STOP 0x21a on Terminal Server Because of Invalid RPC Response

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

You are using a Terminal Server computer in the role of a member server in a domain served by a non-Windows NT domain controller running SAMBA. When logging on to the Terminal Server, the system stops with the following blue screen error message:

STOP: c000021a {Fatal System Error}
The Windows Logon Process system process terminated unexpectedly with a status of 0x00000000 (0x00000000,0x0000000)
The system has been shut down

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, do not use SAMBA 2.0.x as a domain controller. According to the product's developers, it is not qualified for use as a domain controller.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

SAMBA is a third-party implementation of the SMB networking protocol used by Windows NT.

The Terminal Server computer does a remote registry query against the domain controller. An invalid response to this query causes the Terminal Server to crash.

NOTE: This problem does not occur when using a Windows NT domain controller.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug