On a win2k network, whenever we want to access files on another pc on the
network, we have to type administrator into the username box every bootup.
Is there a way to avoid having to authenticate every time?
Thanks in advance
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Firstly, ensure that only true administrators know the administrator
password. Letting everyone know it is leaving you wide open to problems.
Assuming that all the pcs are in the same domain, then there shouldn't be an
issue creating shares and letting people share files. So:
Q1: Are you trying to access files via shared folders?
Q2: Have you checked that you (the account trying to read from a shared
folder) have been granted at least read access on the share and the files in
the folder.
We had an issue in our office where one account where the user often got
asked for username and password details. It turned out there were stored
credentials (which may have been valid once) but which weren't valid any
longer. This was on XP Pro and the offending details were found at control
panel > User Accounts > Advanced Tab > Manage Passwords. Once the offending
entry had been deleted (I deleted every entry), the problem went away. There
must be an equivalent for Windows 2000, but I can't tell you where it is.
Hope this helps.
