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if I set the password on Win2k3 server for user BILL which has ADMIN priviligies I am no longer able to access the SERVERS network drive thru LAN. Because when I try to connect from a client Win2k + gugelmayer SP4 it asks me for a password, and then I type in the correct username and password but it will always say that the password / username is invalid. But the pass/user is 101% correct. And yes I checked the caps lock.
So for now Ive disabled the password on the user BILL.
ps. On Win2k3 the ADMIN account has password.
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 10:36 AM
Is this a domain or workgroup environment?
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 10:48 AM
When it asks you for the username, try prepending the domainname...
DOMAINNAME\USERNAME
Sometimes windows tries to authenticate with a local machine account which is technically this...
MACHINENAME\USERNAME
Also check the event log - the Security section.
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DOMAINNAME\USERNAME
Sometimes windows tries to authenticate with a local machine account which is technically this...
MACHINENAME\USERNAME
Also check the event log - the Security section.
-John
This post has been edited by jftuga: 13 March 2006 - 10:49 AM
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 01:36 PM
jftuga, on Mar 13 2006, 06:48 PM, said:
When it asks you for the username, try prepending the domainname...
DOMAINNAME\USERNAME
Sometimes windows tries to authenticate with a local machine account which is technically this...
MACHINENAME\USERNAME
Also check the event log - the Security section.
-John
DOMAINNAME\USERNAME
Sometimes windows tries to authenticate with a local machine account which is technically this...
MACHINENAME\USERNAME
Also check the event log - the Security section.
-John
didnt help.
but I fixed the problem. Had to restart the WORKGROUP service on client machines. Apperantly they keep credentials and when U change the passwords of one of the remote computers the credentials dont match and thus the need to restart WORKSTATION service to erase the cache.
Correct me if I am wrong
ps. I found about the fix because I could easily access network drivers thru linux. So I knew there was something wrong with Windows XP/2000
This post has been edited by BigDaddy: 15 March 2006 - 02:36 AM
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 02:02 PM
cluberti, on Mar 13 2006, 10:36 AM, said:
Is this a domain or workgroup environment?
Sounds like it's a workgroup environment...although I have no idea why that would be done when he already has the server OS to create a domain.
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 03:43 PM
To each his or her own. 
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Posted 15 March 2006 - 02:39 AM
nmX.Memnoch, on Mar 14 2006, 10:02 PM, said:
cluberti, on Mar 13 2006, 10:36 AM, said:
Is this a domain or workgroup environment?
Sounds like it's a workgroup environment...although I have no idea why that would be done when he already has the server OS to create a domain.
yes its a workgroup environment. I thinking of switching to DOMAIN but I have no clue how could that be done. Are there any guides??
ps. what would be the advantage of using DOMAIN vs WORKGROUP for this kind of network:
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