Remember password for a network share

[Guest]

Hi:

I have several network shares with password. These shares need a diffent
user/password to the user/password setup in computers. When I connect for
first time, I put the user/password and open network share ok, but when
computer restart remember only the user, but not the password. How I can
tell to Windows to remember both user/password??

Thanks for your help,

 

[Anton Pegan]

Hi,

Here are some articles that might help you:

How to manage stored user names and passwords on a computer in a domain in
Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306992

How To Manage Stored User Names and Passwords on a Computer That Is Not in a
Domain in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306541

Or you can just click to select Remember my password option on the Logon
window.

Regards,

Anton Pegan

 

[Guest]

Windows don't show option Remember password.

I will read articles,

 

[Yves Leclerc]

In you are not on a Windows server domain, look at the "net use" command with
"/persistent:yes" option.

 

[Guest]

Actually, having Windows 'Remember' passwords is not too good from a security
point of view. The protection on these stored passwords is extremely weak,
and there are several cracking tools which can literally expose them in
seconds.

The big danger here is if a 'harvested' LAN password might also provide
access to VPN, or an ISP email account. In this case it is a serious security
weakness.

Best policy is to avoid such situations by rationalising user-logons, so the
user need type only one password. If you can't do so, then make sure these
stored passwords are of no use other than for internal LAN access.