Hi, > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kai Pastor > Sent: 10 November 2008 12:26 > To: Jones Keith > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [wpkg-users] Can't use computer account authentication with WPKG > Client 1.3.6 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 11:16 PM > ... > > Question :-) > > > > In theory, (although it's probably not as simple programmatically) > doesn't > > LocalSystem attempt connections as the machine account? By that I mean, > > <computername>$ and not just <computername>. > > Yes, this is the case, and I use it for WPKG Client <= 1.3.5. > > > Is the "use computer credentials" option just because people are missing > the > > point of adding a $ to the computer name or share security? > > > > Sorry... it's a naïve thought again but I could see it as a easy > oversight. > > > > I've spent far too much time handling this idea in scripts! > > It doesn't matter whether you specify SYSTEM, DOMAIN\MACHINE or > DOMAIN\MACHINE$. You don't know the password for the machine account, and so > you get an error. > Apart from that, I want to deploy WPKG Client with a common settings.xml to > a number of machines. For this purpose there must be no machine-dependent > part in the settings. > Ahh... yes I see what you mean! I was firmly grasping the wrong end of the stick and thinking it was just a security issue.
The client needs to detect a blank username/password for the sources path and make sure WNetAddConnection2 is called with null to make the connection in the context of LocalSystem. Does that sound right? Okay, I can't see that happening in the 1.3.5 code. Well I haven't found it yet... Rainer: Is the 1.3.6 source available yet? Is this the problem for Kai? Maybe you can do the same as for the service account and look for "SYSTEM" as the username? I can have a go at patching it if you want :-) Have fun, Keefy > Bye, > Kai Pastor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ _______________________________________________ wpkg-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
