Problem login to LAN server

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I have a laptop on an ethernet LAN. Laptop has been setup for many months
with 2 admin users who can Connect to a file server on the LAN by opening the
share on the Local Network, entering their user name and password, and
accessing files. Now I've created a new user on this laptop; she also can see
the shares on the LAN, but when I Open a share and enter her username and
password, the Connect to... window redraws with the name of the computer
inserted before her username (i.e., BERT\joanna) and the share won't open.
There is no error message or alert, just the redrawn Connect to... window. I
don't understand why the computer name is being inserted into the user name
field, and if this is causing the failure to open the share. This behavior
does not happen if I enter an older user's name and password (e.g., either of
the 2 users who have used this laptop in the past; they can log-in to the LAN
server with no problem). I've successfully logged-in to the LAN server using
a Mac laptop and the same user's username and password. I can also
successfully log-in to the server locally with the user's username and
password, so I don't think username and password are non-functional
otherwise...just on this XP Pro SP2 laptop. Idea/s?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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I have a laptop on an ethernet LAN. Laptop has been setup for many
months with 2 admin users who can Connect to a file server on the LAN
by opening the share on the Local Network, entering their user name
and password, and accessing files. Now I've created a new user on
this laptop; she also can see the shares on the LAN, but when I Open
a share and enter her username and password, the Connect to... window
redraws with the name of the computer inserted before her username
(i.e., BERT\joanna) and the share won't open. There is no error
message or alert, just the redrawn Connect to... window. I don't
understand why the computer name is being inserted into the user name
field, and if this is causing the failure to open the share. This
behavior does not happen if I enter an older user's name and password
(e.g., either of the 2 users who have used this laptop in the past;
they can log-in to the LAN server with no problem). I've successfully
logged-in to the LAN server using a Mac laptop and the same user's
username and password. I can also successfully log-in to the server
locally with the user's username and password, so I don't think
username and password are non-functional otherwise...just on this XP
Pro SP2 laptop. Idea/s?

In a workgroup, you need to create identical usernames & passwords on the
'server' computer to match what is used on the clients. Do you have a user
called Joanna on the file server, with a password that matches Joanna's on
*her* computer? Create one....and see whether the problem recurs.

 

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In a workgroup, you need to create identical usernames & passwords on the
'server' computer to match what is used on the clients. Do you have a user
called Joanna on the file server, with a password that matches Joanna's on
*her* computer? Create one....and see whether the problem recurs.

Yes, indeed, Joanna has a log-in account on the server with a password that
matches hers on her laptop. I've successfully logged-in over the LAN to her
server account using a Mac laptop and logged-in to her account locally, on
the server itself, using the very same username and password. This is why I
believe the username/password are functional on the file server. I've been
entering the same username and password v-e-r-y c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y on the
laptop. I can be logged-in as her on her XP laptop, and mount the LAN share
using _my_ username and password, but when I try to mount the LAN share as
Joanna, the Connect to... window redraws with the computer name and a
backslash inserted before her username, over and over and over again. Other
idea/s?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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Yes, indeed, Joanna has a log-in account on the server with a
password that matches hers on her laptop. I've successfully logged-in
over the LAN to her server account using a Mac laptop and logged-in
to her account locally, on the server itself, using the very same
username and password. This is why I believe the username/password
are functional on the file server. I've been entering the same
username and password v-e-r-y c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y on the laptop. I can
be logged-in as her on her XP laptop, and mount the LAN share using
_my_ username and password, but when I try to mount the LAN share as
Joanna, the Connect to... window redraws with the computer name and a
backslash inserted before her username, over and over and over again.
Other idea/s?

What are the permissions set on a) the share and b) the folder (NTFS) on the
server?

 

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In christopher <[email protected]> typed:



What are the permissions set on a) the share and b) the folder (NTFS) on the
server?

Thanks for the reply, Lanwench, this has been helpful. I found the problem.
Permissions were all good (771) for my purpose, but the server needed to be
told which users in the group are allowed to connect by Samba and the new
user's account wasn't among them. I have clicked a check box and all is now
well. Many many thanks for pushing me to this conclusion.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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Thanks for the reply, Lanwench, this has been helpful. I found the
problem. Permissions were all good (771) for my purpose, but the
server needed to be told which users in the group are allowed to
connect by Samba and the new user's account wasn't among them. I have
clicked a check box and all is now well. Many many thanks for pushing
me to this conclusion.

Glad you got it fixed