Account is Not Authorized to Log In to this Station

[ChicagoTechNet]

I have been trying to help one of my clients to troubleshoot “Account is Not Authorized to Log In to this Station” issue.

He has a small workgroup network including 20 XP and some Linux computers. The computer with the problem can ping other computers by ip and name. Net view \\remotepcname lists remote PC’s sharing information. Other computers can browse this computer without any problems. He gets this message “Workgroup_name is not accessible… Account is Not Authorized to Log In to this Station” whenever he tries to browse the workgroup from that computer.

I have asked him to try the following:

1. Make sure this computer in the same workgroup;
2. Stop or restart Computer Browser – no difference and get the same error.
3. No errors in Event Viewer.
4. Nbtstat –n displays correct group name and host name.
5. Run Nbtstat –R – no difference.
6. Enable or disable Send Unencrypted Password to Connect to 3rd Party SMB Servers – no difference.
7. No firewall running.
8. Both Server and Workstation services are running.
Any suggestions?


Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows, Network and How to at

http://www.ChicagoTech.net

 

[linney]

Did you see this article?

329870 - "Account Not Authorized to Log In from This Station" Error Message When You Try to Create a Trust Between Windows NT and Windows 2000 Domains

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329870&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[ChicagoTechNet]

Thank you for the help. I did check the article but I am not sure about that because it talks about "Create a Trust Between Windows NT and Windows 2000 Domains".


Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows, Network and How to at

http://www.ChicagoTech.net

 

[bcastner]

http://www.europe.redhat.com/documentation/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO-7.php3

Note: after coordinating whether passwords are plaintext or not, you may need to force the initial connection to the server and present suitable username and password credentials. You can do this through the IP form on a Start, Run, command line:

\\<host ip address>\<sharename>

Be certain to pass credentials acceptable to the shareserver.

 

[bcastner]

Also, at the Samba machine:

. Add the computername

groupadd machines (You need to do this just once)
adduser –g machines –c Machine –d /dev/null –s /bin/false –n computername$
smbpasswd -a -m computername$

. Add the new user

adduser –g users –s /bin/false –n username
smbpasswd –a username

 

[ChicagoTechNet]

Hi Bill,

Thank you for the help. I will have the client to try it Monday and will post back with the result.

Can I assume he should be able to browse the workgroup if he doesn't connect that computer to the network with Linux? In other words, If he uses that computer at home network without Microsoft OS only, it should work fine.

Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows, Network and How to at

http://www.ChicagoTech.net

 

[ChicagoTechNet]

Hi Bill,

The information you provided did fix the problem. Thank you very much.

Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows, Network and How to at

http://www.ChicagoTech.net

 

[bcastner]

You are most welcome Mr. Linn.