> This is an old problem that i've seen before but can't remember how I
> fixed it. Unfortunately, all the "solutions" I've found by Googling
> are to create matching usernames on all machines.
>
> I've got two Samba servers - -redshift -and -postbag -- and connect to
> them with two XP machines and a Mac.
>
> One XP machine and the Mac prompt me for username and password, I
> enter them, and everything works as expected on both -redshift -and
> -postbag-.
>
> The other XP machine - -testlap -- prompts for username/password when
> connecting to -postbag -and works as expected, however, when trying to
> connect to -redshift -it doesn't prompt for username/password and
> after a short while comes back with the error
>
> \"YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO CONNECT TO \\REDSHIFT\HOMES. CONTACT
> YOUR SYSTEM ADMIN.....\"
> (can't remember the exact wording, but it's a standard XP error).
>
> Looking at the Samba logs on -redshift -I can see that the reason it's
> failing is because it (-testlap-) is trying to connect as user
> Administrator - the user I'm logged onto testlap as - which doesn't
> exist on -redshift-.
>
> This isn't a Samba-specific problem as I've had the same problem
> between two Windows boxes before. It's something to do with XP
> thinking - or behaving as though - it has been told to remember the
> username/password.
>
> Both XP machines are running XP Pro + SP2 + all current updates, i.e.
> exactly the same version of XP.
>
> IIRC there is a "hidden" dialogue somewhere in XP that allows you to
> tell XP to forget all network passwords.
>
> Please don't suggest that I create a user called Adminstrator on
> -redshift -as this is not possible and should not be necessary as the
> other machine works fine, as does the Mac, and -testlap -can also
> connect OK to -postbag-.
>
> Thanks.