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[Jon Robertson]

I just installed Project 2002 Pro and Server. I can log into Server using
the Administrator account. I tried creating a user account using Windows
Authentication. The account is created successfully but I can't log into
that account.

When using Windows Authentication, what is the purpose of the "User" field?
I've tried using both the Windows Account and a short user name (like "Jon")
and I can't log into either account. Any account I create simply returns
"You have entered an incorrect user name/password combination. (5002)"

What in the world am I doing wrong?

[Gary Chefetz [MVP]]

Jon:

If your server is configured correctly and a member of your domain, Windows
authentication is automatic. You log on to your workstation, then call the
Project Web Access site in you browser and you are immediately
authenticated, no presented with a logon screen. The "Log on using your
Microsoft Windows user account" is provided for giving users local log-on
access; another subject entirely.

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"Jon Robertson" <Jon.Ro...@MedEvolve.nospam.com> wrote in message
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[Jon Robertson]

The URL I'm using for PWA is http://devlitsvr1/ProjectServer I know that
isn't useful to you, I just wanted to make sure that I'm using the right URL
if Project Server installed on devlitsvr1. That redirects me to
http://devlitsvr1/ProjectServer/lgnps.asp. That page states:

Welcome to Microsoft Project Web Access
Please log on.
User name:
Password: Go
Type in your user name and password. If you do not have a user account yet,
read Instructions on how

Here I can log in with the Project Administrator account. But I can't find
a way to log in with my Windows domain account.

The Project Server machine is a member of the domain. My machine is a
member of the domain. Both machines are logged in as a domain user.

You state that "Windows authentication is automatic". I still have to
somehow give the user rights in Project Server, right? I'd still have to
setup an account for each domain user. Otherwise, anyone on the domain
could access it.

In Project Pro, I've setup a Project Server Account that logs in with "Use
Windows user account". When I start Project, I get:

"You are attempting to log on using a Windows user account, but you do not
have a Windows user account on this server. You need to change the account
in your profile or contact your server administrator to set up your Windows
user account on this server. (5002) "

I've been through the Help. I've got "Microsoft Project 2002 Inside Out".
I'm not an idiot and this seems like an easy thing to do.

*sigh*

"Gary Chefetz [MVP]" <ga...@chefetz.org> wrote in message
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[Gary Chefetz [MVP]]

Jon:

You need to log on to Project Server using the Administrator account to
create your first windows account. It seemed to me that you did that from
your first post, now with this post I'm not so sure.

Logon to Project Server using the built-in logon

Go to Admin > Manage Security > User authentication and make sure that the
server is set to Mixed, it should be by default.
Go to Admin > Manage Users and Groups > Users and add yourself as a user.
Make sure that the Windows Authentication radio button is selected and that
you enter the Windows User Account in format 'domainname\username' without
the quotes - use whatever user name you want. Fill in the email address and
make yourself an administrator.

If the account is accepted, you should now see it in the drop-down list. If
your Project Server isn't talking to the domain correctly, you won't be able
to create the account.

Exit out of PWA completely, reload the browser and try again. - If you
aren't immediately logged on without being presented with a logon screen,
you've got another configuration issue.

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"Jon Robertson" <Jon.Ro...@MedEvolve.nospam.com> wrote in message

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[Jon Robertson]

Thanks for your help Gary. Yes, I had created my first Windows account.
That was the account that wasn't working.

> If the account is accepted, you should now see it in the drop-down list.

The account was accepted and did appear in the drop-down list.

> Exit out of PWA completely, reload the browser and try again. - If you
> aren't immediately logged on without being presented with a logon screen,
> you've got another configuration issue.

A-ha, I may be on to something. I wasn't trying to access PWA at the server
running Project Server. That server is normally logged in with a different
account. But I logged out, logged in with my account, and PWA logged me in
instantly.

On my workstation, on the same domain, logged into the same account, PWA
won't log me in. I get the login form instead.

On my workstation, when I setup a Project Server Account in Project Pro for
my Windows account, it tells me that my account doesn't exist on that
server. Like PWA is trying to authenticate against the local user list, not
the domain.

Thanks again.

[Gary Chefetz [MVP]]

Jon:

If it will log you on at the server, but not from your workstation, this
could indicate a network problem. That could be anything from a bad link,
domain controller problem or the like. Try logging onto a couple of other
work stations using your account before sounding the alarm with the network
folks.

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"Jon Robertson" <Jon.Ro...@MedEvolve.nospam.com> wrote in message

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[Ken Schaefer]

> On my workstation, on the same domain, logged into the same account, PWA
> won't log me in. I get the login form instead.

Isn't there a link, in the left-hand side menu-bar on the login page that
says "Login using my Windows Account"?

Cheers
Ken

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[Gary Chefetz [MVP]]

Ken:

Yes there is, but it's provided for users that require local logons to the
server. That is not a typical scenario.

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"Ken Schaefer" <ken...@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
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[George Haney III PMP CPM]

Actually, it is not "automatic" in all environemnts. In
our environemnt it is not turned on unless we specifically
change IIS settings.

YOU NEED TO:
1. Log into IIS
2. Navigate to the "Projectserver" folder
3. Right Click on the folder, select properties
4. Go to the "Directory Security" Tab
5. Edit Anonymous access
6. Set Anonymous and integrated to yes
7. hit OK
8. Hit OK. Do not select ANYTHING here

Make sure that LGINT.ASP and LGINTPJ.ASP have Anonymous
TURNED OFF and Integrated TURNED ON.

Given the instructions in the rest of this post, you'll be
fine.

George

>.
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[Gary Chefetz [MVP]]

George:

Then your IIS settings were originally changed from the default.

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