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Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Windows XP
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On Sat, 31 May 2003 23:48:55 +0930 redrik@ihug.com.au wrote
>
>
>I feel bad about not finding this answer myself as I know how to do
>it with Win XP.  My searching skills seem to be rusty.
>
>Question:
>
>How do I get my new Win XP box to talk to me FreeBSD Server?
>
>When I try to map a drive I get :
>   "The account is not authorized to log in from this station."
>
>
>What I think the answer is:
>
>I think it's the "Plain Text Password" issue.  I've dealt with it before
>on Win 98 but can't figure out how to configure Win XP to allow a
>Plain Text Password.
>
>I've been searching for a few hours as I know it must be a common
>issue and the answer is there somewhere.  If you can point me in
>the right direction it would be a great help.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Nigel Holloway
>
I just went through this with win 2k...

control panel -> administrative tools -> local security policy and set "send 
non-encrypted passwords to third party samba..." to enabled.

Hope that works,
Clayton

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