Problem: The account is not authorized to login from this station
I'm having a little network-problem.In a network (with a workgroup, no domain), we have a windows 2000 server. I have a vista business sp1 pc and I try to connect to a shared folder on the server (\\server\folder).The pc asks for a login & password, which I fill out....Then a popup comes up with the message :"The account is not authorized to login from this station. "I've tried almost everything possible, looked at:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823659/andhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/281648/but nothing really helps me out....Can somebody help me please
kind regards,
sensi
PS: it works from a XP-pc and vista home premium, but it has to work on my vista business.....
September 24th, 2008 2:49pm
Do you have the same username and password on both computers?
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September 24th, 2008 6:37pm
Yes, when I try to connect to a shared folder on the server, the pc asks for a username & password. Then I enter 'administrator' & I use the adminpassword of the server.
The 'freaky' thing is: it works with vista home premium, but not with the business version
thanks,
sensi
September 26th, 2008 9:54am
Hi,
It sounds like a SMB Signing issue. Please made this change in the registry to troubleshoot this problem.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstation\parameters
enablesecuritysignature [REG_DWORD] = 0x0
For more information about SMB Signing:
Overview of Server Message Block signing
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887429/en-us
Hope it helps.
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September 26th, 2008 10:20am
I had tried your solution but it seem like not work for me. But i am using vista enterprise sp1.
thx.
October 3rd, 2008 5:30am
Robinson Zhang - MSFT wrote:
Hi,
It sounds like a SMB Signing issue. Please made this change in the registry to troubleshoot this problem.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstation\parameters
enablesecuritysignature [REG_DWORD] = 0x0
For more information about SMB Signing:
Overview of Server Message Block signing
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887429/en-us
Hope it helps.
Problem solved!!!!
thanks for your time & help.
after I set the registryvalues concerning security (in lanmanworkstation & lanmanserver) to 0, I rebooted the server & now it works perfectly (I can connect to the networkshare without any problem)
Thanks mr. Zhang!
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October 8th, 2008 10:29am
Had this same problem with Vista workstation logging into a Windows 2000 server. I followed Robinson Zhang - MSFT instructions to the letter and guess what? It works perfectly!I googled this up and I'm so glad I came across this solution I wanted to take the time and say THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH Robinson Zhang!You've save me hours of troubleshooting time and restless nights of sleep until I come across the solution on my own.I simply want to get my job done and keep my users happy....for the most part. :-)Again, thanks Mr. Zhang!
July 31st, 2009 10:59pm
Robinson Zhang - MSFT wrote:
Hi,
It sounds like a SMB Signing issue. Please made this change in the registry to troubleshoot this problem.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstation\parameters
enablesecuritysignature [REG_DWORD] = 0x0
For more information about SMB Signing:
Overview of Server Message Block signing
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887429/en-us
Hope it helps.
Problem solved!!!!
thanks for your time & help.
after I set the registryvalues concerning security (in lanmanworkstation & lanmanserver) to 0, I rebooted the server & now it works perfectly (I can connect to the networkshare without any problem)
Thanks mr. Zhang!
Had this same problem with Vista workstation logging into a Windows 2000 server. I followed Robinson Zhang - MSFT instructions to the letter and guess what? It works perfectly!I googled this up and I'm so glad I came across this solution I wanted to take the time and say THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH Robinson Zhang!You've save me hours of troubleshooting time and restless nights of sleep until I come across the solution on my own.I simply want to get my job done and keep my users happy....for the most part. :-)Again, thanks Mr. Zhang!
Windows 7 client and Windows 2000 server : Same problem; Same sollution!thanks again!Patrick.
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August 14th, 2009 12:12pm
Thank you Robinson. Any ideas why Microsoft have set so many defaults to "bad" values in Vista Business edition (making it EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to join a domain.
Regards,
PeterM42
October 6th, 2009 4:08pm