Security Concern with Share-Level Security and Terminal Services |
The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
SYMPTOMS
Client computers that are running Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 with password-protected shares (this is known as share-level security) may pose a security concern with Windows 2000, particularly with Terminal Services.
CAUSE
This problem is caused by the way that the redirector in Windows 2000 searches for an existing session when the target share is using share-level security.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article.
This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.
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