Conference noted::pwv50ift

4265.0. "GUEST Account Disabled Works! (mostly)" by VMSNET::P_NUNEZ () Wed Apr 16 1997 20:56

    
    Ok, guys, what's up?  For ages we've been telling customers who have
    had problems with account replication or starting netlogon service that
    you must have the guest account enabled and it must have a blank
    password. 
    
    Yet now (v5.0E & ECO1) that doesn't seem to be the case.  When did this
    get "fixed"?  
    
    So now we can safely assume (lacking any real documented need for the
    guest account being enabled with a null password) this is as was
    originally intended.  
    
    But, while account replication and starting NETLOGON don't seem
    dependent on the guest account, non-privileged interactive VMS users
    can't execute any NET command (including NET LOGON).  Shouldn't it
    allow a NET LOGON?  The error returned is a little different under
    different conditions:
    
    GUEST account disabled and password NOT null - 
    
    	$ net logon nunez <password>
    	
    	Error 86 has occurred.
    	The network password entered is incorrect.
    	
    	$ net view \\toon           !Toon is the PDC
    	
    	Error 86 has occurred.
    	The network password entered is incorrect.
    
    GUEST account disabled and password null -
    
    	$ net logon nunez <password>
    
    	Error 5 has occurred.
    	SYS0005:  Access denied.
    	$ net view \\toon
    	
    	Error 5 has occurred.
    	SYS0005:  Access denied.
    
    
    GUEST account enabled and password null - 
    
    $ net logon nunez <password>
    The server \\TOON successfully logged you on as NUNEZ.
    Your privilege level on this domain is ADMIN.
    The last time you logged on was 04-16-97 04:35PM.
    
    $ net view \\toon
    Shared resources at \\toon
    
    Sharename    Type         Used as  Comment
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    allerton     Disk
    cdrom        Disk
    DEFAULT      Disk
    NETLOGON     Disk                  Logon server share
    TestP        Print                 TestP
    USERS        Disk
    The command completed successfully.
    
    Paul

    Dang, how does one correct a note title ("Disalbed")?
    
    Paul

    .1> Dang, how does one correct a note title ("Disalbed")?
    
    Done as requested.
    
    Though as author of the note you could have done it yourself using
    
    Notes> modify note 4265.0/tit=<new-title>
    
    
    \steve