Re: mdw Network issue?

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From: Immanuel Sibero (isiberonospam_at_fivestates.com)
Date: 03/18/04


Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 10:34:16 -0600


Hi,

Strange!...

Maybe you could set up this particular user on your machine as a user and
set a password. In other words, if that user computer wants to access your
machine then let it. Then maybe you can see what it's doing or what file it
wants to access.

Immanuel Sibero

"Br1an_g" <br1an_graham@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:fb8301c40cf0$99c78290$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> All of the network drives are set on log on using an NT
> script so im sure they are mapped correctly.
>
> the user sent me a screen dump of the prompt and it is
> deffinately a prompt for a network password for my own Pc
> name. message is:
> "Incorrect password or unknown username for \\MyPcName\C$"
> Connect As, and Password areas to log into.
>
> They are on the network as i can remote access the User Pc.
>
> When i open acces (no command line parameters)it is now
> using the system.mdw on the network as my default file,
> could this be an issue?
>
> Im a bit stumped as to why it is asking for access to my
> own PC.
>
> thanks for your input
>
> Brian
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I would definitely use the one with the UNC pathnames.
> Then you don't have
> >to rely on users' computers being mapped correctly.
> >
> >Are they really getting a network login prompt? Usually,
> if the user isn't
> >currently connected to the network, they would get an
> error message, not a
> >network login prompt.
> >
> >Also why do you think they are getting a prompt to login
> to your PC rather
> >than the network?
> >
> >--
> >Joan Wild
> >Microsoft Access MVP
> >
> >"Br1an_g" <br1an_graham@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk> wrote in
> message
> >news:f9b201c40cce$dc897a10$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> thanks for your reply
> >>
> >> command line is:
> >>
> >> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
> >>
> Office\Office\MSACCESS.EXE" /User"" "Z:\GHLC\ComplaintsData
> >>
> base\GHLC.mdb" /wrkgrp "Z:\GHLC\ComplaintsDatabase\system.m
> >> dw"
> >>
> >> Ive tried it with the actual server name as well:
> >>
> >> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
> >>
> Office\Office\MSACCESS.EXE" /User"" "\\ServerName\GHLC\Comp
> >>
> laintsDatabase\GHLC.mdb" /wrkgrp "\\ServerName\GHLC\Complai
> >> ntsDatabase\system.mdw"
> >>
> >> Brian
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Please post what's in the target of the shortcut that
> >> another user is using.
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Joan Wild
> >> >Microsoft Access MVP
> >> >
> >> >"Br1an_g" <br1an_graham@NOSPAMYahoo.co.uk> wrote in
> >> message
> >> >news:eca501c40c36$02d72d00$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> Both the database, and the MDW file reside in a
> shared
> >> >> folder on a network drive (that all users have acess
> to)
> >> >> I created the .mdw file by using wrkgrpadmin.exe and
> >> >> placed it in this shared folder with the actual .mdb
> >> file.
> >> >> When i open the database using the command line
> >> parameters
> >> >> for this .mdw file i can see that both the database
> >> >> and .mdw file are in use from the .ldb files in the
> >> folder.
> >> >> Still whenever any1 else opens the database, it
> prompts
> >> >> for the network password for my own PC.
> >> >>
> >> >> how do i stop it prompting for the network apssword
> for
> >> my
> >> >> PC? i thought that by using command line parameters
> it
> >> >> would only look for the mdw specified..it currently
> >> looks
> >> >> like it is looking for the mdw on my pc.
> >> >>
> >> >> I hope this can be resolved as the database goes live
> >> in 2
> >> >> weeks.
> >> >>
> >> >> Many Thanks
> >> >>
> >> >> Brian
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >



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