Windows Server 2000, removing password from a user account?

scot_donecker

Hi, I have a Windows 2000 Server, and four client computers. All four clients map the network drive of the server on start up. When they enter their program the data is gathered from the network drive. One of the users started complaining about their jobs not opening inside their program, so I took a look at it, and it seemed as if they were'nt logged on to the network drive. I then went to my computer and double clicked the network drive and it asked for a password. I left it blank and click ok, and bam it logged on. I checked the local users, through administrative tools, on the server and their account was the only one with a password, and the password was blank.

My question is, how do I remove the password all together, so they do not have to enter one each time they start the computer. If theres not a way to do this then I'll try something else. Or maybe remove their account, and then add it back again?, I dunno...

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!

johnnynodough

Workgroup or domain?

DelocNYC

how is the share mapped? (persistant mapping or logon script)

jmc724

" I checked the local users, through administrative tools, on the server and their account was the only one with a password, and the password was blank. "

Is this Peachtree app they are using? Or Lotus apps?

In a domain environment you dont need to do so, this seems like a workgroup environment.

scot_donecker

yeah, its a workgroup environment.

jmc724

You need to create an account for each user on your server and assign the same pwd. Although the sids arent the same but the users are, you should be able to have the drive accessed at all times. Check their permissions on the share.

lost_packet

Why not just select the network logon option for client computers as "client for microsoft networks" and have the drives mapped checking the "reconnect at logon " .

scot_donecker

Thanks, I'll try that.