"Your Password Is Expired" Error Message When You Access Resources From Macintosh on Windows 2000 Server Running AppleTalk Network Integration (321166)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
This article was previously published under Q321166

SYMPTOMS

When you try to use resources on a Windows 2000 member server that runs AppleTalk network integration (formerly known as Services for Macintosh) from your Apple Macintosh computer, you may receive the following error message:
Your password is expired. Please change your password.
When you try to change your password by using the Macintosh Chooser, you may receive an error message similar to one of the following error messages:
Your password could not be changed. Please try again or contact your system Administrator.
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Microsoft User Authentication Method encountered an error. A miscellaneous AFP error has occurred.
The account you are using resides in a trusted Windows NT 4.0 accounts domain, and the Windows 2000 AppleTalk network integration server resides in a trusting Windows NT 4.0 resource domain.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one restart, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/30/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kberrmsg kbbug KB321166
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