FPNW Grace Logins Are Not Reset When Password Is Changed

 Last reviewed: September 7, 1996
Article ID: Q151226
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft File and Print Services for NetWare version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

Your NetWare compatible password on a File and Print Services for NetWare (FPNW) server expires. If you type the password incorrectly several times, using up all or most of the grace logins, and then change the password, you may be locked out next time you type the password.

CAUSE

A password change does not reset the grace logins properly.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in File and Print Services for NetWare version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

KBCategory: kbnetwork
KBSubcategory: ntinterop NTSrvWkst
Additional reference words: fpnw netware setpass password prodnt 3.51

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Last reviewed: September 7, 1996
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