account locking

[guaro001]

Hi gurus

I have a user that has vista on the machine, the user account is locking all the time, I know is this machine that is sending the wrong process auth. but I cant tell which process is, to fix it ad avoid this locking problem.

There is a tool named alockout, but it does not work on vista, can some have another tool or method to help on this particular problem

Thanks a bunch

 

[linney]

Is there any useful information appearing in the Security Logs of the Event Viewer?

I know it is early days but you may have to consider the removal of the user from any Domain and recreating a User, and removing the machine from the Domain and rejoining it.

Try your luck in the Server Forums too.

http://www.tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=1674

http://www.tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=931

 

[TonHu]

- cranck up the allowed retry count on wrong password entry
- install only 1 keyboard layout (not french and US as they have some keys swapped)
- select passwords that map correctly on all installed keyboard layouts (not using a, z, q, y, m or any shift-number keys)