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Can not connect to server, SMBServer 4.0

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by jesus h

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Lately, I've been having trouble connecting to my Windows NT server 4.0.
And some times it disconnects me or other users.
In the server's event viewers, it shows this message:
No license was available for user DOMAIN\USERNAME using product SMBSErver 4.0

Please,
Help me

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by 93961

We have the same problem in our organization too. The problem started coming up after the latest patches have come from microsoft (8th February 2005). We have Windows NT 4.0 Servers as the Domain Controllers (PDC & BDC) and mixed bag of Windows 9X/NT4.0Wkstn/2000/XP/2003 as clients of the Domain. I think this problem started occuring after the patch (MS05-011) was applied. I have to restart the servers after the problem occurs. The particular patch addresses the SMB issue but microsoft has not released patches for the same for Windows NT. Hence the problem most probably.

Can any one help both of us (myself and the original discussion poster) OR even thousands of such other System Administrators/Network Administrators who may be facing the problem (I Hope).

Microsoft are you listening.

by subtle14

See my post to the parent for the probable cause of this, and the workaround. And yes, hopefully the patch is patched.

by 93961

Hi
Where is the post you are mentioning. There is no URL and/or Link to the same in the post. where we have to search for this post you metion?

by subtle14

Check Control Panel->Server to see if certain users are using up all of your available licenses. Either reboot those machines, or Disconnect those users. Restarting the License Loggin Service is also a quick workaround, but without the reboot the problem will just happen again.

Let's hope MS fixes the patch that caused this soon. /c

by 93961

Hi
Previously it was working? But, I think, the problem started occuring the patch (MS05-11) was applied to all computers in our network execpt those having Windows NT (server or workstation). Microsoft has not released patch (MS05-11) for Windows NT (server or workstation).

by jesus h

You're right.
The problem started after adding that patch on February.
so far, the only solution I've found is to Restart the server, or increase the number of licenses every few hours.

by sunshine47

Hi Guys,

I've got the same problem here.
I have tried to uninstall the fix MS05-010 but the problem still exists.

I have got a second DC that did not have the fix applied, I have found that by setting the environment variable "logonserver" to my second DC that the problem is solved. However this is not what I'd like.

Is there any other way around this problem?

regards

by 93961

Hi
This is not a problem of the fix MS05-010. But it seems to be problem in the fix MS05-011. The problem at our end started after this patch was installed in our network (Windows 2000 Professional) Clients. Microsoft has not released patch for this fix for NT even though the vulnerability exist.

by 93961

In our case the licensing is set to "per server" then also it is happening. Everyday either the server is to be restarted or the licensing service is to be restarted.

by roop34

We have the same problem. XP or W2K workstations when logon to Win NT 4 domain, NT server application event log shows this error message repeatedily. Temp fix is to reboot backup domain controller. MehulBhai or naybody, please reply if you guys found the solution apart from uninstalling Ms05-011 from all desktops?

Rupesh

by roop34

After uninstalling MS05-010 from NT 4.0 domain controllers, I'm not getting those errors anymore on NT server event log and XP clients are able to map drives. (its been 2 hours since I uninstalled that Patch).

by umang.desai

After a little research I found that the following may work. Please let me know if this helps:

-install the update MS05-010
-stop the license logging service
-delete the file %systemroot%\system32\lls\llsuser.lls
-restart the license logging service
-re-enter the correct licensing information for the server

-Matt

by sunshine47

Hi there,

Just to recap. My domain is NT4 SP6. I installed the latest critical fixes on my BDC(not the PDC) and found that my user logon scripts were no longer being run(XP and w2k workstations).
(for some reason all the workstations used the BDC to logon to logonserver=)

No matter what I did I could not solve the problem (I tried to uninstall the critical fixes etc etc).

Eventually I spent some cash and purchased UPROMOTE. http://utools.com/contact.asp
I demoted the BDC to a standalone server and promoted another NT4 Standalone server to a BDC. My logon scripts are now running.

Please note that my users never had any problems logging on or connecting(manually) to resources. It was only the logon scripts.

Hope this is of help to some one.

Regards

by jesus h

Hi,
I've just tried this fix,
but it did not work

It seems that the only fix so far is to uninstall the ms05-011 update

by sunshine47

Hi there,

Just to close up.

To solve the problem I have removed the BDC that was infected with the Microsoft Virus, sorry I mean Microsoft Fix.
I then added a new BDC to the domain. This server did not have the MS05-010 fix or MS05-011.

Now my users logon scripts run as per normal.

Regards
p.s. I used Upromote to remove one BDC and to add another.

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