Matching user ID and passwords in Windows NT and LAN Manager domains (131561)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
  • Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2c
This article was previously published under Q131561

SYMPTOMS

A LAN Manager client, logged on to a LAN Manager domain, with a matching user ID and password in a Windows NT domain, can connect to Windows NT servers providing user validation (PDCs or BDCs), assuming the user ID has access privilege.

However, Windows NT servers not performing account validation (non- PDCs/BDCs) cannot pass through validation for the client, even if a matching and valid account and password exist for that client in the Windows NT Domain. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

103390 Network access validation algorithms and examples for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000

WORKAROUND

Have the LAN Manager client log on to the Windows NT domain where they already have an existing account.

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Allow the Everyone group on the Windows NT Server to have access to the share.

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Create an account on the local Windows NT Server for the LAN Manager user. Make sure the user ID and password match the LAN Manager user ID and password.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/13/2006
Keywords:KB131561
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