: Q312538
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0 SP6a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 SP6a 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP6a 
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SYMPTOMS
========

For security reasons, you may want to reduce the amount of cached logon
information that a computer stores. If you do this by using the information in
the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article, cached logon information may no
longer work:

  Q172931 Cached Logon Information

CAUSE
=====

When you reduce the number of cache entries, the existing entries are written
with an incorrect size for the cache entry.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. 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:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

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

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

  Date         Time   Version        Size    File name   Platform
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  20-Nov-2001  03:51  4.0.1381.7110  48,400  Msv1_0.dll  i386

NOTE: Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Service Pack 6a.



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          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400sp6 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTW400SP6a
Version           : :4.0 SP6a
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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