Screen Saver Locks Out Account After You Enter Invalid Password
PSS ID Number: 133472
Article Last Modified on 10/29/2003
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q133472
SYMPTOMS
Windows NT locks your user account before you reach the highest number of
allowable logon attempts with an invalid password.
This problem occurs if you turn on the account lockout option and configure
the screen saver to use password protection.
CAUSE
The counter for the number of logon attempts with invalid passwords does
not get reset after you log on successfully.
For example, you configure Windows NT to lock a test account after two
logon attempts with invalid passwords, and configure the desktop to use a
screen saver with password protection. If you enter an invalid password
during the first logon attempt after the screen saver locks the desktop,
but you enter the correct password during the second attempt, Windows NT
logs you on. If you enter an invalid password the next time you need to
clear the screen saver, Windows NT does not accept your valid password.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, upgrade to Windows NT 3.51.
Additional query words: prodnt 3.51
Keywords: KB133472
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