[computer-tech-support: 7694] Re: Mapped Drives

Yes, when the original mapping is done it has to be marked to not
automatically reconnect, and in the logon script when the mapping
is done a password will be prompted for if none is supplied.
Basically, you have a choice to make: either keep things the way
they currently are, or to have it such that the user always is
prompted for the password when using the laptop.

Personally, myself, I would opt for having the user being
prompted for the password during drive mapping rather than
chancing the lockout.

And, as for windows attempting the 'old' password 1 time ...
Unless you write your own authentication provider, LOL.
The only other option is to set up the laptop users as
separate users distinct from desktop users (don't
remember whether with LDAP can set up user aliases)

On Sep 8, 3:29 pm, Jwinchester4874 <jwinches...@nasba.org> wrote:
> First a background -
>
> My company is using the following configuration.  Windows XP Pro
> Client Desktops and Linux Servers.  Authentication is handled through
> the red hat LDAP application.  There is a script that run in the
> logon.bat file that first removes a public drive and a home folder
> mapping and then maps the drives again.  As a standard security policy
> our authentication server is set automatically require a change in
> password every 90 days and to lock a user out of the network on the
> third incorrect password entry.
>
>  We also have Windows XP laptops in use at the company and they are
> causing a problem.  When a person has a desktop and a laptop they
> generally leave the laptop at home.  When their password changes at
> the office, the password on all network resources changes as well but
> the windows login for the home machine doesn't.  A user will log into
> the computer using PasswordA, connect to the local internet, connect
> to the vpn using PasswordB(The correct network password), and try to
> open the saved mapped drive.  Windows will try using PasswordA three
> times and then the authentication server will lock the users
> account.
>
> I know that I can keep windows from saving the mapped drive but what I
> would like to see happen is for Windows to attempt to connect one time
> with the stored password and if that doesn't work then prompt for a
> password entry or just always prompt for password entry.  Is this
> possible?

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