Connect to Existing Does Not Prompt for Credentials if the Attempt to Connect to the Hosts Does Not Work (813553)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
SYMPTOMSWhen you use NLBManager either as load host-list or as
connect-to-existing, you may not be prompted for new credentials on computers
that do not use the default credentials or where the credentials are
wrong.CAUSEThis problem occurs because the thread is processed in the
background and it is not designed to provide a user dialog. When you use
NLBManager load host-list to connect to a cluster where some of the hosts do
not have the same administrator user name and password, NLBManager connects to
hosts in a background thread. It uses the default user name and password for
all these hosts, and does not prompt for credentials if the attempt to connect
to these hosts fails. If the connection fails, NLBManager reports an
access-denied message that specifies the hosts that it failed to connect. When
you use NLBManager connect-to-existing, NLBManager connects to the first host
in the foreground (windows message handling) thread, prompting the user for new
credentials if the connection returns access denied. Later hosts in this
cluster are connected to in a background thread, and use the credentials of the
first host, not the default credentials to connect. As with load-hosts, if any
of these later hosts return access-denied, NLBManager fails, and does not
prompt for new credentials.WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, use either method.Method 1 Individually connect to each host, specifying that host's
password. Note NLBManager displays the names of the hosts that it failed to
connect to. Method 2 All hosts in the cluster must have the same administrator user
name and password. STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/19/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbbug KB813553 |
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