Windows NT update carries bug

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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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