You are prompted to type your user name and password before you can log on to Project Server 2003 if you connect from a computer that is outside the Active Directory domain (894437)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Project Server 2003
  • Microsoft Project Web Access
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario. Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 is configured to use Microsoft Windows authentication to authenticate user accounts. You connect to Project Server 2003 by using Microsoft Office Project Web Access 2003 from a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer or from a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer that is outside the Active Directory directory service domain. When you do this, a Connect to ServerName dialog box appears on the screen. You are prompted to type your user name and password before you can log on to Project Server 2003.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because you are logging on to Project Server 2003 from a non-trusted domain. Your user account in the non-trusted domain is different from the user account that you use to access the domain where the computer that is running Project Server 2003 is located. Therefore, you are prompted to type the user name and password that you use to access Project Server 2003.

RESOLUTION

Use the Stored User Names and Passwords feature in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP to store the user name and password that you use to log on to Project Server 2003 on your computer. After you do this, the Connect to ServerName dialog box does not appear on the screen when you connect to Project Server 2003 by using Project Web Access from a computer that is outside the Active Directory domain.

To store a user name and password on your computer, use one of the following methods, depending on the operating system that your computer is running.

Windows Server 2003

  1. Log on to the local computer as a member of the local Administrators group.
  2. Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Stored User Names and Passwords.
  3. Click Add.
  4. In the Logon Information Properties dialog box, follow these steps:
    1. In the Server box, type the name of the computer that is running Project Server 2003.
    2. In the User name and Password boxes, type the user name and password that you use to log on to Project Server 2003, and then click OK.

      Note Type your user name by using one of the following formats, depending on your situation:
      • DomainName\UserName
      • Workgroup\UserName
      • ComputerName\UserName
      • UserName@DomainName
      • UserName\WorkgroupName
      • UserName\ComputerName
    3. Click Close.

Windows XP

  1. Log on to the local computer as a member of the local Administrators group.
  2. Click Start, click Run, type control userpasswords in the Open box, and then click OK.
  3. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Manage Passwords.

    Note The Advanced tab is only present if your computer is joined to a domain. If your computer is not joined to a domain, click the name of your user account, and then click Manage my network passwords under Related Tasks.
  4. Click Add.
  5. In the Logon Information Properties dialog box, follow these steps:
    1. In the Server box, type the name of the computer that is running Project Server 2003.
    2. In the User name and Password boxes, type the user name and password that you use to log on to Project Server 2003, and then click OK.

      Note Type your user name by using one of the following formats, depending on your situation:
      • DomainName\UserName
      • Workgroup\UserName
      • ComputerName\UserName
      • UserName@DomainName
      • UserName\WorkgroupName
      • UserName\ComputerName
    3. Click Close.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about stored user names and passwords in Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

281660 Behavior of stored user names and passwords

For additional information about stored user names and passwords in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP, see Windows Help. To do this, click Start, and then click Help and Support. Type stored user names and passwords in the Search box, and then click the Start searching button.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/9/2005
Keywords:kbpasswords kbConfig kbaccounts kbprb kbtshoot KB894437 kbAudITPRO
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