Can't logon as a different user in W2K/SP4

George Crossland

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Jan 28, 2004, 7:23:17 PM1/28/04

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I just installed a Dell p4 with Windows 2000 sp4.
While logged onto Novell as myself, I installed GW 6 and got in fine,
signed on as Administrator user in Windows 2000 with no password.
I then logged into Novell as a different user with the same
Administrator Windows user. GroupWise wouldn't start. It just brought
up the window with the username on top, the password field, then the
field for entering the ip address and the port of the mail server. I
entered the ip address and port, and it still wouldn't start - just kept
bouncing back to the same signon window. I even tried entering her
Novell password.
This is the first time I've ever encountered this problem. Any advises
would be greatly appreciated.
George Crossland

Uwe Buckesfeld

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Jan 29, 2004, 8:44:57 AM1/29/04

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George,

is the Post Office security level set to High? Does the Groupwise account have a password?

Uwe

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George Crossland

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Jan 29, 2004, 11:26:05 AM1/29/04

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The Post Office security level is set to Low. The Groupwise account
does not have a password. I think this is a W2K SP4 thing. I seem to
remember having some problems with GW in the past and I had to rev back
to SP 2 or SP3. I was hoping there was some kind of a patch.

Thanks,
George

Uwe Buckesfeld

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Jan 29, 2004, 2:07:16 PM1/29/04

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George Crossland <gcros...@nospam.autry-museum.org> wrote in
news:40193415...@nospam.autry-museum.org:

> I seem to
> remember having some problems with GW in the past and I had to rev back
> to SP 2 or SP3. I was hoping there was some kind of a patch.

Well, I could ask. Since I didn't hear about the problem yet, can you verify this works with SP3?

tste...@herkimercounty.org

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Jan 29, 2004, 4:03:46 PM1/29/04

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I am experienceing the same problem..if I give the user administrator
rif=ghts..no problems...I have tried modifying the security for the user
to the winnt folder, novell folder and all users folder, but no success.
There must be an answer to the rights somewhere...I have been
serching...ANYONE?

George Crossland

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Jan 29, 2004, 7:42:49 PM1/29/04

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Actually, I even tried creating the same user in Windows with the same
password and making her a member of "Administrators", but it still would
only let me into GW, not her!
Scratch what I said about W2K SP4. I installed GW on some other
computers at another location with SP4 and didn't have the same problem
when I checked today.

Uwe Buckesfeld

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Jan 29, 2004, 11:58:38 PM1/29/04

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George Crossland <gcros...@nospam.autry-museum.org> wrote in

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> Scratch what I said about W2K SP4. I installed GW on some other
> computers at another location with SP4 and didn't have the same problem
> when I checked today.

Okay, so it is something else.
Which Netware client version is on the machines, if any?

Stephen Donato

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Jan 30, 2004, 3:10:03 PM1/30/04

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try using this as startup switch. The client will ask for user name.

/@u-?

Good Luck

>>> Uwe Buckesfeld<u.buck...@myrealbox.com> 01/29/2004 11:58:38 PM >>>

Al Fuller

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Feb 2, 2004, 1:41:23 PM2/2/04

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If you are useing Netware client 4.90 you need to update to 4.90sp1a
(available from download.novell.com.

good luck

al

George Crossland

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Feb 2, 2004, 5:33:26 PM2/2/04

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4.9

George Crossland

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Feb 2, 2004, 5:33:57 PM2/2/04

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I tried that. It prompts for the user name, but it only lets me get in,
not the user.

Uwe Buckesfeld

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Feb 3, 2004, 12:18:49 AM2/3/04

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George Crossland <gcros...@nospam.autry-museum.org> wrote in

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> 4.9

Remove the NMAS part, can be done through Control Panel, Software. You probably don't need it
anyway.