CrashOnAuditFail with Logon/Logoff Auditing Causes Blue Screen

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

Although the audit log is not full, your computer may stop responding (hang) when you shut down and report the following blue screen error message:

STOP 0xC0000244
An attempt to generate a security audit failed

CAUSE

Windows NT attempts to report a logoff audit in the event log after the event log has shut down. As this audit attempt fails and CrashOnAuditFail is enabled, the system displays a blue screen error message that reports an audit failure.

RESOLUTION

You can work around this problem by disabling logon/logoff auditing.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

In some instances, the server may not bugcheck, but may instead run very slowly after administrator logon. The system may also report continuous RPC errors after logon. Non-administrators will not be able to log on as a result of the CrashOnAuditFail key being set to 0x1.

Additional query words:

Keywords : NT4SP4Fix ntstop kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp4 NTSrvWkst
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb