CHGPASS and SETPASS Do Not Prompt for Typing Correction

 Last reviewed: May 20, 1997
Article ID: Q164410
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0
  • Microsoft File and Print Services for NetWare versions 3.51 and 4.0
  • Microsoft Directory Services Manager for NetWare version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

If you use Microsoft's Chgpass.exe or Setpass.exe you are not prompted for the new password if the new password confirmation is incorrectly typed. Instead, the following message appears and the password is not changed: 

   New password not retyped correctly.
You must run Chgpass.exe or Setpass.exe again to correct the problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in File and Print Services for NetWare versions 3.51 and 4.0, and Directory Services Manager for NetWare versions 3.51 and 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 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

Additional query words: 4.00 3.51 prodnt sfnw fpnw dsmn
Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 kbfix4.00.sp2 nthowto NTSrvWkst kb3rdparty kbnetwork kbbuglist kbfixlist
Version : 3.51 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: May 20, 1997
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