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darrenrd

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hello all i need help again.i have 1 user that when everytime the work station pc is restarted of log off(windows xp pro)their account is locked out on the server(windows 2000 server)it is the only pc in the place that does it.no remote access is set and the log-in's are always correct the 1st time(i.e. account lock out policy)i havent a clue why this is the only one doing it.I even tried(just for the sake of trying)gave it admin rights and same problem.?????thanks
 
No nothing bronto,it doesnt seem like its server related for some reason but i cant find anything set wrong on either of the machines??this is going to drive me to drink..more
 
so, if this user were to log into another workstation, and then restart/logout, the account wouldn't lock? Alternately, would this lockout happen to other users that may log into this workstation?
 
ok here goes if this make any since what so ever.
logged user off from server logged it back on at different work station and was ok, logged back off and tried to log back on again and it locked out the account of that user and the user from the pc that i tried to log on from. unlocked the accounts. logged back on the user from the pc that i tried different log in from was ok but then it locked out the problem account again.????i give
 
BRONTO...ok tried it again a few times and here what happen...if i just log off from windows xp while still connected to server when i log back on to xp the server locks out account...if i restart pc and log back on all pc's are ok except the 1 that i first posted about,if i restart or log off on that pc it locks account,others just lock if i log off xp.it just started doing this about a week or 2 ago..sorry for the mis-information on the previous posts
 
don't give yet.
You confused me a bit there...are you saying now that more than one account is affected? And that it's workstation independent? Let's start simple...use just one account and try it from 2 different workstations.
 
i am sorry for all the trouble bronto.all accounts are effected if at the work station the user only logs of windows xp(log off only)while still connected to the server.the other pc with the bigger problem is if you shut down the pc all together and then restart the server will lock out the account...this way only happens on this 1 pc only.it does appear to be work station independent.
 
only at the 1 work station,as soon as computer is restarted or logged off,win2000 instantly locks out account.
 
OK, I'm gonna start drinking soon....

What do you mean by "if I log off while still connected to the server"?

Anyway, please do this, log off of ALL systems. Now, just use one account and log onto any workstation (not the server). Now log off/log on. Any problems? Now log off/restart/log on. Any problems?

Maybe I should be apologizing to you Darren, 'cause i'm still not sure I'm following you. That's why I'm asking you to do this...
 
ok its not you im sure im not explaining this right.there are no log ons required at the work stations and to actually log on to our server is just a short cut from the network places.after i have tried it a couple times it is just that work station that is effected,i can log on to the server from that work station and as soon as i shut down or restart the server locks out the account that was logged on to the server from that pc at the time.does that make anymore since?im not real great at trying to explain things via typing.
 
You don't have to log on? So, you're using the automatic logon function in 2K pro and XP? If so, there's still an account that's logging on to those workstations even if it is automatic. Do you know what that is? Is your 2K server a domain controller, or just a regular server? I'm assuming it's a DC since accounts are getting locked...

Are your workstations members of the domain?

(If anyone out there reading this can help me understand...I'm feeling very lost right now. :-))
 
I'm just as confused as you are bro, but I'd delete the account from the domain and re-create it. My first line of defense, KISS. Keep It Simple Stupid. (This is not a slam on anybody, just a way of life for me.)

there are no log ons required at the work stations and to actually log on to our server is just a short cut from the network places

Try it using the old fashioned method. Sounds like using tricks and such for logons could be the problem. Glen A. Johnson
Johnson Computer Consulting
MCP W2K
glen@nellsgiftbox.com
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"What really happens is trivial in comparison to what could occur."
Robert von Musil (1880-1942); Austrian author.
 
i must be making mess of all this.setting here laughing knowing that it has to be me.glen i did delete the account and set it up again on the 2k that didnt help.ok maybe im trying to use words i dont really know...ok its like this...the server is just basicly a pc with win 2000 on it where we save our files...at the end of day we shut down the pc in question..next morning we turn the thing on it goes into windows xp..there is a short cut that we have put up there(from my network places)to view files on the win2000 computer,when we click on that shortcut icon the account it say account is locked out(with out a chance to even get a log in screen)and has to be reset.this occurs everytime the pc in question is shut down,restarted or logged of,and it effects the user that was logged on to the win2000 from the pc in question time of shut down.is that any better??if not i sure did appreciate all the help and wouldnt mind a bit if we just wrote this whole thing off and just yelled AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!WHAT THE HECK IS TALKING ABOUT???:):))
 
Skip the shortcut, and see what shows up in network neighborhood. Try and access the files that way and see what happens. Has anybody set up any group policies? Special password type thing. Who is a member of the file folder where the shortcut points to?
Bronto, what do you mean gonna start drinking? Why do you think I come here, great excuse.

[cheers] Glen A. Johnson
Johnson Computer Consulting
MCP W2K
glen@nellsgiftbox.com
[americanflag]

"What really happens is trivial in comparison to what could occur."
Robert von Musil (1880-1942); Austrian author.
 
***staring at empty martini glass***

OK, I think I'm ready to troubleshoot now...[flip]

 
Bronto and Glen,

You guys are doing a great job trying to sort this thing out...I'll stay tuned for any further developements! :-)

Keep smiling Darren, you're in good hands!

Patty [ponytails2]
 
the server shows in the network neighborhood but when i attempt to open it i get the lock-out message.i even sit there and watched the win2000 machine lock out the user account as soon as the xp machine showed "closeing network connections"and restarted.as said before it locks out who ever was logged on at the time,i even got to the win2000 machine from that pc as a admin. and when the pc was restarted it locked the account out.thanks for all the help you 2 mailing out a 12 pack each to ya.a 2 free passes to A.A.
 
Actually Patty, I was hoping you and Glen might be able to put me out of my misery...:-)

Seriously, Darrenrd, you need to answer a couple of questions:
1) Is this 2K server a domain controller?
2) If this 2K server is a domain controller, are the workstations members of the domain?
3) If 1 and 2 are true, do you have any policies in place?
4) Why not just map a drive to the server instead of using Net Neighborhood as a test and see what happens?

I'll be napping now....
 
Did you do what I said and see who is a member of the security of the folder. This has to be a rites issue. (Actually, that may not be the case.) This doesn't happen to other pc's, so it may be hardware. I had a server with a nic that went bad, and users couldn't authenticate. They could ping but the server was sending out so many bad broadcasts, authentication wouldn't work. Swap out nics and try it. (Glen is grasping, but you never know.) Glen A. Johnson
Johnson Computer Consulting
MCP W2K
glen@nellsgiftbox.com
[americanflag]

"What really happens is trivial in comparison to what could occur."
Robert von Musil (1880-1942); Austrian author.
 
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