PerfMon, Run Remotely, Fails to Show all Logical Drive Instances

 Last reviewed: December 31, 1997
Article ID: Q138853
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------

SYMPTOMS

When you connect to a Windows NT 3.5 computer remotely using Performance Monitor (PERFMON.EXE), the number of Physical and Logical Disk instances may be incorrect. One or more NTFS drives may be missing from the instance list returned. This problem does not occur on systems with only FAT drives.

CAUSE

When you connect to another system over the network, Performance Monitor connects to the HKEY_Performance_Data registry key, which is handled by Winlogon.exe. In Windows NT 3.5, Winlogon does not correctly impersonat the user connecting to performance registry key. Even though the user running Performance Monitor has the correct permissions to see the root of NTFS drive, that is, the user could connect to the root directory and view the directory remotely, Performance Monitor fails to return the drive instance and its performance counters.

Winlogon uses the default accounts of the administrators group, domain users group and Everyone. If none of these groups have read permissions to the root of a drive, Performance Monitor fails to return the drive instance.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem was corrected in Windows NT Workstation or Server version 4.0.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbbug3.50
KBSubcategory: ntnetserv ntsecurity NTSrvWkst
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50 advapi32.dll
Keywords : ntnetserv ntsecurity NTSrvWkst kbbug3.50 kbnetwork
Version : 3.50
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: December 31, 1997
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