Security event does not contain an IP address or computer name when an unsuccessful logon attempt occurs

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SYMPTOMS

When a logon attempt by a Windows Terminal Services client is unsuccessful, an event is logged in the Security log. This event records the logon failure, but it does not contain the IP address or the computer name that indicates where the unsuccessful logon attempt occurred.
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RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/ )
How to obtain the latest Windows 2000 service pack

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support
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File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   10-Dec-2002  21:50  5.0.2195.6158     333,072  Msgina.dll
   13-Nov-2002  21:36  5.3.10.0            4,096  Spmsg.dll
   13-Nov-2002  21:37  5.3.10.0           87,040  Spuninst.exe
   10-Dec-2002  21:50  5.0.2195.6158      37,648  Winsta.dll
   13-Nov-2002  21:37  5.3.10.0           18,432  Spcustom.dll
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.
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MORE INFORMATION

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

After you install this update, the security event that is logged after an unsuccessful Terminal Services logon attempt still does not contain the IP address or computer name. However, an additional event is added to the System log of Event Viewer. This new event specifies an IP address that indicates where the unsuccessful Terminal Services logon attempt was made. For example:

Event ID 35016

Terminal Services Remote Logon Failure:
User Name: Username
Domain: DOMAINNAME
Error Code: 0xc000006d
Source Network Address: 198.168.0.1

To turn on this new functionality, you must create the following registry value and set it to a value of 1 (one):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Value name: LogTSFailures
Value type: REG_DWORD
Value data: 1
Additionally, Windows 2000 SP4 automatically adds the
EventMessageFile
value to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\System\TermService
The
EventMessageFile
value may cause Citrix MetaFrame event logging to stop working as expected. If this issue occurs, contact Citrix to obtain a possible workaround or resolution to this issue. For information about how to contact Citrix, visit the following Citrix Customer Care Web site:
http://www.citrix.com/site/customerCare/index.asp
(http://www.citrix.com/site/customerCare/index.asp)
Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

The
EventMessageFile
value is located in the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\System\TermService
You must add the following data to this value:
%SystemRoot%\System32\sp3res.dll
To add this data to the
EventMessageFile
value:
  1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
  2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\System\TermService
  3. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.
  4. In the File name box, type exported termservice key, and then click Save.

    Note If you want to restore this registry subkey in the future, you can do so by double-clicking the Exported termservice key.reg file that you saved.
  5. In the right pane, right-click EventMessageFile, and then click Modify.
  6. Click to put the insertion point at the end of the contents in the Value data box, and then type the following data (including the semicolon [;]):
    ;%SystemRoot%\System32\sp3res.dll
  7. Click OK, and then quit Registry Editor.
For more information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
265173
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/265173/ )
The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server product
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
891076
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891076/ )
An event that is logged in the Security log does not in include the IP address or the computer name of the Terminal Services client
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Article ID: 328478 - Last Review: February 16, 2007 - Revision: 2.5
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Keywords: 
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