DontDisplayLastUsername doesn't work when authenticating locally

(Last modified: 07Apr2005)

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fact

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

symptom

DontDisplayLastUsername doesn't work when authenticating locally

When upgrading from Windows NT Server version 4.0 to Windows 2000 Server, the Winlogon DontDisplayLastUserName value is overwritten from a value of 1 to 0

cause

When upgrading to Windows 2000 Server with Terminal Server Services selected, the Terminal Server .inf file (Tsoc.inf) changes the value to 0. This value is not changed if Terminal Server Services is not selected during the upgrade.

fix

Workaround:

Edit the registry value found in Microsoft article entitled "DontDisplayLastUserName Setting Lost Upgrading from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000" Q227458 to reflect the appropriate functionality, or use the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DontDisplayLastUserName

document

Document Title:	DontDisplayLastUsername doesn't work when authenticating locally
Document ID:	10096583
Solution ID:	NOVL100999
Creation Date:	09Feb2005
Modified Date:	07Apr2005
Novell Product Class:	Netware Client

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