SYMPTOMS
Users who have expired passwords can unexpectedly log on to the Microsoft Windows 2000 domain. 
CAUSE
This issue occurs if the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is exactly eight characters long. 
RESOLUTION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article.
 Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you
 are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Windows 2000 service pack that
 contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft
 Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];CNTACTMS 

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional
 determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and
 issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.
Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6824     124,688  Adsldp.dll       
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6824     132,368  Adsldpc.dll      
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6824      63,760  Adsmsext.dll     
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6824     381,712  Advapi32.dll     
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6866      69,904  Browser.dll      
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6824     136,464  Dnsapi.dll       
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6824      96,016  Dnsrslvr.dll     
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6866      47,376  Eventlog.dll     
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6871     148,240  Kdcsvc.dll       
   05-Nov-2003  19:32  5.0.2195.6871     205,584  Kerberos.dll     
   21-Sep-2003  00:32  5.0.2195.6824      71,888  Ksecdd.sys
   29-Oct-2003  06:45  5.0.2195.6869     511,248  Lsasrv.dll       
   29-Oct-2003  06:45  5.0.2195.6869      33,552  Lsass.exe        
   17-Oct-2003  00:33  5.0.2195.6866     114,960  Msv1_0.dll       
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6866     307,984  Netapi32.dll     
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6863     361,232  Netlogon.dll     
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6874     931,600  Ntdsa.dll        
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6824     392,464  Samsrv.dll       
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6824     113,936  Scecli.dll       
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6824     259,856  Scesrv.dll       
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6824      48,912  W32time.dll      
   21-Sep-2003  00:32  5.0.2195.6824      57,104  W32tm.exe        
   14-Nov-2003  23:57  5.0.2195.6869     126,224  Wldap32.dll         
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. 
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
 Knowledge Base: 
816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages 

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates 

The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server