Logon Failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon t

[Guest]

I am running a wireless network on WinXP Home w/SP2 (installed on all
computers). Since installing SP2, we are having trouble sharing files on one
of the networked computers (the other two work fine). Specifically, a)
shared folders and files on this computer do not appear in My Network Places,
and b) although we can view the workgroup computer in My Network Places, when
we try to access it, we get the error message: "Logon failure: the user has
not been granted the requested logon type at this computer."

Please help.......Todd

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I am running a wireless network on WinXP Home w/SP2 (installed on all
computers). Since installing SP2, we are having trouble sharing files on one
of the networked computers (the other two work fine). Specifically, a)
shared folders and files on this computer do not appear in My Network Places,
and b) although we can view the workgroup computer in My Network Places, when
we try to access it, we get the error message: "Logon failure: the user has
not been granted the requested logon type at this computer."

Please help.......Todd

The problem and the solution are on the XP Home computer that can't be
accessed. Run XP's Network Setup Wizard on that computer -- that's
sometimes all that's needed. If that doesn't fix the problem:

1. Download and install the Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit Tools
from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=4544 .

2. Click Start | All Programs | Windows Resource Kit Tools | Command
Shell.

3. Type these lines at the command prompt. The second and third
commands are case-sensitive, so type them exactly as shown. Note the
"+r" in the second one and the "-r" in the third one:

net user guest /active:yes
ntrights +r SeNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
ntrights -r SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u Guest
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[Guest]

Steve: The Network Setup Wizard did not fix the problem but the Windows 2003
Server Resource Kit Tools did the trick. Thanks for the help!

Todd

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Steve: The Network Setup Wizard did not fix the problem but the Windows 2003
Server Resource Kit Tools did the trick. Thanks for the help!

Todd

You're welcome, Todd. I'm glad that it worked for you. Thanks for
the report.
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[Guest]

Mike B

I have the same problem as Tod H, with 2 wireless computers unable to access
a third computer wired to a router, even though that computer can be seen in
workgroup computers. I get the message "Logon failure:the user has not been
granted the requested logon type at this computer." I used the solution from
Steve, by downloading the 2003 Server Resourse Kit Tools, and entering the
required text. Now I get an "Access is denied" message. Any suggetions.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Mike B

I have the same problem as Tod H, with 2 wireless computers unable to access
a third computer wired to a router, even though that computer can be seen in
workgroup computers. I get the message "Logon failure:the user has not been
granted the requested logon type at this computer." I used the solution from
Steve, by downloading the 2003 Server Resourse Kit Tools, and entering the
required text. Now I get an "Access is denied" message. Any suggetions.

Run the Network Setup Wizard on the third computer and see if that
solves the problem.

If it doesn't, please reply to this message in the news group (not by
E-mail) with more information to help other people understand the
problem:

1. Does the third computer run XP Home Edition or XP Professional?

2. If it runs XP Professional, is simple file sharing enabled or
disabled?
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[Guest]

Steve, the 3rd computer (the one that will not share files) is running XP
Home. One of the wireless computers is running XP Pro, but that one does not
seem to have any problem sharing files. The original error message (about
logon type) had "Windows Explorer" written in the title bar, however the new
message has the workgroup name written in the title bar. The message itself
refers to the computer that will not share files. I don't know whether this
is helpful or not. I'm thinking of running the network wizard again on the
problematic computer, and if that is not successful, repeating the 3 steps
from the Server Resource Kit.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Steve, the 3rd computer (the one that will not share files) is running XP
Home. One of the wireless computers is running XP Pro, but that one does not
seem to have any problem sharing files. The original error message (about
logon type) had "Windows Explorer" written in the title bar, however the new
message has the workgroup name written in the title bar. The message itself
refers to the computer that will not share files. I don't know whether this
is helpful or not. I'm thinking of running the network wizard again on the
problematic computer, and if that is not successful, repeating the 3 steps
from the Server Resource Kit.

Running the Network Setup Wizard on third computer might help. I
don't think that repeating the steps from the Server Resource Kit will
help -- they're specifically designed to solve the "Login failure"
problem, and you've already done that.

On the third computer, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

and make sure that the DWORD value RestrictAnonymous is set to 0.

Reboot the third computer and try accessing it. If that doesn't fix
the problem, compare the registry values for "Lsa" on the third
computer to the values on an XP Home computer that shares
successfully.
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[Guest]

Steve; I ran the registry editor and found that the DWORD value
RestrictAnonymous was set to 1. I have not attempted to change the value yet.
I assume that I would simply change the present value 0x00000001 (1) to
0x00000000 (0) by typing over it.

Thanks, Mike

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

Steve; I ran the registry editor and found that the DWORD value
RestrictAnonymous was set to 1. I have not attempted to change the value yet.
I assume that I would simply change the present value 0x00000001 (1) to
0x00000000 (0) by typing over it.

Mike,

yes, that is correct. (Stepping in for Steve temporarily.)

Hans-Georg

 

[Guest]

Steve and Hans, I changed the value using the registry editor and it worked.
I am no able to share files and printers from this computer. THANKS, GREAT
JOB!
Mike

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Steve and Hans, I changed the value using the registry editor and it worked.
I am no able to share files and printers from this computer. THANKS, GREAT
JOB!
Mike

You're welcome, Mike. Thanks for reporting the result.
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[Guest]

And i have the same problem also but cannot fnd the shell command prompt in
the Windows Resource Kit please be more specific for me
Linda
(e-mail address removed)
HELP ME PLEASE

 

[Guest]

ok found the darn command shell used copy paste to do commands everything was
successful. you game no other instructions ok i did that for the guest but
should my own account work????

 

[Guest]

OMG STEVE it WORKED OMG OMG OMG I'M SO ETERNALLY GRATEFULL TO YOU. i was on
the phone for almost 20 hours with ms support and they couldnt do this omg
wow wow 3 weekssssssssssss i've been trying to get this to work omg omg
roflmao wow wow wow ty tytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytyty
I'M IN SHOCK
I LOVE YOU
LINDA

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

OMG STEVE it WORKED OMG OMG OMG I'M SO ETERNALLY GRATEFULL TO YOU. i was on
the phone for almost 20 hours with ms support and they couldnt do this omg
wow wow 3 weekssssssssssss i've been trying to get this to work omg omg
roflmao wow wow wow ty tytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytytyty
I'M IN SHOCK
I LOVE YOU
LINDA

You're welcome, Linda! I'm glad to help.

Please send an E-mail to my wife and tell her that I actually do
something useful on the computer in the rare moments that I'm not
playing Hearts.
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[Guest]

Linda said she loved you. I won't go quite so far as to say that, but trust
that I am extremely grateful for your advice. This same problem has dogged me
for months. These three short commands through the Server Resource Kit did
the trick. Thanks!
--
Lynn Gobin

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Linda said she loved you. I won't go quite so far as to say that, but trust
that I am extremely grateful for your advice. This same problem has dogged me
for months. These three short commands through the Server Resource Kit did
the trick. Thanks!

You're welcome, Lynn.
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[Guest]

I am having the same "access denied" issues. I am a little confused by the
instructions here. When I run "regedit.exe" I cannot see anything that looks
like the "HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa" key mentioned. Am I
missing something obvious?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I am having the same "access denied" issues. I am a little confused by the
instructions here. When I run "regedit.exe" I cannot see anything that looks
like the "HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa" key mentioned. Am I
missing something obvious?

"HLM" is an abbreviation for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE". The full path to
the registry key is:

My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
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