TITLE:              Local Authentication Causes Errors
DOCUMENT ID:        TID800149
DOCUMENT REVISION:  1
DATE:               04Jul95
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
README FOR:         NA

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
PERSONAL NETWARE V1.0

ABSTRACT:
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SYMPTOMS:

After changing the AUTHENTICATION Module (located on the PNW Server
Configuration screen) from FULL to LOCAL, users may experience one or
more of the problems or errors listed below:

1. When logging into the workgroup, a user that normally is prompted
for a password is NOT prompted for the password, but the user appears
to be logged into the workgroup.

2. The user is logged into the workgroup (see 1 above), and then
tries to map a drive or capture a network printer (where the resource
resides on a server other than the local server), the following
message is returned: "NETc-1.0-89F2: Server <server_name> does not
recognize your user account.  Try logging in again.  Could not map
<drive_letter> to <volume_name> on server <server_name>", or when
trying to capture the last line is: "... Could not capture LPTx to
<printer_name> on server <server_name>."

3.  The user is logged into the workgroup (see 1 above), launches the
NET ADMIN utility and tries to change the server configuration of a
server other than the local server, the same message as in 2 above
appears in a dialog box.

4.  The user is logged into the workgroup (see 1 above), launches the
NET ADMIN utility, and tries to change the LOCAL server
configuration.  The Properties box opens, the user is able to change
server's configuration,  but when trying to save the new
configuration the error message in 2 above is returned in a dialog
box.

The above happens regardless of the user or user rights (including
Supervisor).

CAUSES

The Authentication Module on the local server has been changed to
Local Authentication.

SOLUTIONS

The server MUST be changed back to FULL AUTHENTICATION.
Unfortunately, with the current release of Personal NetWare, it is
not possible to change it back using the NET ADMIN utility (or any
PNW utility).

However, following are two options to change Authentication back to
Full:

OPTION 1:
Restore a backup of the C:\NWCNTL directory on the local server.

OPTION 2:
Copy the original files for the server's configuration from the
installation diskettes to the C:\NWCNTL directory on the local
server.

NOTE:
If Personal NetWare was included as part of Novell DOS 7, the files
will be on Disk 5 of 6. If Personal NetWare was purchased as a
separate product (not included with Novell DOS 7), the files will be
on Disk 3 of 3.

     2a.  Copy the original server configuration file from the disk
          indicated above by using the following syntax:

          Copy A:\SERVER. C:\NWCNTL

     NOTE: SERVER does not have and extension.

     2b.  Reboot the server computer.  Load the network drivers 

     NOTE: SERVER.EXE will not load.

     2c.  Log into the network as the user of this machine.

     2d.  Run SETUP.  Go into the Network Setup.  Click on Share This
          Computer's Resources.  Enter the user name of this computer
          if prompted.  Save, exit, and restart.

     NOTE: SERVER.EXE loads, but, is not in a workgroup.

     2e.  Log into the workgroup.  If prompted to move the local
          server to the workgroup answer Yes.  

     2f.  Run SETUP /FIRST.  Join the workgroup.  Recreate the shared
          directories and printers for this server.  Save and Exit.
          If a dialog box appears stating that it cannot create the
          User account because it may already exist, select OK and
          continue.

     2g.  Login into the workgroup.  You may want to check the
          network directories and printers to be sure they are setup
          properly.

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