> We have a set of shared folders on our DC (Server 2003), which all users (XP
> SP2) can access.  This worked fine for the last 2 years.  All of a sudden
> users are now prompted for usernames & passwords.  Regardless of the login
> credentials you supply, it refuses to authenticate the user.
>
> I have read through the other posts I could find for similar scenarios, but
> none were very helpful in resolving my issue.  I have checked all of the IP
> settings, on both clients and the DC.  I have checked user accounts and
> permissions as well as the actual sharing permissions on the folders, and
> everything seems to be in order.
>
> Our folders are set up to allow the DOMAIN Administrator access, but even
> this is not working.  I have tried accessing the server in the following ways:
>
> 1. Start -> Run ->\\servername\sharedfolder
> 2. Start -> Run ->\\servername
> 3. Browsing through My Network Places.  I can see the server but cannot
> access it without being prompted for login info.
>
> I am out of ideas at this stage. 
>
> Thanx in advance
> L

"MC" wrote:

>
> Hi Lucifer,
>
> Are you running any login scripts or client policies on your DC?
> How are the groups setup in your AD? Are all your users in one group or
> did you split them into various groups with different permitions? Are
> your workstations part of the Domain or in a seperate workgroup? Some
> guys set it up this way. Don't ask me why. In any way I'm just trying
> to get a feel for your setup.
>
> MC.
>
> Lucifer wrote:
> > We have a set of shared folders on our DC (Server 2003), which all users (XP
> > SP2) can access.  This worked fine for the last 2 years.  All of a sudden
> > users are now prompted for usernames & passwords.  Regardless of the login
> > credentials you supply, it refuses to authenticate the user.
> >
> > I have read through the other posts I could find for similar scenarios, but
> > none were very helpful in resolving my issue.  I have checked all of the IP
> > settings, on both clients and the DC.  I have checked user accounts and
> > permissions as well as the actual sharing permissions on the folders, and
> > everything seems to be in order.
> >
> > Our folders are set up to allow the DOMAIN Administrator access, but even
> > this is not working.  I have tried accessing the server in the following ways:
> >
> > 1. Start -> Run ->\\servername\sharedfolder
> > 2. Start -> Run ->\\servername
> > 3. Browsing through My Network Places.  I can see the server but cannot
> > access it without being prompted for login info.
> >
> > I am out of ideas at this stage. 
> >
> > Thanx in advance
> > L
>
>

> OK, let's see.
>
> Currently we do not run any login scripts, and the only policies we enforce
> is for internet config settings, WSUS updates and restrictions to certain
> .exe files.  We do have some security groups, but nohting which will directly
> affect shared files, these are just for internet proxy ACLs.  All of the
> workstations are joined to the same domain.  One thing I did notice just now,
> was that some users can connect to the shared folders from certain machines,
> but not from other machines.
>
> I also checked the File Sharing sessions on the DC, and it seems that the
> user is successfully authenticated, but then loses authentication almost
> immediately.  Each time I try to open a shared folder a "SUCCESSFUL"
> logon/logoff event is entered in the event log.
>
> This is strange, don't you think?
>
> "MC" wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi Lucifer,
> >
> > Are you running any login scripts or client policies on your DC?
> > How are the groups setup in your AD? Are all your users in one group or
> > did you split them into various groups with different permitions? Are
> > your workstations part of the Domain or in a seperate workgroup? Some
> > guys set it up this way. Don't ask me why. In any way I'm just trying
> > to get a feel for your setup.
> >
> > MC.
> >
> > Lucifer wrote:
> > > We have a set of shared folders on our DC (Server 2003), which all users (XP
> > > SP2) can access.  This worked fine for the last 2 years.  All of a sudden
> > > users are now prompted for usernames & passwords.  Regardless of the login
> > > credentials you supply, it refuses to authenticate the user.
> > >
> > > I have read through the other posts I could find for similar scenarios, but
> > > none were very helpful in resolving my issue.  I have checked all of the IP
> > > settings, on both clients and the DC.  I have checked user accounts and
> > > permissions as well as the actual sharing permissions on the folders, and
> > > everything seems to be in order.
> > >
> > > Our folders are set up to allow the DOMAIN Administrator access, but even
> > > this is not working.  I have tried accessing the server in the following ways:
> > >
> > > 1. Start -> Run ->\\servername\sharedfolder
> > > 2. Start -> Run ->\\servername
> > > 3. Browsing through My Network Places.  I can see the server but cannot
> > > access it without being prompted for login info.
> > >
> > > I am out of ideas at this stage.
> > >
> > > Thanx in advance
> > > L
> >
> >

> We have a set of shared folders on our DC (Server 2003), which all users (XP
> SP2) can access.  This worked fine for the last 2 years.  All of a sudden
> users are now prompted for usernames & passwords.  Regardless of the login
> credentials you supply, it refuses to authenticate the user.
>
> I have read through the other posts I could find for similar scenarios, but
> none were very helpful in resolving my issue.  I have checked all of the IP
> settings, on both clients and the DC.  I have checked user accounts and
> permissions as well as the actual sharing permissions on the folders, and
> everything seems to be in order.
>
> Our folders are set up to allow the DOMAIN Administrator access, but even
> this is not working.  I have tried accessing the server in the following ways:
>
> 1. Start -> Run ->\\servername\sharedfolder
> 2. Start -> Run ->\\servername
> 3. Browsing through My Network Places.  I can see the server but cannot
> access it without being prompted for login info.
>
> I am out of ideas at this stage. 
>
> Thanx in advance
> L