Prompted for Password When Restoring Persistent Connections (158899)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q158899
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if
a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring
Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help
topic in Regedt32.exe.
SYMPTOMS
If you have persistent network connections for a server-based profile, you
will be prompted for a password for the user that first created the
profile.
CAUSE
Windows NT 4.0 stores the User Credentials for the user that creates a
persistent connection to a drive.
A problem occurs when an administrator creates a server-based profile
template with persistent connections and copies this template so that other
users can load the same profile. When a user logs on to the network and
loads the profile, they will be prompted for the originating user's
password when trying to restore persistent connections.
RESOLUTION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor
can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And
Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete
Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in
Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.
- Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
- Before copying the profile, edit the registry value listed below:
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Network\<Drive Letter&g
Value: Username:REG_SZ: <Domainname>\<User> - Delete the <Domainname>\<User> entry for the value.
NOTE: **Do not delete the value, just the string entered for it.** - Quit Registry Editor and restart your computer.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 2/22/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbnetwork KB158899 |
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