Incorrect Dialog Box for Changing Password on NDS Server

ID: Q227395

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When your password expires on a Novell NetWare 4.x Directory Services (NDS) server, the following dialog box may appear:

Your password on *TREENAME\CONTEXT has expired. Please change it with the SETPASS utility.

The text in this dialog box is incorrect.

RESOLUTION

To correctly change your password, press CTRL+ALT+DEL. After you change your password, you are prompted to select the NDS Tree on which you want your password changed.

STATUS

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

Additional query words:

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