Err Msg: Logon Failure: User Not Granted the Requested Logon Type

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 SP4
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP4
• Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 SP4

SYMPTOMS

When you try to gain access to resources on a server that has the Microsoft LAN Manager Server EnableSecuritySignature parameter enabled, the following error message may be displayed:

Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer.

CAUSE

This error message occurs when a user on a computer running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 makes a remote connection to a computer running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 and the LAN Manager Server EnableSecuritySignature parameter is set to 1. If the logged-on user has an account on the remote computer and the password differs between the two computers, the error message listed above occurs during any access request.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q161372 How to Enable SMB Signing in Windows NT

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

• http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ServicePacks/


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• Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00
Version : winnt:4.0 SP4
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug