[linux-cifs-client] CIFS and Windows 2003 Server shares

[Leonardo Chiquitto]

> Windows 2003 server does not allow Windows client GUEST logins with
> more than one user names
>
> C:\>net use y: \\cifstest1\public /USER:abc
> The command completed successfully.
(...)
> C:\>net use z: \\cifstest1\public /USER:def
> System error 1219 has occurred.
>
> Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more
>  than one user name, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous connections to the
>  server or shared resource and try again..

Shirish, thanks for the information, this will be useful for me.
I did some tests again here and found why we are seeing different results.

** Server: Windows 2003 Server, Client: Windows 2000 Server

- First test:

Logged on W2k Server as "Leonardo":

C:\>net use y: \\192.168.8.142\shared /user:john
The command completed successfully.
C:\>net use z: \\192.168.8.142\shared /user:jeff
System error 1219 has occurred.
The credentials supplied conflict with an existing set of credentials.

Same error as you just reported. I suppose this error came from the "client
side" and not from the Windows 2003 Server.

- Second test:

Logged on W2k Server as "Leonardo":

C:\>net use y: \\192.168.8.142\shared /user:john
The command completed successfully.

Logged again on the same W2k Server (I'm using rdesktop) as "Administrator":

C:\>net use z: \\192.168.8.142\shared /user:jeff
The command completed successfully.

At this point you'll have two sessions opened in the Windows 2003 Server:

Computer               User name            Client Type       Opens Idle time
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\192.168.8.141        GUEST                Windows 2000 2195     0 00:00:09
\\192.168.8.141        GUEST                Windows 2000 2195     0 00:00:14

I believe Windows (client side) has separated name spaces for each
user. This explains why, on the "Second test" above, Z: is not available
to Leonardo and Y: is not available to Administrator. It's also a sign
that the error we get on "First test" is returned by the client.

Thanks!
Leonardo