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Windows NT update carries bug
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Williams, Ken)
Mon Nov 15 18:32:11 1999
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Windows NT update carries bug
By Joe Wilcox
November 15, 1999, 12:25 p.m. PT
http://home.cnet.com/category/0-1003-200-1439342.html
A software update for Microsoft's Windows NT operating system introduced a bug that could potentially cripple Lotus Notes unless companies compromise network security.
The bug in Windows NT Service Pack 6 prevents users from accessing Lotus Notes without administrator rights--the highest and broadest level of access typically reserved for network managers. Companies generally restrict user access to prevent security breaches or catastrophic accidental changes to PCs or servers.
The bug puts companies that have applied the service pack in a bind, possibly forcing them to grant users temporary administrator privileges in order to use Lotus Notes.
Microsoft periodically releases service packs as a way of adding features to Windows NT 4 or fixing bugs.
The Redmond, Washington-based software maker is advising customers using Lotus Notes not to apply Service Pack 6 until a fix is released later this week.
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