A big gaping hole has been found where users who have expired passwords can unexpectedly log on to a Microsoft Windows 2000 domain if their fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is exactly eight characters long. Platforms affected: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server.
A big gaping hole has been found where users who have expired passwords can unexpectedly log on to a Microsoft Windows 2000 domain if their fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is exactly eight characters long. Platforms affected: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server.