Re: FW: Password Replace not working on NT

Dale E. Reed Jr. ( (no email) )
Thu, 13 Aug 1998 13:38:00 -0700

ssilver@ideasign.com wrote:
>
> Correct. We built the system that runs RadiusNT on our bench, not connected
> to the network where it is now. In order to test the password-replace
> option, we had to add local users to the system (unlike when it is connected
> to the network where it should pick up the user info from the domain
> controller). That worked. But after changing the password to
> WINNT\IDEASIGN, and attaching it to the Ideasign domain LAN, no password
> replace.

Is the system a member of the IDEASIGN domain? If so, you really
shouldn't need to domain designator, as NT will try the local, and
then the domain is a local isn't found.

> Sandy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radiusnt-request@iea-software.com
> [mailto:radiusnt-request@iea-software.com]On Behalf Of Dale E. Reed Jr.
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 1998 2:28 PM
> To: radiusnt@iea-software.com
> Subject: Re: FW: Password Replace not working on NT
>
> ssilver@ideasign.com wrote:
> >
> > We have just implemented RadiusNT V2.5.xxx and want to use the NT password
> > replace option. The machine radius is an NT server but not a domain
> > controller. We tested this using WINNT as the default password and
> placing
> > the test users into NT as local users. This worked OK. However, when we
> > put the server on the network and changed the default password to
> > WINNT/DOMAIN (with our domain being called IDEASIGN), we do not get
> password
> > replacement. Is there some requirement that the machine be a PDC or BDC
> > that isn't documented? What do we need to do to get this working?
>
> So the password replacement did work with just WINNT but didn't work
> with WINNT\DOMAIN?
>
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> Dale E. Reed Jr. (daler@iea-software.com)
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