SU.EXE Fails in Win2K SP4

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The SU.EXE utility no longers works after upgrading PCs
From Windows 2000 Professional SP3 to SP4. It returns the
following error msg:

GetSidFromNames error! (rc=6)
The handle is invalid


This occurs whenever a user account that is not a local
admin attempts to run su.exe, passing in the userid and
password on the commandline. It still works if a local
adminsitrator runs it.

Anyone any workarounds/fixes for this?
 
The SU.EXE utility no longers works after upgrading PCs
From Windows 2000 Professional SP3 to SP4. It returns the
following error msg:

GetSidFromNames error! (rc=6)
The handle is invalid


This occurs whenever a user account that is not a local
admin attempts to run su.exe, passing in the userid and
password on the commandline. It still works if a local
adminsitrator runs it.

Anyone any workarounds/fixes for this?
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Try this hotfix:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;265401

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
 
-----Original Message-----
The SU.EXE utility no longers works after upgrading PCs
From Windows 2000 Professional SP3 to SP4. It returns the
following error msg:

GetSidFromNames error! (rc=6)
The handle is invalid


This occurs whenever a user account that is not a local
admin attempts to run su.exe, passing in the userid and
password on the commandline. It still works if a local
adminsitrator runs it.

Anyone any workarounds/fixes for this?
.
Click to expand...
We experienced this a while ago (exact same error message,
exact same observations regarding local administrator
rights). The hotfix Jerold mentioned did not work for us
so I opened a call with Microsoft. After several days,
the support technician essentially told me that I was out
of luck because su.exe and suss.exe are Resource Kit
utilities.
 
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