Using Basic DOS Workstation on a Domain Running NETLOGON (63454)

SUMMARY

Accessing resources using a basic DOS LAN Manager workstation on a domain that does centralized logon validation requires a slightly different sequence of steps than using either an enhanced DOS workstation or an OS/2 workstation on the same domain: you must give your user account password every time you want to use a share on a server within that domain.

This is because Basic workstations are not actually "logged on" to the domain and validated by the NETLOGON service so there must be a validation for each NET USE <sharename> command. A DOS basic workstation's machinename is used for validation because it is for both machine and user.

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For example, assume your machine name is "TEST" with a user account password of "TEST", and you want to log on to domain "TOPSECRET" as your primary domain, for the purpose of using its shared resources. If you are using an OS/2 workstation or an enhanced DOS workstation, you must first execute the command NET LOGON TEST TEST, which logs your username onto the domain and verifies that you have entered the correct password. You can then use the share \\SUPER\SECRET by entering the following command:

net use s: \\super\secret

No password is required. However, if you want to access the same share, using the same account, from a basic DOS workstation, you must enter the password when you request the share, as follows:

net use s: \\super\secret test

because there is no NET LOGON command in basic DOS LAN Manager, and the validation must be done for each request. If you fail to give the correct password, you receive this error from basic DOS LAN Manager:

connection refused or syntax error