Using the Current User Name and Password Option in RAS (177305)

SUMMARY

Dial-up networking gives a user the ability to use the password and the name of the current user to connect to a Windows NT Remote Access Server.

On computers running Windows NT Workstation or on stand-alone servers configured to use dial-up networking, it is often desirable to use the current user name and password for a phonebook entry. This option exists when the phonebook entry is configured to accept only Microsoft encrypted authentication.

MORE INFORMATION

The "Use current username and password" option in a phonebook entry has the following advantages:

It causes the credentials entered at CTRL+ALT+DEL logon to be used for the RAS connection. This eliminates the need for the user to enter logon credentials after either logging on using cached account information, or reconnecting to the domain.
This setting eliminates the need to log off and then log on again after you change the domain account password through RAS. With this feature enabled, locally stored account information will be updated, even if the user logged on is using cached account information.

NOTE: You can disable storing locally cached account information.

For more information, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 172931
TITLE : Cached Logon Information

Assuming a phonebook entry already exists, you can use the following steps to enable the feature:

Open dial-up networking. With the correct phonebook entry selected, click the More button.
Choose Edit entry and modem properties.
From the Edit Phonebook Entry screen, select the Security tab.
Click Accept only Microsoft encrypted authentication.
Place a check in the Use current username and password box.
Click OK.

For more information on dial-up networking, see the Windows NT resource kit or Windows NT help.