credentials error

[Herb Lewis]

Most of the time this error occurs because you already have another
connection to the server as a different user than the one you are
currently trying to connect. NT will not allow multiple "credentials"
(think of it as user connection information for the layman) to the
same server.

You either need to disconnect the other connection (from explorer or
net use /d) then try to make the new connection, or connect to a
different netbios name (samba alias or use the ip address of the 
server instead of the name).


Charles Marcus wrote:
> 
> I'm not sure as far as SAMBA goes, but I've run into this exact problem when
> removing a computer from a domain, then trying to rejoin it.
> 
> I tried everything, but the only thing that would work was, on the NT box,
> if Win2K, go to the Device Manager, remove the ethernet card, reboot, then
> reinstall the drivers for the ethernet card.  If NT 4.0 - man, it's been so
> long, I'm having trouble remembering - anyway, just delete the drivers for
> the ethernet card, then reinstall, and that should take care of it.
> 
> Hope this helps..
> 
> Charles
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-admin at lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-admin at lists.samba.org]On
> Behalf Of Muradin, Sharief SM (Sharief)
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 12:14 PM
> To: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: credentials error
> 
> LS,
> I Get the following error on my NT-screen:
> **************************************************************
> "the credentials supplied conflict with an existing set of credentials"
> **************************************************************
> Can some one explane me how to solve this problem?
> I have also create a smbpasswd file with some user account and also de root
> account. (e.g. user=smuradin and root)
> The reason behind this is, if some wants to get access to the workgroup they
> have
> to fill in a username and a password. But when I access this with a user
> account (smuradin)
> and password I have access to the system but not when I want to access it as
> root. Then I
> get the error as mention above.
> 
> Please help me
> Kind regards
> 

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Herb Lewis                               Silicon Graphics 
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