running kixtart with NT Domain logins

[Andy Smith]

Previously, I wrote :-
>
> Server=[Samba 1.9.19-prealpha]
> 
> kix32 wont even start :-
> 
>         An Application error has occurred 
> and an application error log is being generated.
>  
>                   kix32.exe
> Exception access violation (0xc0000005), Address: 0x77822710
>  
>  
> From event log :-
>  
> The description for Event ID ( 5 ) in Source ( KIXTART ) could not be 
> found. It contains the following insertion string(s): UserModalsGet failed
> Error : Access is denied. (0x5/5).

I have checked out this error message with the KiXtart author.  I dont
suppose his reply sheds any light wasn't obvious already, but in view
of the current password API discussion, I thought it might be relevent :-

> From: Ruud van Velsen <ruudv at microsoft.com>
> 
> Hi Andy,
> 
> for one thing, it would appear that the samba team have somehow denied you
> access to retrieve the UserModals info (KiXtart retrieves the maximum
> password age using this info). This info should be available to all users,
> so they must have added some restriction they shouldn't have (not in my
> opinion, anyway). Because of the way KiXtart retrieves information, if the
> UserModals information can't be retrieved, the user groups are also not
> retrieved.
> 
> This still does not explain the exception fault, because even without this
> information KiXtart can and should run fine.
> 
> It would be very interesting to know just which settings have been changed
> on samba. Maybe that will tell you if/how this can be resolved.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Ruud van Velsen

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