Error 59 When Changing Password with NET PASSWORD Command (237433)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q237433 SYMPTOMS
If you use the NET PASSWORD command to change your password on your Microsoft Windows 95/98 client computer, you may receive the following error message:
Error 59: An unexpected network error has occurred. Quit all running programs, restart your computer, and then try again. If the problem persists, contact your network administrator.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs if the client does not contact the primary domain controller (PDC). When the NET PASSWORD command is used on a Windows 95/98 computer, the computer incorrectly attempts to resolve a NetBIOS domainname[1D] entry, rather than the appropriate domainname[1B] entry.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, change the syntax of the NET PASSWORD command. For example, at a command prompt type the following command
net password \\servername username oldpassword newpassword
where servername is the name of the PDC.
NOTE: Normally, the following example is the correct syntax for this command:
net password /domain:domainname username oldpassword newpassword
However, this command syntax only queries for the domainname[1D] entry.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/20/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbprb KB237433 |
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