> 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]" wrote:

> In news:4126671D-43D9-45F5-B2E6-5B2A458AAD40@microsoft.com,
> christopher <christop***@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> > 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.
>

>>
>> 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]" wrote:

> In news:57E8764A-D085-4CE4-87BC-1DC9BB267E82@microsoft.com,
> christopher <christop***@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>
> <snip>
> >>
> >> 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?
>
> What are the permissions set on a) the share and b) the folder (NTFS) on the
> server?

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> In news:57E8764A-D085-4CE4-87BC-1DC9BB267E82@microsoft.com,
>> christopher <christop***@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>>
>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>> 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?
>>
>> 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.