"User Not Allowed to Log on at This Computer" Using C2CONFIG

ID: Q159935

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows 95

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information on how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" online Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" online Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

After you run C2CONFIG from the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit on an Windows NT domain controller, Windows 95 clients logging on to the Windows NT domain report the following error messages:

User not allowed to log on at this computer.

-or-

You are not allowed to log on from this workstation.

Event ID 533 is logged in the NT Security log. Users are able to log on to a Windows NT computer with the same account. The account is configured to allow logging on to all workstations.

CAUSE

The cause is undetermined at this time.

RESOLUTION

To correct the problem, delete the following key (which was added by C2CONFIG) from the registry:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" online Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\CrashOnAuditFail

Additional query words: C2 reskit utils logon

Keywords : kbnetwork ntdomain
Version : WinNT:3.5,3.51,4.0;Windows:95
Platform : winnt
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