Re: Bug in WTS 4.0 on WinNT 4.0 sp4

From: Bill Stout (Bill.Stoutat_private)
Date: Fri Jun 11 1999 - 12:57:48 PDT

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    -----Original Message-----
    From: mRm3n4c3 [mailto:mistrat_private]
    <snip>
    >If you log on to the WTS and type the wrong password more than three times,
    the your
    account gets locked out. BUT, if you choose to continu trying anyway, and
    after some
    time manage to type in the correct password, the WTS will let you log on as
    an
    'anonymous user' account, using either a locally stored profile or a default
    profile.
    </snip>
    
    It appears to be working like it should.  The 'Anonymous User' accounts are
    local guest accounts on the Citrix server.
    
    If you logon using only username/password, the correct behaviour is for NT
    to scan the local users for the username, then the domain.  A failed logon
    using username/password only would traditionally use the 'guest' account.
    
    Extract from http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q103/3/90.asp:
    "If the Domain specified in the SMB is NULL [None specified] then
    
        The Advanced Server will treat this a local network logon.  It
            will check for a matching account in its own SAM Database.
        If  it finds a matching account then
            The SMB password is compared to the SAM Database password.
            If  the password matches then
                The Command Completed Successfully.
            If  the password does NOT match then
                The User is prompted for a password.
                    It is retested as above.
                System error 1326 has occurred.  Logon failure: unknown
                user name or bad password.
        End
        If  it does NOT find the account in the local SAM Database then
            The Advanced Server will Simultaneously ask another Advanced
                Server in each Domain that it Trusts if it has account that
                matches the SMB account.
    <snip>
        If  no Trusted Domains respond to request to identify the
            account then
            Guest permissions are tested on the Original Advanced Server -
                not the Trusted server.
            If  the Guest account is Enabled
                The Command Completed Successfully.
            If  the Guest account is Disabled
                System error 1326 has occurred.  Logon failure:
                unknown user name or bad password.
        End
    "
    
    Bill Stout
    



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