From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:46 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Sorry for the simple question but I'm a developer not a Sys
Admin Guru
Are you sure this is a Windows authentication prompt? (i.e. did you
check on the server to see if there's any logon failures logged?).
Windows would prompt the user for credentials if the current credentials
are rejected by the remote machine.
Maybe this credential prompt is built into the application?
No I would know that. I responded to Tom Miller with what I think is
happening.
Cheers
Ken
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From: John P. Bonner [[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, 6 May 2009 8:40 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Sorry for the simple question but I'm a developer not a Sys
Admin Guru
Both shares are on the same server.
Both shares are shared out with everyone full control. We were trying to
get it to work and we would tighten down from there.
I honestly don't know where the network challenge comes from originally.
Both shares are open to everyone full control. So I am *ASSUMMING* the
network challenge is coming from the client & server not knowing each
other so there is a credentials challenge BEFORE even showing the
shares.
JB
From: Klint Price - ArizonaITPro [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 4:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Sorry for the simple question but I'm a developer not a Sys
Admin Guru
Are the two shares on different servers, or the same server?
Is the UID and PW the same for both shares, or different?
Klint
John P. Bonner wrote:
Hello,
Sorry for the lame question but I am trying to figure out exactly what
is going on. We have a server in a central office and we connect to the
corporate network via vpn. The server is not on a domain and 99% of the
workstations are not in a domain of any sort either.
Client ABC logs into local machine with some username
Client ABC connects to the vpn.
Client ABC accesses \\XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX\sharename
Client ABC is challenged for a UID & PWD
Client ABC enters correct Network Resource UID & PWD
Client ABC sees files and folders on share
Client ABC can work with files no problem
Client ABC opens a program that is installed locally but accesses a
database on \\XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX\sharename
Client ABC program opens and asks for uid & pwd to database
Client ABC enters the UID & PWD for database and access granted
Client ABC program halts looking for \\XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX\sharename2
Client ABC has full access to this share as well but the locally
executing program *MUST* (I am assuming here) use the credentials of the
logged on user *NOT* the credentials Client ABC entered above to gain
access to the resource.
I make the above statement because if I create a local windows account
with the Network Resource UID & PWD from and log in under that account
everything runs smoothly.
So my questions for you professionals is how to best solve this problem.
Creating hundreds of user accounts on the server would be maintenance
H&*%.
Would creating the account on the local machine then giving the locally
installed exe run as (Network Resource UID & PWD) solve it?
Thoughts or suggestions greatly appreciated.
Thank You
JB
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