Error 648 "Password Expired" When User Must Change Password

ID: Q227730

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When you connect to a Windows 2000 RAS server by using a command-line dialer (such as Rasdial), you may receive the following error message:

Error 648 "Password expired"

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the User must change password at next logon setting is enabled for your account on the RAS server and you attempt to connect using a command-line dialer.

If you attempt to connect using the graphical user interface (GUI), you are prompted to change your password.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb