System Default Locale is Changed When Administrator Logs On

 Last reviewed: March 20, 1998
Article ID: Q182670
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 and 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 and 4.0
  • Microsoft Site Server version 2.0
  • Microsoft Site Server Enterprise version 2.0
  • Microsoft Commercial Internet Server version 1.0 and 1.5
  • Microsoft Merchant Server 1.0

SYMPTOMS

Services running on a computer running Windows NT Server will change locale when an administrator logs on at the console that has a different locale. Operations that use the locale may fail.

CAUSE

When the administrator, or an account with equivalent privileges, logs on to the console, the System Default locale is changed to match the locale of the logged on user.

RESOLUTION

The only current workaround is to ensure that the accounts that log on to the console use the same locale as the System Default locale. The simplest way to ensure these are the same is to create an administrator level account, or rename the existing Administrator account, whose sole use is to log on to the console.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. 

Keywords          : ntconfig ntnetserv ntsecurity NTSrvWkst kbbug4.00
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbbug

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Last reviewed: March 20, 1998
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