OK, actually I'm partially right. There are two components to security,
right? First the username and second the password. Given two components
there are 4 possible options for connecting to a server.
1) Same username and same password
2) Same username different password
3) Different username and different password
4) Different username and SAME password
Well, obviously option 1 will work. However, option 4 ALSO works. Even
though the username is different the password was the same and the
connection works w/o prompting me for the password. I guess W2K just throws
my password at the foreign server. I've tried this both against an AS/400
and from a W2K Pro machine against a W2K server, works in either case.
-Walden
-----Original Message-----
From: David Strome [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 12:53 PM
To: NT 2000 Discussions
Subject: RE: Mapping drives with different user names (almost)
Andrew is correct. I connect to several resources with different
username/passwords. I have to reenter the passwords each time. It does
remember the username though.
The 400 may be helping you out somehow. You say it's just being a
server...well, servers are devices that allow people to access data...maybe
the method in which the 400 authenticates allows for this behavior in some
way.
However, W2K, by design, does not remember credentials. I would consider
that a severe security hole.
David.
-----Original Message-----
From: Walden H. Leverich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 6:27 AM
To: NT 2000 Discussions
Subject: FW: Mapping drives with different user names (almost)
Ooooo! I have the fact that OWA ignores the Reply-To: directive. I
accidentally took this thread offline w/Andrew. This should catch everyone
up.
-Walden
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I'll confirm this Monday, but I'm sure it happens. I don't see how this
could be a function of the AS/400 since the 400 just acts as an SMB server.
When you've tried this in the past have you used the same user names for the
resources, or different ones? It prompts if the user names are the same, it
doesn't if they are different.
-Walden
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew S. Baker
To: Walden H. Leverich
Sent: 8/25/2001 9:40 AM
Subject: RE: Mapping drives with different user names (almost)
I've never seen this happen when the remote resources are NT/2000 resources.
Upon reboot or subsequent logon, I'm asked for the credentials again.
Are you sure this isn't a function of the AS/400? (I've never connected to
AS/400 resources, so I wouldn't know).
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Walden H. Leverich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 8:31 PM
>To: 'Andrew S. Baker '
>Subject: RE: Mapping drives with different user names (almost)
>
>
>Andrew, sorry but that is not true. If I use a _different_ userid for
>my AS/400 connection W2K stores the password and reconnects the
>drive when I
>log back in w/o prompting me for the password. The problem
>is when I have
>the same userid but different passwords. In this case W2K
>apparently doesn't
>cache the password and I need a way to force it to.
>
>-Walden
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew S. Baker
>To: NT 2000 Discussions
>Sent: 8/24/2001 7:52 PM
>Subject: RE: Mapping drives with different user names (almost)
>
>This is the standard behavior.
>
>NT/2000 never save the password for mapped connections which use
>separate credentials from your logon credentials.
>
>
>
>
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> "My night has become a sunny dawn because of you." -- Ibn Abbad.
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Walden H.
>>Leverich
>>Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 5:44 PM
>>To: NT 2000 Discussions
>>Subject: Mapping drives with different user names (almost)
>>
>>
>>I have an AS/400 that can share it's files as though it was an NT
>>server (think Samba, but different). Here is the problem: The
>>AS/400 has it's own
>>security database (users and passwords), it not integrated
>into NT/2K
>>security at all. I need to map a drive from my PC to the AS/400.
>>
>>If I have different user names on the AS/400 and the PC this is a
>>piece of cake. I bring up the map drive dialog, fill in the drive and
>>UNC and click
>>"Connect using a different user name" and I'm all set. I can
>>even log off
>>and on and W2K will remember my userid and password.
>>
>>My problem occurs if I have the same user names on W2K and the AS/400
>>but DIFFERENT passwords. I can connect fine the first time. I
>>click on "Connect
>>Using..." and enter my userid and the password for the
>AS/400 and I'm
>>connected. However, when I signoff and back on I'm prompted to enter
>>my AS/400 password. Best I can figure W2K didn't save my
>>password because it
>>thinks that 'WaldenL' on the AS/400 and 'WaldenL' on W2K are
>>the same user
>>and therefore have the same password. I've tried entering a
>>blank domain
>>name '\WaldenL' but that didn't help.
>>
>>Does anyone have any idea how to force W2K to use the password I
>>supply on the connection when reconnecting the drive at logon?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>-Walden
>>
>>------------
>>Walden H Leverich III
>>President
>>Tech Software
>>(516)627-3800 x11
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>http://www.TechSoftInc.com
>
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